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Food for thought. Liars aren’t a good look.

Integrity, compassion and service to others
Think about that when you Vote

How is it legal that our tax dollars are spent on LIES being told to us?

Ron DeSantis blurs lines, burns cash in tax-funded campaign to block abortion and ma*****na ballot measures The DeSantis administration is marshaling the power of state government — and the pocketbooks of Florida taxpayers — against its own constituents.

Just heads up for those ISO... Harris Walz signs, they can be found at

HBCU Legacy Project LLC The HBCU Legacy Project is a collective of campaigns to pay homage to Historically Black Colleges and Universities by creating legacy - past, present, future. educational marketing

https://www.governing.com/management-and-administration/tampas-100m-park-represents-a-huge-management-failure?embedded_webview=true&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR1ebCGwqJ35iI5KtZLjAQ4Muh-oflAc0vocCNrKUE24NRVHuiqR7RajTz8_aem_jOX-42m8Jov9mvDW7hrSEQ

Tampa’s $100M Park Represents a Huge Management Failure What started as a $200,000 renovation to Fair Oaks Park has ballooned into a multimillion-dollar project. The total estimated cost will triple the city’s record for spending on a park.

https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/hillsboroughcounty/w-prescott-street-brick-road-repair/67-2bfeb623-b241-427d-91b1-74275d7dcea4?fbclid=IwY2xjawFWqKVleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHcm3JIrDLjsn90hl8YSg-p6Q27An_GeCuFW5QZhf-Mab90O6tBlNS1994w_aem_IXZLfVstUCChOett76gevA

Tampa has fixed this brick road twice in a month. Neighbors worry it won't last. West Prescott Street is considered "historic" so the city repaired the brick road and wants to keep it there.

https://www.tampabay.com/news/transportation/2023/12/06/desantis-seeks-spend-hillsborough-transportation-sales-tax-funds/

Well, maybe we can get some roads paved? Of course public transportation is for the people Ronald doesn't give a s**t about!

DeSantis seeks to spend Hillsborough transportation sales tax funds The governor previously said the money be refunded to taxpayers. Now, he wants it to go to Hillsborough transportation projects.

I am not sure how I ended up this email list but this is good stuff!

A look ahead.
I hope you had a great Thanksgiving and experienced everything the holiday represents.

After a relatively light agenda the last 2 months, this workshop is full. From hot topic issues like sexual predator housing in Ybor and the proliferation of Planned Developments to outlining the role the new budget analyst will play, there's an issue for everyone.

Prior to the workshop council will be meeting briefly to discuss managing their agendas. I hope realistic time blocking is one. Thursday's agenda has 9 items, some with presentations from staff, some that will surely have all 7 members speaking at least once on the item. With an evening council meeting at 5 and an hour break for lunch, squeezing all the items in and giving them legitimate delibaration will be a challenge. I suspect more than one of the items will be either withdrawn or continued.

The items as listed on the draft agenda are:

Budget Analyst
Contract Admin
Capital Improvement Projects Update
Sexual Predators in Ybor
Entertainment Districts
Promote Housing
Updates to Land Development Code July 23 Cylce
Planned Developments
Tree Canopy Report
As you can see, that's a lot to cover. I break down the items a little more in detail on the site and you can read the full look ahead here.

The evening session for Council is alcohol applications and are all first readings. I will review the items after council hears them and if any are controversial I will highlight them in the next newsletter. You can view the addresses and applicants in the evening agenda

Look Ahead - Council Workshop 11-30-23 I hope you had a great Thanksgiving and experienced everything the holiday represents. After a relatively light agenda the last 2 months, this workshop is full. From hot topic issues like sexual predator housing in Ybor and the proliferation of Planned Developments to outlining the role the new budg...