Janelle Irwin TaylorApril 24, 2019
9min371
The agency received “unprecedented” opposition to its plan.
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Janelle Irwin TaylorApril 24, 2019Janelle Irwin TaylorApril 22, 2019
6min951
“Creating parks and preserves is more than something that’s nice to do, it’s an economic driver."
Janelle Irwin TaylorApril 6, 201910min496
The agency is facing a huge decision.
Janelle Irwin TaylorMarch 28, 20196min343
The agency is facing a $1.7 million budget shortfall.
Janelle Irwin TaylorDecember 19, 2018
5min342
The Federal Transit Administration awarded the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority $1.2 million through its Pilot Program for Transit-Oriented Development Planning, the agency announced Wednesday. The grant will fund transit-oriented development planning along the proposed Central Avenue Bus Rapid Transit route planned to connect downtown St. Petersburg to the Gulf Beaches along First Avenues North and […]
Janelle Irwin TaylorDecember 18, 2018
5min457
Speaking on behalf of Pinellas County government and the Tampa Bay Regional Resiliency Coalition, Commissioner Janet Long asked the Pinellas County Legislative Delegation to support the development of a Florida Resiliency plan during the delegation meeting Tuesday in Seminole. Modeled after the Tampa Bay Regional Resiliency Coalition priorities, the statewide plan would provide streamlined analysis […]
Janelle Irwin TaylorDecember 11, 2018
6min813
In a major upset, Pinellas County Democratic Party Chair Susan McGrath lost to former chef Barbara Scott during a party meeting Monday night. Scott won with nearly two-thirds 0f the vote. McGrath’s publicly facing campaign to hold onto her chairmanship seemed to be going well. She was rolling in endorsements from elected Democrats in Pinellas County […]
Janelle Irwin TaylorNovember 20, 2018
6min404
Pinellas County commissioners considered a list of five legislative priorities Tuesday, covering topics ranging from protecting community redevelopment areas to reforming Florida’s Stand Your Ground law. In a shift from previous legislative priorities, the county seeks to limit the number of priorities it advocates in Tallahassee during the 2019 Legislative Session to just five. The […]
Janelle Irwin TaylorOctober 17, 2018
4min697
Pinellas County Commissioner Janet Long told a panel of environmental scientists and Gulf Coast business leaders Wednesday efforts to mitigate red tide are in full swing and will continue as long as the massive algae bloom threatens Florida beaches, fisheries and recreation. Pinellas County has 13 boats collecting dead fish and conducting monitoring activities in […]
Janelle Irwin TaylorOctober 3, 2018
4min443
The Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority won another $1 million grant from the Federal Transit Administration to purchase two new electric buses for the agency’s fleet, St. Petersburg Congressman Charlie Crist announced Wednesday. The grant and purchase will bring PSTA’s fleet of all-electric buses to six by 2020. The announcement came during a ceremony on the […]