Coffee Chats are member-exclusive opportunities for Chamber members and elected officials to have an informal conversation at a local Chamber business. Members are invited to connect with Commissioner Justice on
Friday, April 8th.
Last year, City Council and the County Commission each approved a wage theft ordinance that created a process for employees to recover lost wages. Members are invited to a panel discussion on the wage theft ordinance on
April 4th. Mayor Rick Kriseman, Pinellas County Commissioner Ken Welch, and St. Pete City Council Vice-Chair Darden Rice will are featured panelists.
St. Pete pier design costs exceed construction budget, forcing cuts
Tampa Bay Times
Budget constraints have forced designers to eliminate prominent features in the new pier project, and they won't be restored before construction begins later this year.
Pinellas proposes pay bump up to $25,000 for teachers at struggling schools
Tampa Bay Times
Teachers and administrators at 5 struggling elementary schools stand to make up to $25,000 more next year, one of several major reforms proposed to transform the south St. Petersburg campuses, Pinellas County schools officials said Tuesday night.
Hillsborough, Pinellas hoping joint transit grant bid finds favor with feds
SaintPetersBlog
Thanks to some smart planning and a little federal insight, Pinellas County Commission won't be going after this year's Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery [TIGER] grant money.
Instead, commissioners will support the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority and Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority's joint application for those same dollars.
Preservationists want to save St. Pete's "cheese grater" buildings
WMNF
So far groups trying to save the buildings have struck out at St. Pete City Council, which has refused to prohibit demolition of the buildings. Assistant city attorney Michael Dema says if the preservationists apply for historic preservation designation over the objection of the owner, the hurdle remains difficult.
