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Pinellas delegation bars Oldsmar from annexing parts of East Lake listen

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Tags: Pinellas County, East Lake, Oldsmar, Mike Fasano

Two years ago, voters shot down a referendum that would have brought parts of Pinellas County’s unincorporated East Lake area into Oldsmar. Last week the Pinellas County Legislative Delegation gave their blessing to a bill barring any Pinellas city from annexing parts of East Lake unless it’s what property owners want. The bill was softened, but Oldsmar leaders are still not happy.

State Senator Mike Fasano and Representative Mike Nehr sponsored the bill. If passed by the Legislature, it w...

St. Pete Approves Red Light Cameras listen

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Tags: red-light cameras, St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg City Council, Wengay Newton, Herb Polson, Bill Foster, Steve Corsetti, Temple Terrace, Hillsborough County School Board, oldsmar, south pasadena

Today the St. Petersburg City Council voted to install cameras throughout the city to deter red light runners. They join Hillsborough County, Oldsmar, South Pasadena and Temple Terrace on the short list of local governments that have done so. But some people question whether cash flow, and not public safety, is their ...