Massive land use changes approved for Lealman

Pinellas County Commissioners recently approved several comprehensive plan changes and land use amendments to foster revitalization across a historically underserved, unincorporated community bordering St. Petersburg.

Three proposed zoning changes encompassing hundreds of acres in Lealman passed unanimously at the Nov. 14 board meeting. Commissioners also heard two items related to a new 122-page form-based code they believe will produce more consistent and predictable development patterns.

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Entangled manatee rescued in Clearwater Bay

Workers from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and Clearwater Marine Aquarium (CMA) rescued an adult male manatee Nov. 20. The distressed animal was entangled in crab trap lines.

The 9.5 foot mammal was first discovered Nov. 16, with a group of other manatees, in the waters of Clearwater Bay near Island Estates, north of the Aquarium. Although the lines were wrapped several times around the animal’s peduncle (the area between the body and the tail), it was able to breathe and move.

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