Weekly Brief
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4/30/26 – Week off so talking baseball, trees and South Howard Flood Relief
With no council meeting this week, a looking ahead to the baseball stadium discussion and catching up on some lingering…
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4/23/26 – Tree Workshop
This week council sits for a morning workshop on Thursday with evening land use application hearings. The workshop will be…
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Status Update
Earlier this week I announced the site would be winding down and the agenda previews would be ending. It wasn’t…
Look Ahead
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4/16/26 – Regular Meeting
This is a reimagined version of the Tampa City Council agenda. It removes legalese from the description, parses the Background…
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4/9/26 – CRA & Evening Land Use
This is a reimagined version of the Tampa City Council agenda. It removes legalese from the description, parses the Background…
More Stories
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9/25/25 – Impact Fee Workshop Leads the Agenda
Council have workshops Thursday morning including the first of two formal workshops required to increase transportation multi-modal impact fees for…
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Agendas 9/25/25
Agendas for Tampa City Council workshop and land use hearings on September 25, 2025.
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Council Adopts FY26 – The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
Tampa City Council adopts mayor’s proposed FY26 budget and 5 year CIP with minimal changes. While there were signs of…
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This Week 9/18/25
Beyond the budget adoption this week, council will have a regular meeting on Thursday. TPD goes electric, Fire Station 24…
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Final Thoughts on FY26 Budget
Putting a period on the FY26 budget process with a heavy dose of opinion from the author.
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9/11/25 – CRA Meeting Notes
Less formal wrap up, more of a complaint about process of what does and doesn’t get discussed by the CRA.
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Agenda 9/18/25
Tampa City Council agendas for week of September 18, 2025 including morning regular meeting and evening special call land use…
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Council Preview 9/11/25
The CRA Board will meet Thursday morning to vote on seven items, including a services agreement with the city, funding…
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Agendas 9/11/25
Tampa City Council agendas for September 11, 2025 including morning CRA Board meeting and evening land use hearings.
