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St. Petersburg

While St. Petersburg officials area already working on SPAR (St. Pete Agile Resilience), a roadmap to upgrade water and sewer systems to protect against more intense storms and rising sea levels, a new property tax would take out bonds to expedite those projects. That is one of the the five questions St. Petersburg voters have on their ballots this November.

St. Petersburg’s 5 ballot questions, explained

Residents will vote yes or no on paying for water and sewer upgrades ...

Seminole & Beaches

State Rep. Berny Jacques, a Republican from Seminole, holds a plaque given to him by Seminole officials visiting his Tallahassee office in April 2023. They included, from left, Vice Mayor Roger Edelman, council member Thom Barnhorn, council member Trish Springer and city manager Ann Toney-Deal. Some of those same council members criticized Jacques on Sept. 30 after he threatened to sue the city for posting what he called biased information about Amendment 3 on its website.

Legal threat prompts Seminole to remove some Amendment 3 links from its website

‘He’s the shame of Seminole,’ vice mayor says of state Rep. Berny ...

Belleair & Largo

Pinellas County Commissioner Brian Scott speaks at a town hall meeting on Amendment 3, the state’s proposed property tax cut, Sept. 30 at the Largo Public Library. Scott said that if the amendment receives the required 60% voter approval Nov. 3, residents could see reduced quality-of-life services such as parks, recreation and libraries, along with job cuts and possible consolidation of local services, including police departments.

Largo forum details potential fallout from Amendment 3

Property tax cut could bring higher fees, fewer services, county ...

Clearwater & Dunedin

The Clearwater City Council has agreed to keep funding the Jolley Trolley's Clearwater Beach route for two more years, but the new deal includes an escape clause. If voters approve Amendment 3 in November, the city can scale back or cancel its share.

Clearwater’s deal with Jolley Trolley could hinge on tax referendum

PSTA warns trolleys, ferries and 25 bus routes likely would be ...

Tarpon Springs & East Lake

The Gilded Butterfly in downtown Tarpon Springs offers a variety of items, including perfume, skincare products, jewelry and clothing. The Gilded Butterfly also offers a walk-in, accessible fragrance bar featuring nearly 80 distinct scent blends.

Tarpon Springs entrepreneur’s dream takes flight at the Gilded Butterfly Boutique

New downtown shop a dream decades in the making for Amber Ratcliffe

Palm Harbor, Safety Harbor & Oldsmar

The Tides Market was named one of the country's 50 best restaurants by the New York Times.

This Safety Harbor restaurant just named one of country’s best by New York Times

The seafood restaurant was the only Tampa Bay spot to make the cut

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