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CDD Races Still Wide Open

Posted Jun 19, 2008 by Laura Kinsler

Updated Jun 19, 2008 at 12:12 PM

NEW TAMPA - Prospective candidates are waiting until the last minute to qualify for community development district seats in some New Tampa neighobrhoods.
With less than 24 hours left before Friday’s noon deadline, nobody has qualified to run for any of the three available seats in Cory Lake Isles. Incumbents Gene Thomason, Suzanne Manzi and Roger Brown all face election for the first time, but none has filed paperwork with the Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections. Several residents who applied for an open seat on the board said they would run in November.
“I’m expecting them to come in en masse,” elections official Tim Bridge said. “I’ve had a lot of calls from Cory Lake Isles, so I know there’s interest.”
Live Oak Preserve’s CDD also is transitioning from developer to homeowner control, and has three seats up for election. But newly appointed supervisor Kurt Callarman is the only candidate to qualify so far.

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Elections Supervisor Shows Off Voting Machine

Posted Jun 19, 2008 by Kenneth Knight

Updated Jun 19, 2008 at 11:16 AM

TEMPLE TERRACE - Representatives from the Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections Office demonstrated the new optical scan voting machine Wednesday at the Temple Terrace Chamber of Commerce luncheon at the Embassy Suites on Spectrum Boulevard.
“We are confident that continuous outreach efforts to increase voter registration and familiarize county residents with the new voting system will result in higher voter participation as well as smooth and successful elections in August and November,” Hillsborough County supervisor of elections Buddy Johnson said.
“The new voting machines are safe, reliable, easy to use and provide a paper ballot - a paper trail - to ensure every vote counts,” said a prepared statement issued by the supervisor of elections office.
Last year state lawmakers voted to spend $28 million in federal money to have counties replace touch-screen voting machines with optical scans that can read paper ballots.

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Bruce B. Downs/I-75 Ramp Closed Tonight

Posted Jun 18, 2008 by Kenneth Knight

Updated Jun 19, 2008 at 10:46 AM

TAMPA PALMS - The sacrifices for progress.
If you plan to travel Bruce B. Downs Boulevard to go north on Interstate 75 after 9 p.m. today, you will need to find another route.
The Florida Department of Transportation plans to shut down the Bruce B. Downs entrance ramps to northbound Interstate 75 between 9 p.m. today and 5 a.m. Friday.
For eight hours, road construction crews will have free range to work on the flyover bridge being built to take Bruce B. Downs motorists south on I-75 when it’s completed.
The detour route will take motorists north on Bruce B. Downs to State Road 56. Traffic will be directed to turn left and go west on SR 56 to the northbound I-75 entrance ramp at that interchange.

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Thonotosassa Library Closed Until Monday

Posted Jun 18, 2008 by Northeast News Staff

Updated Jun 18, 2008 at 02:30 PM

THONOTOSASSA - The Thonotosassa Branch Library, 10715 Main St., will be closed until 10 a.m. Monday, June 23, to repair water damage caused by a roof drain malfunction.
Nearby libraries include Bruton Memorial Library, 302 McClendon St.; Temple Terrace Public Library, 202 Bullard Parkway; and Seffner-Mango Library, 11724 E. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
For information, call (813) 273-3652 or visit http://www.hcplc.org.

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Task Force To Assess Water Level

Posted Jun 18, 2008 by A staff report

Updated Jun 18, 2008 at 01:53 PM

TEMPLE TERRACE - The Hillsborough River’s low water level poses a threat to Temple Terrace’s natural resources and environment, the Temple Terrace River Watch Task Force said in a release.
Members of the task force will meet at the Rotary Riverfront Park, Morris Bridge Road and Fowler Avenue, 9 a.m. June 26 to assess the water level.
The six-member task force will then reconvene at 9:30 a.m. at Temple Terrace City Hall to address the issue.
“The Hillsborough River is in serious jeopardy right now,” City Councilman Frank Chillura, chairman of the task force, said in the release. “The river is a very valuable asset to this community, and right now it’s drying up. It’s getting worse by the day. It’s critically important that we protect this natural resource.”
Residents are welcome to attend the task force’s meetings. For information, call Michael Dunn at (813) 989-7197.

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Familiar Foes in Heritage Isles

Posted Jun 18, 2008 by Laura Kinsler

Updated Jun 18, 2008 at 12:49 PM

HERITAGE ISLES - The upcoming election will shape the future for this struggling golf course community, and some familiar foes will face each other.
Three seats are up for election for the Heritage Isles Community Development District. Former chairman Steve Stark, who opposed the decision to hire Saddlebrook’s Dempsey Resort Managment Inc. to run the golf course and restaurant, so far is unopposed. Stark once said the election would “a referendum” on the board’s decision to hire DRMI.
CDD chairman Bill Martello and Supervisor Jack Meehan have oppostion. Frank Camara, who was involved in a losing bid to run the restaurant, qualified to run against Meehan.
Barbara Adams, a neighborhood crime watch leader, has qualified to face Martello.
Another “hot” race is shaping up in Tampa Palms’ Area 3 district. Two candidates have qualified to run against incumbent Rosanne Clementi. They are Susanne Shea Alfonso and Martin Maldonado.

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