They have the votes. That was the big takeaway from a recent Hillsborough County Commission workshop over whether to put an extension of the Community Investment Tax to a November referendum. But what that ballot question would include is entirely unclear. Much of the discussion centered on eliminating the diverse priorities that made the tax palatable to a majority of voters when it first .
It was the first time a sitting president ever visited Tampa, and riding next to President John F. Kennedy in his limo was Tampa Congressman Sam Gibbons – who was thrilled.