Pinellas County Green Tip of the Week
By Pinellas County Communications UF/IFAS Pinellas County Extension has teamed-up with Pinellas County Libraries to offer a fun and factual new energy-conservation program. The goal of the Kill-a-Watt Campaign is to help Pinellas citizens monitor their home’s energy use to lower power bills. Check your local library for Kill-a-Watt monitors that you may borrow to [...]
moreIs Gas Going to $5 per Gallon?
ConsumerAffairs.com The former CEO of Shell Oil USA says there is a “better than 50 percent chance” gasoline prices will hit $5 a gallon by sometime this summer. John Hofmeister, founder of an advocacy group called Citizens for Affordable Energy,” says even though demand for gasoline is weak in the U.S., global demand for oil [...]
moreToronto Blue Hays Inrasquad Game Friday Open to Public
On Friday, March 2 the Toronto Blue Jays will be playing an intrasquad scrimmage at Florida Auto Exchange Stadium in Dunedin. The game is scheduled to begin at 12 p.m. and the gates will open at 11 a.m. There is no charge for admission, and concessions stands will be open selling food and drink throughout [...]
moreCounty Plan to Recognize East Lake area
Pinellas County commissioners voted unanimously last month to include the East Lake area in Pinellas County’s Comprehensive Plan. The Council of North County Neighborhoods sought to have the East Lake recognized in the Pinellas County Comprehensive plan via the adoption of a Community Overlay. The measure will provide East Lake residents with a voice relgarding [...]
moreSecrets of the Sea Marine Exploration Center and Aquarium Receives Grant from Progress Energy Foundation
Officials of Secrets of the Sea Marine Exploration Center and Aquarium announced it is the recipient of a $50,000 grant from the Progress Energy Foundation that will support an interactive exhibit. The grant is among the first that have been awarded to The Pier Aquarium’s new visitor attraction that is scheduled to open at John’s [...]
moreSheriff’s Beat
From the Desk of Sheriff Bob Gualtieri We are pleased to invite residents this month to mark their calendars for an important upcoming event! On Saturday, April 28, 2012 the Sheriff’s Office will hold its seventh installment of Operation Medicine Cabinet (OMC). The event to be held in conjunction with the DEAs National Take Back [...]
moreSafety Harbor Announces Seventh Annual Citizens’ Academy
By Brad Purdy Safety Harbor, Fla. – The City of Safety Harbor is now accepting applications for the Sixth Annual Safety Harbor Citizens’ Academy. Academy sessions are scheduled for Tuesday evenings from 6-8 p.m. and will begin on May 8, 2012 at City Hall. The Citizens’ Academy will run for seven weeks and will be [...]
moreStatement by Sen. Mike Fasano
“In my 18 years of elective office I have always and will continue to vote my conscience I have stood up for the little guy and gal, those who otherwise would not have a voice in the legislative process. I will always speak out when I see injustice, no matter what the consequences may be.” [...]
moreStatement by Sen. Mike Fasano Regarding HB 245 Depopulation Programs of Citizens Property Insurance Corporation
“I would like to thank my fellow consumer-minded legislators in the Florida House of Representatives for standing firm and keeping the important opt-in provision of House Bill 245 intact. Without the courage of these like-minded lawmakers to hold firm, this amendment giving policyholders the option to stay or leave Citizens by their own free will [...]
more- Senator Mike Fasano and Representative Richard Corcoran Announce Passage of HB 667 Relating to Murder
- “Barring the Killer Receiving Benefits” Doctrine Becomes Harsher
- Sen. Mike Fasano Awarded Florida Board of Osteopathic Medicine’s “Morton Morris Award”
- Follow-up Letter from Sen. Mike Fasano to Ash Williams, Executive Director of the State Board of Administration
