Pinellas, Hillsborough officials establish joint workforce agency

Local leaders comprising the newly formed Hillsborough/Pinellas Workforce Development Consortium have taken their first steps toward establishing a consolidated organization.

Several CareerSource Pinellas, CareerSource Tampa Bay and local government officials participated in the inaugural meeting Dec. 5. County Commissioners from both sides of the bay recently approved an interlocal agreement (ILA) - at state lawmakers’ behest - to merge the two workforce agencies.

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Sheriff: Homeless issues plummeted with SunRunner fares

Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri believes charging fares for the previously free SunRunner service has solved St. Pete Beach’s homelessness “problems.”

Gualtieri, speaking Wednesday at the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority’s (PSTA) board meeting, said implementing the $2.25 one-way fee caused calls for assistance to plummet. In August, the board voted 13-2 to start charging for the service Oct. 1, a month earlier than initially scheduled.