Hispanic Republican Club of Hillsborough County

This is madness!!!
Native Tampanians can no longer afford to keep their homes and/or live in their hometown/communities because it has been made so ridiculously expensive.
New money rolls in from out of state & foreigners buying everything up and making everything sky rocket.
City council, mayor and all other officials put little thought and effort in how this mass influx of people would affect and continue to effect every aspect of peoples life; regardless what part of Tampa u live in.
It’s shameful. Many folks are retirees living on fixed incomes that are being impacted by this drastic financial ambush.
Between property taxes, health & property insurance and TECO electric; many find themselves worrying about wether they are going to be able to pay their bills and maintain their homes after years of working and planning gor their golden years.
And for those that are always critical of South Tampa maga homes this and that… U need to really look around - because these types of homes, along with others are popping up all over Tampa. We’re ever there is a plot of land they will stick/ built a oversized home.
Keep in mind, many that live in South Tampa don’t live in a maga home fyi. And for the most part many residents have sold their properties for various reasons. But, I can sssure you of one reason; and is that they can not afford living in the community they have lived all their lives. Most homes in South Tampa, like West Tampa, & other communities are being sold to many out state people running away from their crime infected cities or the properties are sold to greedy developers.
Who do you think is buying up all these new homes been built? Is not the majority of native Tampanians - - because they can not afford them.

On September 5th at 5:00 pm, there is a SPECIAL CALL COUNCIL MEETING (Fiscal Year Budget Public Hearing) where I've been told you can speak out against the proposed increase. (The information regarding this meeting seems to be buried deep in the Tampagov.net website) If you can't make the meeting in person, you...

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Florida should do the same! And more.

Verification of title/ ownership.

Validation of mandatory vehicle insurance.

Consider bringing back some type of yearly mandatory motor vehicle inspection stations.

Since COVID - FL population has sky rocketed and so has the masses of vehicles- is madness. The amount of cars driven on our streets and highways with dangerous safety issues is obvious. The amount of cars being driven by unlicensed drivers should also be of a major concern.
The main safety risk that should be on top of the list; is drivers driving in the dark ( no headlights, no back/break lights, no light at all). Any vehicle being driven without headlights/backlights/break lights/ any and / or all lights should be ticketed. Lights should be in working order at all times. This issue should be a import factor during the motor vehicle inspection process.

The body of the car should also be a targeted safety concern. You have vehicles on the road that are literally dragging on the roads. Some vehicles are coming apart; the only thing holding them together is tape. These vehicles are dropping pieces, particles that can injure other drivers and pedestrians, and also cause other types of accidents, etc.

Other crucial safety issues that can be address during the station inspection process are:
Bad tires
Breaks
Fuel leakage
Fuel system power
Transmission failure
Seat belts
Be up to date w/ manufacturer recalls

Gov. Abbott signs HB 718 into law, banning paper license plates in Texas The law, which goes into effect in 2025, requires dealerships to issue metal license plates from the DMV when a vehicle is sold.