Hillsborough County has sandbag materials available to the public, as weather conditions permit, at all three County Public Works Service Units: – East Service Unit at 4702 Sydney Road – West Service Unit at 9805 Sheldon Road – South Service Unit at 8718 Old Big Bend Road All facilities will be open the following dates and times: […]
Continue ReadingStrawberry Festival changes Queen’s application process
The Florida Strawberry, in partnership with the Plant City Lions Club, is changing the application process for the 2016 Florida Strawberry Festival Queen’s Competition. Beginning this year, contestants can choose one of two available orientation meetings to attend, and applications will be made available prior to the orientations. “We felt that having one, mandatory orientation really […]
Continue ReadingWalden Lake turn lane construction to begin
Construction on an additional right turn lane on Timberlane Drive in Walden Lake will begin the week of Aug. 24 and will be completed by Dec. 1. A temporary construction easement was approved by the City Commission at its Aug. 10 meeting so that construction on the intersection could begin. The construction is estimated to […]
Continue ReadingHoward Street improvements altered
Howard Street residents were pleased with proposed road improvements at the Thursday, Aug. 6, meeting at Mt. Olive Baptist Church. Formerly, two lanes were proposed for South Howard Street, a deteriorating road that has six homes on it. In addition to the lanes, a six-foot sidewalk and eight-foot buffer zone were also proposed. A change […]
Continue ReadingTraveling WaterVentures lab coming to Plant City
A traveling learning lab is coming to Plant City Thursday, Aug. 13. Known as the WaterVentures mobile lab, the 53-foot semi trailer travels around Florida to teach communities about environmental science. Inside there are high-tech modules that present issues around recycling, aquifers, wetlands and more. Outside there will be hands-on student stations, such as watershed tables, a relief […]
Continue ReadingCity hires new CFO
The City of Plant City has a new chief financial officer. Diane Reichard began her employment with the City of Plant City August 1. Reichard comes to Plant City with 29 years of local government finance experience. Most recently she was the City of Ocala’s chief financial officer/assistant city manager. Some of her other local government experience […]
Continue ReadingRezoning plans submitted for rehab center at Red Rose Inn
It’s no secret the Red Rose Inn & Suites has had trouble selling as a 270-room motel. But what if it was an 80-room drug and alcohol rehabilitation facility? That’s what Florida Rehabilitation & Recovery Services LLC has proposed in a six-page rezoning application summary submitted to the City of Plant City. It is requesting that […]
Continue ReadingChamber to address Commission about funding
During the Monday, Aug. 10, City of Plant City Commission meeting the Greater Plant City Chamber of Commerce plans to address the Commission about the funding the chamber receives from the city. At a July budget workshop Commissioner Mike Sparkman brought up the funding to his fellow commissioners. The city has given around $60,000 to the […]
Continue ReadingLetter: Let the chamber have its funding
Dear Editor, Recently there has been an attempt to cut all City of Plant City funding for the Greater Plant City Chamber of Commerce using the argument that there is no tangible evidence that the Chamber is doing anything for the money it is receiving. The funding is provided for the Chamber to use in […]
Continue ReadingRead Everywhere: Alaska
With the summer in full swing, Plant City residents have been taking a copy of the Plant City Times & Observer with them on vacation to all parts of the world. ALASKA. Plant City’s First Baptist Church members took a team on a mission trip to Alaska. They posed with the Plant City Times & Observer […]
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