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Cross-Bay Ferry offers discount pass to commuters

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Fresh off two weekends of nearly sold-out trips, the Cross-Bay Ferry is offering a Commuter Value Pass option, providing weekday commuters with a 50-percent discount off ticket prices. Here’s how the Value Pass program works: Starting Nov. 28, customers can log on to CrossBayFerry.com to become a Value Pass holder, and purchase a pack of 20 tickets for $100, or $5 per ticket, compared to the regular $10 one-way ticket price. To plan their commutes, customers then log on anytime…

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Gov. Scott names Jim Holton, reappoints Cliff Manuel to TBARTA

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On Tuesday, Gov. Rick Scott named Indian Shores attorney James “Jim” Holton to the Tampa Bay Area Regional Transportation Authority. TBARTA was created in 2007 by the Florida Legislature to develop a transportation master plan for a seven-county region of west-central Florida. The agency covers Citrus, Hernando, Hillsborough, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas and Sarasota counties. Holton, 61, is president of JWH Properties Inc. and James W. Holton PA Law Firm. He also serves as a member of the Pinellas County Economic…

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#11 on list of Tampa Bay’s Most Powerful Politicians – Bill Galvano

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The Senate majority leader is expected to become Senate president in 2015. As majority leader, Bill Galvano works with committee chairs, schedules bills on the floor and controls the daily calendar during the legislative session. In a word, Galvano holds real power in Florida’s Capitol. Galvano was the founder of the Tampa Bay Area Legislative Delegation in 2007, and was the lawmaker who spearheaded TBARTA, the Tampa Bay Area Regional Transportation Authority. “That was a huge step in the right…

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Did TBARTA break the law in voting to oppose Hometown Democracy?

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From Creative Loafing: It’s not surprising that TBARTA (Tampa Bay Area Regional Transit Authority) passed a resolution opposing Amendment 4, also known as Florida Hometown Democracy. After all, Amendment 4 is an expression of citizens’ dissatisfaction with the sort of politicians who sit on TBARTA’s board (along with one developers’ lawyer). As Carl Hiaasen says, Florida’s politicians & developers are “squirming like worms on a frying pan” at the idea of letting citizens have a real say in growth management,…

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Pinellas Realtors explain endorsements

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Is this going to be one of the new trends this election season, in which organizations explain their endorsements? Sierra Club explained why it endorsed Scott Wagman for St. Petersburg Mayor; now the Pinellas Realtors are explaining (albeit with several spelling errors I had to correct) the endorsement they made last week in the City Council races: District 2: James Kennedy – Kennedy earned the committee’s recommendation because of his commitment to growth management planning as well as his overall…

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