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Drew WilsonAugust 29, 2018

The committee backing a one-cent sales tax to fund transportation initiatives in Hillsborough County is opening a Tampa office and holding an orientation meeting for volunteers Wednesday night as it begins to push for a November win in earnest. The All for Transportation office, located at 504 E Tyler St., will host prospective volunteers and […]

Drew WilsonAugust 24, 2018

The Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce announced Thursday that it is in favor of the referendum to add a one-cent sales tax to fund transportation initiatives in Hillsborough County. The referendum, backed by “All for Transportation,” made the 2018 ballot last month through the citizen’s charter amendment process. It would bring in an estimated $280 million […]

Drew WilsonAugust 23, 2018

Tampa Downtown Partnership, a non-profit group that administers a special services district aimed at bettering Tampa’s downtown, is throwing its support behind the transportation tax referendum that will go before Hillsborough County voters in November. The referendum, known as “All for Transportation,” would add a penny-per-dollar sales tax in Hillsborough to fund transportation initiatives. In […]

Joe HendersonJuly 23, 2018

Supporters of a drive to place a sales tax increase on the November ballot in Hillsborough County said Monday they planned to turn in about 10,000 additional signed petitions to the Supervisor of Elections. That should move backers of the All For Transportation initiative within striking distance of the approximately 49,000 valid petitions they will […]

Jacob OglesJuly 22, 2018

Time is winding down on a petition drive to get a public transportation referendum on the ballot in Hillsborough County, but a significant infusion of dollars continues to fuel the effort. All for Transportation has through this Friday to submit about 49,000 valid petitions to place an initiative on the Nov. 6 ballot. “We’re getting […]

Joe HendersonJuly 2, 2018

For decades, Hillsborough County’s idea of a local transportation fix has been basically to fill existing potholes (sort of) and take years to build more streets and roads that are outdated before they open. The only thing everyone seems to agree with is that the community has never the will to pay for a comprehensive […]

Peter SchorschJune 29, 2018

A grassroots effort backing a one-cent sales tax increase to fund Hillsborough County transportation filed a monster campaign finance report Friday. The group, All for Transportation, reports receiving five contributions in its first week, and included among those were six-figure checks from Water Street Tampa developer and Tampa Bay Lightning owner Jeff Vinik as well […]

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