On Earth Day, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor, upper right, introduced the Community Solar Consumer Choice Act of 2021 that helps expand solar energy, with a focus on helping low-income families.
On Earth Day, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor introduced the Community Solar Consumer Choice Act of 2021, that helps expand solar energy, with a focus on helping low-income families.
Rep. Castor, D-Tampa, held a news conference on the
It would require the Secretary of Energy to establish a program to increase participation in community solar, with an emphasis on serving low-income communities.
Castor is chair of the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis. She said we have to act now to avoid the consequences of a warming planet.
Hillsborough judge says he will consider sales tax refund options C.T. Bowen, Tampa Bay Times
TAMPA A Hillsborough Circuit Court judge said he retains the authority to help devise a public refund of the nearly $503 million collected through the voided Hillsborough transportation surtax.
Circuit Judge Rex Barbas’ April 7 order in the case of Commissioner Stacy White versus Hillsborough County over the penny on the sales tax included the provision that “this court also retains jurisdiction to consider the pending motions for supplemental relief” and, if appropriate, to grant that relief “regarding the possible return of the surtax receipts to the clerk and the disposition of the surtax receipts.”
TAMPA — A short stretch of the TECO Line Streetcar route will be closed beginning today while contractors replace ties and tracks. But for those unable to make the short walk, vans will be available to shuttle passengers. The Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority announced that a 500-foot section of track between the York Street Station (#6) and Cumberland Avenue Station (#7) will close .
A passionate progressive with an eye on environmental issues, Hillsborough County Commissioner
Pat
Kemp has led the charge on expanding public transit and curbing urban sprawl since she was first elected to her countywide seat in 2016.
In her new role as Commission chair, that’s only going to continue.
“Pat Kemp is a relentless and outspoken advocate for Hillsborough County,” said
Christina
Barker, chief of staff for the Vinik Family Office. “She consistently sets the tone and scope of local and regional conversations. As the new chair of the Hillsborough County Commission, she has a capable coalition for progressive land use and transportation policy efforts two of her most valued priorities.”
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