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Wage theft ordinance heads to St. Pete City Council for first reading

Published on March 26, 2015 in The Bay and the 'Burg/Top Headlines by Janelle Irwin

St. Pete City Council has advanced a wage theft ordinance out of committee. It will be heard at the council meeting on April 2 after clearing the Committee of the Whole Thursday afternoon. City Council member Darden Rice proposed a wage theft ordinance that would set a citywide procedure for employees to lodge complaints and launch investigations into employers who aren’t paying them all of the wages they’re due. Wage theft can include not paying a worker for all of…

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Report: Rick Kriseman to deliver new Rays agreement to City Council Friday

Published on March 25, 2015 in The Bay and the 'Burg/Top Headlines by Janelle Irwin

Mayor Rick Kriseman may be one step closer to getting his way when it comes to reaching a deal with the Tampa Bay Rays to let them start looking for stadium sites outside St. Pete. The Tampa Bay Times is reporting that Kriseman will deliver results of his latest negotiations with the Major League Baseball team on Friday. According to that report, Kriseman’s Chief of Staff, Kevin King, said the new agreement addresses concerns about development rights should the Rays break…

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Don’t forget, the Pier isn’t the only major issue facing St. Pete

Published on March 24, 2015 in The Bay and the 'Burg/Top Headlines by Janelle Irwin

The city, well, alright, the media, has been far too preoccupied with what’s happening with the city’s pier and seems to have forgotten that there’s a looming issue still plaguing the mayor’s office. When will there be a new deal reached between the mayor and the Tampa Bay Rays to allow the Major League Baseball franchise to look outside the city for a possible new stadium site? The Rays’ home opener is Monday, April 6. St. Pete Mayor Rick Kriseman…

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St. Pete City Council seems more supportive of public input than Pier Selection Committee

Published on March 23, 2015 in The Bay and the 'Burg/Top Headlines by Janelle Irwin

St. Pete City Council members have a potentially difficult decision facing them as soon as April 2. They are charged with voting up or down whatever pier design a committee appointed by the mayor puts before them. Based on several straw votes placed by the committee during their marathon meeting last week, that design may be Alfonso Architect’s Alma. The design boasting a narrow tower at the end of the pier ranked 5 out of 7 in the city’s public…

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St. Pete City Council lacks excitement for FDOT express lane plan

Published on March 19, 2015 in The Bay and the 'Burg/Top Headlines by Janelle Irwin

St. Pete City Council members didn’t seem too impressed with plans to ease congestion along some of the area’s most congested thoroughfares. The Florida Department of Transportation has seven “starter” projects that could break ground within the next 3-5 years that would create pay-to-use express lanes on parts of Northbound I-275 between Gandy Boulevard and Fourth Street and 118 Avenue and then across the Howard Frankland Bridge into Tampa. The $9 billion project also includes express lanes through Tampa along…

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Universal curbside recycling in St. Pete is right around the corner

Published on March 12, 2015 in The Bay and the 'Burg/Top Headlines by Janelle Irwin

Curbside recycling is finally kicking off in St. Pete this summer. Leading up to the July launch of the long-anticipated program, St. Pete City Council members got an update on plans for a seamless rollout during a meeting Thursday. The city will start delivering bins to homes as soon as May, but don’t get too excited. Filling those bins up with recycling before July will mean a smelly can waiting through several hot summer months before being picked up. Because…

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St. Pete City Council awards Eckerd College for its role in finding Phoebe Jonchuck’s tiny body

Published on March 12, 2015 in The Bay and the 'Burg/Top Headlines by Janelle Irwin

St. Pete City Council awarded the Eckerd College Search and Rescue team during its meeting Thursday for its involvement in recovering the body of 5-year-old Phoebe Jonchuck. The little girl was tragically thrown from the Dick Misener Bridge of the Sunshine Skyway early in the morning of January 8. Her father stopped at the top of the bridge and threw her over before an officer could approach his car for a traffic stop. The St. Pete Police Department immediately contacted…

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St. Pete City Council - page 42

Wage theft ordinance heads to St. Pete City Council for first reading

Report: Rick Kriseman to deliver new Rays agreement to City Council Friday

Don’t forget, the Pier isn’t the only major issue facing St. Pete

St. Pete City Council seems more supportive of public input than Pier Selection Committee

St. Pete City Council lacks excitement for FDOT express lane plan

Universal curbside recycling in St. Pete is right around the corner

St. Pete City Council awards Eckerd College for its role in finding Phoebe Jonchuck’s tiny body

St. Pete City Council - page 42

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