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The Price of Sprawl; The Governor's State of the State Address

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Tags: Rick Scott, state of the state, Janet Stanko, priceofsprawl.com, overdevelopment, environmental destruction, property values

Good morning, welcome to Radioactivity. I'm Rob Lorei. Coming up later we'll listen to the Governor's State of the State message.

But first we'll talk with an environmental activist Janet Stanko who is with the web site PriceOfSprawl.com.

The web site is a tool for tracking how much development has already been approved for every community in Florida; the areas where the drinking water supply is perilously low and how development negatively impacts prope...

Hillsborough EPC reluctantly approves New Tampa bridge permit listen

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Tags: New Tampa, Bruce B. Downs, overdevelopment, Tampa, Kevin Beckner, Victor Crist, Ken Hagan, wetlands

Despite years of public outcry from some local residents, the City of Tampa wants to build a bridge that would link New Tampa and Commerce Park Boulevards. The county board overseeing environmental issues gave the city permission to move ahead on the project today, but with some reluctance.

It’s a battle that’s been dragging on for about three years. The city of Tampa sees the bridge as a means of easing congestion on Bruce B. Downs Boulevard, a New Tampa thoroughfare that can often look l...