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Darden Rice encourages flexibility in fixing recycling kinks

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There’s been a vocal pouring of criticism over St. Pete’s recycling program rollout. For weeks residents in single-family or small multi-family homes have been receiving recycling bins at their homes. They’re big. They’re blue. And they’re being dropped off in front yards all over the city. Some people think they’re ugly. Some are mad they can’t put the bins in an alley for pickup instead of the curb. Some don’t want the government telling them what to do and some…

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Darden Rice to represent St. Pete at Salt Lake City energy and environment summit

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St. Pete City Council member Darden Rice will be packing her bags this Friday and heading to Salt Lake City, Utah, for a National League of Cities Summit to address environmental issues. Rice serves as the City Council representative for the National League of Cities’ Environment and Natural Resources Policy Committee, the group meeting this weekend. The committee will talk about federal policy initiatives and look at tested models addressing things like water infrastructure, climate change and sea-level rise mitigation…

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Ed Montanari officially qualifies for St. Pete City Council race

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Ed Montanari has officially qualified as a candidate for City Council. Montanari is running for District 3 to replace outgoing Council member Bill Dudley. “Thank you for your continued support and prayers as we embark on a successful campaign,” Montanari wrote in an email Tuesday afternoon announcing he had filed the paperwork. Tuesday is the first day for City Council candidates to qualify. The last day is June 22. So far, no one has emerged to run against Montanari. Montanari…

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Lisa Wheeler-Brown qualifies for St. Pete City Council race

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Though her name has been in the hat for quite some time, Lisa Wheeler-Brown has officially qualified for the race for St. Pete City Council District 7. Wheeler-Brown filed campaign documents with the city clerk on the first day of qualifying. “My time in the Army taught me that you need to lead from the front, not fall in with the crowd,” Wheeler-Brown said. “St. Petersburg needs a leader who will fight for our families.” Wheeler-Brown became active in the…

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City Councilman Steve Kornell challenges close friend to a spelling contest

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Sometimes it’s nice to remember that elected officials are actual, real people. Never has that been more the case than with St. Pete City Council member Steve Kornell’s back and forth on Facebook over nothing other than a spelling contest. Kornell will be participating in a spelling bee to support adult literacy this Wednesday at Studio @620 at 7 p.m. He’s on a team of four called Wizards of Words. Teams will compete in 11 rounds consisting of 10 words. At…

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Emails show mounting criticism over St. Pete’s curbside recycling

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St. Pete is just a couple of weeks away from implementation of the city’s long-awaited universal curbside recycling program. Last month residents began receiving the large, 95-gallon blue bins. That’s about the time excitement turned to trepidation. Since bins starting hitting yards across the city, the mayor and City Council have been fielding email after email from residents angry about the program. Based on an analysis of 61 of those emails, it seemed the people who were the angriest were…

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St. Pete City Council ups fines for repeat noise ordinance violators

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St. Pete City Council approved changes to its noise ordinance that make it more expensive for repeat offenders. The ordinance increases fines for businesses that have violated the city’s noise ordinance more than once. A third offense would result in a $500 fine for businesses under the new ordinance. There has been some controversy surrounding St. Pete’s efforts to keep nightlife noise from interrupting residents in downtown. As the city grows, more and more establishments are opening into the early morning…

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