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Hillsborough expands recreational after school programs listen

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Hillsborough County Commissioners voted to make a plan that would add 19 parks to provide youth recreational programs. The plan represents an increase from the previously adopted use of 11 regional facilities. The decision came after Commissioner Ken Hagan proposed a hybrid plan for board consideration.

Commissioner Ken Hagen brought a proposal to the Hillsborough Board of County Commissioners that would meet the needs of children and families throug...

SWFWMD plans Get Outside event in Pasco County listen

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The Southwest Florida Water Management District, commonly known as SWFWMD, has produced a new Recreation Guide to more than fifty properties it owns.

As part of the promotion of that guide, this Saturday SWFWMD is hosting a “Get Outside” gathering at one of those properties. It’s at Pasco County’s Starkey Wilderness Pres...

Friendship Bridge Report Meeting listen

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Hillsborough and Pinellas County’s Public Works departments met today in Tampa with the Friendship Trail Oversight Committee to hear the report about the options for saving the Friendship Trail Bridge.

Structural investigations of the Friendship Trailbridge last year, also known as the Old Gandy Bridge, led to its closing in December due to public safety concerns. Now, committees, engineers, and community leaders from both sides of the bay are working together to find a way to save the st...