There will be six public hearings Monday evening ranging from map amendments near the Plant City
Stadium to amending the city’s alcohol ordinance.
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News Briefs 3.21.19
Florida Strawberry Festival attendance released The Florida Strawberry Festival announced Monday its 2019 attendance figure, and it’s a record high. Nearly 563,000 people attended the 11-day event in 2019 according to festival president Paul Davis. It’s also the highest attendance figure for the festival since 560,467 visitors turned out in 2016 “This year’s attendance was […]
Continue ReadingHCSO investigating murder-suicide
Two people were found dead at a home in Magnolia Hill on Friday afternoon.
Continue ReadingMobile home catches fire near Turkey Creek Road
No one was harmed in the Friday evening fire.
Continue ReadingCommission Roundup 3.14.19
Funding agreements were approved, the festival now runs adjacent to BerryFest Place and six public hearings were set in Monday nights Commission meeting.
Continue ReadingCity takes first step to transform McIntosh Park
A Phase One Feasibility Study is officially underway for McIntosh Park to see if overall water quality management, stormwater treatment and aquifer augmentation could be improved at the 360 acre site.
Continue ReadingNews Briefs 3.14.19
Winn-Dixie’s salute to strawberries The Winn-Dixie store at 205 W. Alexander St. celebrated Plant City strawberries on March 9 with plenty of free food for the public. The event, which ran from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., featured strawberry-themed giveaways, gift cards, photo opportunities with a strawberry character and plenty of free food samples throughout […]
Continue ReadingPIT Count surveys local homeless
Volunteers hit the streets last week to
participate in the Point in Time Count
throughout Hillsborough County, which helps assess a snapshot of the homeless population in the county.
Commission roundup 3.7.19
A road near the Florida Strawberry Festival may soon be named
BerryFest Place and SR 39 moves toward the next step in utility expansions, which will include in-depth surveying.
News Briefs 3.7.19
’Strawberry event’ at Winn-Dixie To celebrate both its new look and the Florida Strawberry Festival the Winn-Dixie store at 205 W. Alexander St. is inviting the public to come check out a family-friendly “strawberry event” on Saturday morning. The event, which runs from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., will feature strawberry-themed giveaways, gift cards, photo […]
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