NORTH REDINGTON BEACH — The town will haul its post-hurricane debris to a site run by the city of Seminole under an agreement commissioners approved Sept. 10, filling a gap left when Pinellas County stopped handling storm debris for small towns.
The Board of Commissioners passed the interlocal agreement on first reading, one of four items that cleared the meeting unanimously, 5-0. There was no old business.
The county no longer operates debris management sites for towns too small to store construction and demolition debris and vegetative debris on their own. North Redington Beach, which had used the county’s sites, will now send both kinds of debris to Seminole.
Commissioners also dissolved the town’s sewer fund, approving Resolution 2026-299 on the consent agenda. The fund’s roughly $937,000 balance will be transferred to the general fund. The town put its sanitary sewer system into service Dec. 24, 1954, and sold it to Pinellas County on Dec. 2, 2025.
A fourth ordinance sets the town’s 2027 municipal election for March 9. On the ballot will be seats 1 and 2, held by Commissioners John Messmore and Rick Nagrabski, and the mayor’s office, held by Jay Super. Candidates must complete and file an application, available from the town clerk, between 8 a.m. Dec. 4 and 1 p.m. Dec. 18 during town hall hours.
The commission also amended the town’s ordinance on disturbing the peace. Town Attorney Jay Daigneault said the changes struck language in subsection 5 for clarity. Former Commissioner Gary Curtis, who attended the meeting, asked whether the town’s allowance for construction noise from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. would remain. Daigneault said it would.
The remaining ordinance adopts a capital improvement plan for 2027-31. Town Clerk Mari Campbell called it a routine update.
The meeting opened with a presentation by Whit Blanton, executive director of Forward Pinellas. Blanton said he is visiting municipal meetings across the county to acquaint officials and residents with the agency, which handles countywide land use and transportation planning. He said he was exploring “strategy to see where it makes sense to help with road travel and transportation projects,” and left his business card with Super.