Tampa City Council rejects rezoning proposal near a cemetery
The Tampa City Council rejected the rezoning of a parcel adjacent Showmen’s Rest cemetery. The rejected proposal was to build a single-family home on an unmarked lot near the site. There is uncertainty to whether the lot site contains unmarked graves, as a ground penetrating radar survey came up short. However remnants of a burial block marker was found.
A Sierra Club report slams Duke and TECO for slow progress on clean energy
According to a report by the Sierra Club, Tampa electric and Duke Energy are failing to provide reliable clean energy. TECO received a score of two out of a hundred and Duke received a seven on the Sierra Club’s report. The report measured utilities’ ability to meet three main goals: eliminating coal by 2030, not building methane gas plants through 2035, and building clean energy to replace fossil fuels by 2035.
October 7 is International Walk and Roll to School Day
On Wednesday, October 7, Tampa will celebrate its 15-year tradition: International Walk and Roll to School Day. It aims to reduce local traffic congestion, and promote safer environments for pedestrians and bicycle routes.
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