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High-speed ferry between St. Petersburg and Tampa is a go

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With a 5 to 1 vote, Pinellas County on Tuesday became the fourth governmental body to collaborate on the launching of a high-speed ferry between Tampa and St. Petersburg. The vote cements a deal among St. Petersburg, Tampa and Hillsborough County to link the two counties by a high-speed ferry. The lone holdout was Commissioner Dave Eggers who has opposed the proposal from the beginning. Among Eggers’ objections are a lack of market research on the viability of the project…

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Pinellas Commission appears ready to get aboard the ferry

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Pinellas County commissioners appear poised to get on board a high-speed commuter ferry between St. Petersburg and Tampa. Commissioners are scheduled to vote on the item during Tuesday’s meeting. If the commission agrees, Pinellas would become the fourth government to collaborate to fund the six-month pilot program. The Hillsborough commission and the Tampa and St. Petersburg councils have already signed on. “If I’m reading the tea leaves, it’ll pass 6 to 1,” said Charlie Justice, chairman of the Pinellas Commission.…

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Seminole athletics, electric bus charging station top shortened list for Pinellas BP money

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It took about four hours, but Pinellas commissioners whittled down 54-item wish list to a shorter list of projects that could be done using settlement money from the BP oil spill. The 54 suggested projects had a price tag of about $23.5 million. The total price tag on the shorter list was about $6.2 million, under the $7.1 million available from the settlement. But the commissioners also had a “research” list of possible projects they need more information about before…

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PSTA to buy hybrid buses and maybe two electrics

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The Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority board agreed Wednesday to buy five hybrid buses next year to replace aging diesel models. But two of those buses could become electric if the county decides to use about $590,000 of the $7.1 million it received from the BP settlement to fund a charging station for electric buses. If that happens, the PSTA will buy three hybrids and two electrics, which would be used in a pilot program to see if electric buses are…

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Pinellas commission jumps on board St.Pete-Tampa ferry

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Three governments down and one to go before the launching of a high-speed ferry service y service between Tampa and St. Petersburg. Pinellas commissioners voted Tuesday to commit $350,000 as its portion of the $1.4 million projected for the six-month pilot that would run from Nov. 1 through April 30. The purpose of the pilot is to gauge long-term interest and the viability of a permanent high-speed ferry service between Tampa and St. Petersburg. Pinellas is the third government to…

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Costs of ambulance rides, pet licenses could increase in Pinellas

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Fees for ambulance service and pet licenses could go up in the next fiscal year under a recommendation prepared by Pinellas County Administrator Mark Woodard. Woodard made his recommendations for changes in fees charged for county services during a workshop Tuesday. His recommendations would not become final until the 2016-17 budget is passed in September. If they pass, they will go into effect Oct. 1. Under Woodard’s proposal, the fee for ambulance services would see at least three changes. Emergency…

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Forward Pinellas votes to support Tampa Bay Express

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Members of a countywide group that oversees Pinellas transportation and planning issues voted to send a resolution to their counterparts in Hillsborough supporting the controversial Tampa Bay Express. But the support had some caveats and it was not unanimous. Pinellas County Commissioner Dave Eggers was the lone vote against the resolution. “It seems like we’re rushing to make some kind of statement,” Eggers said. “I’m just uncomfortable with moving forward this quickly.” The Tampa Bay Express (TBX) is the name…

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