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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Recent CIP Bonding Breakdown
Time to have a discussion about slowing down using the credit card for a few years.
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Look Ahead 1-25-24
A lot for Council to cover this week but the youth curfew will be the focus of attention.
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Take 2: How I Understand the Budget/Bonding Process
Another attempt at explaining how I think the budget/bonding process works.
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Preview – This Week at Tampa City Council
Relatively light week with big discussions around developing the old Army Navy Surplus site plus a proposed development around the…
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Answers: Tampa Fire Rescue Capitol Improvement Project Bonding
tl;dr Council approved bonding these projects for FY24 and the reimbursement resolution is simply a procedural step.
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Preview 1-11-24
A look ahead at the first Tampa City Council meeting of 2024. Top of the list is a vote to…
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Tampa Fire Rescue Capitol Improvement Projects FY24-28
Taking another stab at making clear the situation with the budget in regards to Tampa Fire Rescue and 4 new…

