“We’re trying to house people immediately.”
“What did we learn from getting the best master developer in Hines and the Rays that walked away from us?”
“For us, this is a critical, critical piece of legislation that needs to change."
City officials did not address a new Historic Gas Plant District redevelopment proposal at the meeting.
Capacity at the Waste-to-Energy facility and the county’s only landfill is an ongoing concern.
“We’re trying to build a program, and people are kind of starting to poke holes in it before we even launch it.”
A much-anticipated feasibility study found that municipal electric customers would immediately save $17.70 on monthly bills.
“Because we are a coastal community, we are never going to keep all the water out of our city."
Council members agreed that the city should find additional sites to enhance the nearby Northwest Water Reclamation Facility’s capacity.
A city memo notes that staff are monitoring Tropicana Field for “additional damage caused by extreme weather,” including an Aug. 23 storm that dumped four inches...