Tampa moves ahead on slowing down apartment boom
City Council members, in a close vote, moved forward on an apparent moratorium on single-use multifamily development to begin in June.
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TAMPA â What started as a plea from beleaguered residents south of Gandy Boulevard to stem the flow of new apartment construction in their neighborhood has evolved into a proposed citywide pause on multi-family development for certain land-use categories.
Called a âmoratoriumâ by many, the proposal would freeze new permitting from June 1 until March.
Developers have objected, saying the city is pursuing a risky legal strategy that will harm efforts to build dwellings for the rush of new residents to the city. A moratorium would also hurt their finances.
Get rid of the annoying traffic light at Derby Lane on Gandy Blvd. | Letters
Hereâs what readers are saying in Tuesdayâs letters to the editor.
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Iâm looking forward to driving the new Selmon West Extension connector soon; it should attract a lot of traffic and ease capacity for local drivers and nearby businesses. For a lot less than the $230 million it cost to build the connector, transportation planners could continue uninterrupted flow for 2.3 more miles, all the way to Interstate 275 by making the Derby Lane traffic light near Brighton Bay Boulevard for right turns only. This particular stoplight is a big, asymmetric flow disrupter, handling very light perpendicular traffic. The Gandy Boulevard median is wide enough to accommodate a roundabout or dedicated U-turn lanes for those motorists who were forced to turn right, but wanting to travel in the opposite direction. More cars on the road calls for facilitating better flow where feasi
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Bayshore driver to be sentenced Thursday in crash that killed mom, girl
Cameron Herrin faces sentencing Thursday in the 2018 deaths of Jessica Reisinger-Raubenolt and her daughter, Lillia.
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A vehicle passes a roadside memorial for Jessica Raubenolt, 24, and her 21-month-old daughter, Lillia Thursday, May 31, 2018 in Tampa. Cameron Herrin, the driver of a Ford Mustang that struck and killed the pair, faces sentencing Thursday in a Tampa court. CHRIS URSO | Times
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TAMPA â What happened on Bayshore Boulevard one day in May 2018 was horrible. About that, there is no dispute.
It is also undisputed that Cameron Herrin â the young driver who slammed into and killed Jessica Reisinger-Raubenolt and her 1-year-old daughter, Lillia, as they crossed the iconic Tampa roadway â must endure consequences.