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Pinellas County Commission bans fracking

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County commissioners voted Tuesday unanimously to ban fracking in Pinellas. “After listening carefully to the latest science and the voices of local residents, Pinellas County Commissioners decided to permanently protect the water, health, and environment of our county from the documented damage of fracking and fracking wastewater,” said Jennifer Rubiello, state director of Environment Florida. “This is what true leadership looks like,” she said. Commissioner Dave Eggers conceded that fracking is unlikely in Pinellas. But, he said, the ban is…

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Pinellas Commission adopts plan for Lealman CRA, changes name

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Pinellas commissioners unanimously adopted a plan Tuesday that will serve as the framework for improvements in the area. The approval was the final step before the county makes a major push to improve that unincorporated area. Lealman, one of the county’s poorest communities, is generally located between St. Petersburg and Pinellas Park and between I-275 and Park Street. It is divided in half by Kenneth City. The Lealman Community Redevelopment Area, the first in unincorporated Pinellas, is centered on lands…

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County commissioners want Rays to know: ‘We want you to stay in Pinellas’

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The news that Tampa Bay Rays officials have discussed nine potential sites for a new ballfield with Tampa and Hillsborough officials was not welcome information among Pinellas commissioners. It’s time, they said, to make sure the Rays know the county wants them to stay whether it’s in St. Petersburg or elsewhere in Pinellas. It’s time to talk about other sites in Pinellas, Commissioner Ken Welch said Thursday. “Those conversations need to be happening now,” he said. They appointed Welch to…

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Like St. Pete, Pinellas County now considering civil citations for minor marijuana possession

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Implementation is still a way off, but County Commissioners have agreed to take a closer look at the way Pinellas polices minor marijuana offenses. Commissioner Ken Welch presented the idea of issuing a civil citation to those caught with small amounts of marijuana to his fellow Board members at Tuesday evening’s regular meeting. According to Welch, he and other members of the Board have heard a lot from the public about the topic since Miami-Dade County adopted a similar ordinance back…

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Finite jest — OR — the 40 seconds it took to approve Janet Long’s three-year term to the PSTA Board

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Pinellas County Commission. The afternoon portion of the meeting’s nearly finished. All the hairy issues have been put to bed. Very soon there will be a break. Thank God. “Agenda item 33 is my appointment to the PSTA Board,” says Commission Chairman John Morroni. He’s wearing a gray suit and tie with a light blue shirt. Gray suits are nice. You can look like James Bond in a gray suit. You can look like Pee-wee Herman too. “I’d like to…

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Pinellas County Administrator Mark Woodard receives favorable performance review

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In his first full year on the job, County Administrator Mark Woodard is doing very well. Pinellas County commissioners gave Woodard, who has been working for the county in some facet for close to three decades, an annual performance review score that falls between “meeting” and “exceeding” expectations for the job. In a numerical rating system in which a total of 400 points were available to Woodard — a scale that is in accordance with the Unified Personnel System for rating employee…

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Pinellas County molds 2016 legislative program into final form

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Pinellas County’s formal stance on this season’s state and federal legislative issues have been set. Late last week, at the first of two September regular meetings, county commissioners adopted their 2016 legislative program. The program’s accompanying document was laid out as a briefly explained list of supported priorities, eight of which were federal issues and 33 were state issues. Of the seven county commissioners, at least four must agree to support any particular issue in order for it to be…

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