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Tampa Bay Times shortsighted in making Steve Kornell’s re-election bid a one-issue race

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Disappointment. Obstructionist. Those are just two of the names the Tampa Bay Times has used to describe St. Pete City Council member Steve Kornell because he continues to reject a proposed agreement between the city and the Tampa Bay Rays to allow the team to look outside St. Pete for possible new stadium sites within the region. The Tampa Bay Times has repeatedly called for Kornell’s ousting over this sole issue. The Times’ editorial board became one step closer to…

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Ed Montanari likely to win City Council seat unopposed

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If no one emerges by 5 p.m. Monday evening as a qualified candidate for St. Pete City Council District 3, Ed Montanari will emerge as the council member-elect to replace outgoing Bill Dudley. As of Monday afternoon Montanari seems to have it in the bag. No one has filed paperwork to run against him and there hasn’t been a single whisper of potential challengers. Local Democrats have been rumored to be looking, but appear to have come up empty-handed in…

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Steve Kornell draws 11th-hour challenger for City Council

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St. Pete City Council member Steve Kornell has drawn a challenger in the race for his District 5 seat. Former state House candidate Phillip Garrett began filing campaign documents with the City Clerk last week. He finished the paperwork Monday morning. City Clerk Chandrahasa Srinivasa confirmed Garrett had completed the process. The qualifying period for City Council candidates is today. Had no one filed to run against Kornell he would have won re-election. Garrett formerly ran unsuccessfully against state Rep. Darryl Rouson…

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Will Newton to launch campaign for his brother’s City Council seat

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A third candidate has jumped into the race for St. Pete City Council District 7. Will Newton, brother of incumbent Wengay Newton, designated a campaign treasurer Thursday afternoon. Wengay Newton is term-limited out of office this year and will instead be running for the state House seat being vacated by Daryl Rousson. His brother, Will, comes with an impressive list of accomplishments throughout the community. Will Newton is a retired firefighter EMT for St. Pete Fire and Rescue. In 2011…

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St. Pete City Council final Budget Listening Tour tonight

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Ears will be open for suggestions as St. Petersburg leaders begin to craft a new city budget. The FY16 Budget Listening Tour concludes this evening at 6 p.m. It is the last of three formal and guided opportunities to learn how city leaders determine St. Petersburg’s annual spending plan. All of St. Pete City Council, as well as the public, is invited to the event at Willis S. Johns Recreation Center, at 6635 Dr. M. L. King, Jr. Street North. Lawmakers in attendance…

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Creative Loafing draws correlation to Pier petition and blue recycling bins

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SaintPetersblog has provided tireless coverage of St. Pete’s impending apocalyptic curbside recycling rollout. I say apocalyptic because you’d think the city was delivering nuclear waste to residents’ driveways and front yards. Emails collected showed numerous complaints to city officials regarding the recycling bins’ size, color, location, weight, roll-ability, cost and overall forceful nature from which they magically appeared. We’ve reported on the details – where do you put them? When do they get picked up? Why can’t they go in…

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Old Northeast HOA supports recycling, but not as-is

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The Historic Old Northeast Neighborhood Association has officially come forward with complaints about St. Pete’s new curbside recycling program. It’s the curbside part they have a problem with. While several residents in the neighborhood have sent emails to city staff, the Mayor’s office and City Council, the association has now put it’s group into the mix. In a letter sent to Mayor Rick Kriseman and City Council, HONNA president Peter Motzenbecker said the association supports recycling, but not curbside pickup.…

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