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2/12/25 – CRA Board doubles up agenda while a proposed Hyde Park development leads evening agenda
This week council sits as the CRA Board Thursday morning with evening land-use cases. Both agendas are packed—the CRA meeting was canceled last month so they have a double agenda this month with 21 items. The evening agenda only has 7 active items (3 additional items are requesting continuances) but 3 of those 7 are
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2/12/26 – CRA & Evening Land Use
This is a reimagined version of the Tampa City Council agenda. It removes legalese…
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Council narrowly approve moving forward with South Howard Flood Relief project but its future still in doubt
A funding shortfall of $39.8 million still needs to be identified.
Last Week
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2/5/26 – Parks & budget headline the regular agenda
Council to vote on funding for Gandy & Palonis Parks in South Tampa as well as Rey Park in West Tampa. A discussion of unspent FY25 funds to follow.
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2/5/26 – Regular Meeting
This is a reimagined version of the Tampa City Council agenda. It removes legalese from the description, parses the Background details from the Summary Sheet when available and provides links to supporting documents. Also included is a zoning map with current applications. A note about document links, Onbase links can change, and you can always
Tampa Land Use Map
Have you ever wanted to check the current zoning for a property but also its future land use designation? Now you can with our interactive map.
Keeping Up
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Analyzing the Carlson CRA Services Agreement
The Tampa Monitor has tried to interpret the proposed changes from Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) Board member/Tampa City Council member Bill Carlson since it first…
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South Howard Flood Relief Project
UPDATED 5/4/25. A comprehensive look at what the project is and isn’t and what decision Council faces.
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City reminds residents of watering restrictions
The City of Tampa adopted a once-a-week watering restriction in August 2024.
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2026 City of Tampa Charter Review Advisory Commission
Need to get up to speed on what the Charter Review Advisory Board is? Brief background and outline of who and what they are tasked…
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SB 48 would require allowing ADUs in all single family residential zoning districts
The proposal passed unanimously in the Senate Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development on Wednesday.
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Community Redevelopment Agency Board Meeting Canceled
Ultimately Tampa City Council meetings are to conduct the business of the city, not public forums.
From the Editor
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One More Thing
With the South Howard project taking up all of the oxygen in the room, there are significant projects that won’t be discussed. Don’t lose focus on the rest of the…
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The Charter Review is Starting Off on the Wrong Foot
Nothing in the charter or the adopted ordinances says anything about council’s priorities in a charter review.
