Power struggle between Tampa mayor, council continues after Castor vetoes to unanimously approved amendments
Tampa city council approves charter changes to voters Tampa city council voted to take more control over the naming of top city officials. TAMPA, Fla. – Tampa City Council members will make the next move today in their battle to wrest back power from the mayor’s office in a vote that could give the council […]
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Tampa city council rejects recommendation for Harbour Island hotel | #citycouncil
TAMPA, Fla. – Harbour Island neighbors once again filled Tampa city council chambers fighting to keep a 10-story hotel out of their community. For now, they can sleep soundly after the city council voted to reject a recommendation to accept the proposal, but this may not be the end of the story. These neighbors want […]
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Tampa city council approves funding for paid internship program for those with intellectual disabilities | #citycouncil
News internships for those with disabilities Justin Matthews reports TAMPA, Fla. – City council members approved funding for a paid internship program for those with intellectual disabilities, like autism and downs syndrome. It is still in the development phase, but once it gets started, about a dozen people will participate in the program annually and […]
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Tampa mayor takes children on underwater adventure to bond with nature
SeaTrek program Justin Matthews reports. TAMPA, Fla. – Children from Tampa’s Parks and Recreation Department joined Mayor Jane Castor underwater in the Florida Aquarium’s 100,000-gallon “Heart of the Sea” Exhibit, for the first day of the “SeaTREK” program on Saturday. The kids and the mayor were surrounded by sharks, stingrays, spotted eagle rays, various fish, […]
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