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Man found not guilty of murdering transgender woman in Tampa park, faces unrelated homicide charge
Gloria Gomez reports.
TAMPA, Fla. - It took the jury four hours to find murder defendant Keith Gaillard not guilty in the murder of India Clark.
Clark’s family walked out of the courtroom visibly upset and didn t want to comment.
Both the prosecution and the defense agree Clark lived a very risky lifestyle but didn t deserve to die. The transgender woman s lifeless body was discovered at University Community Park in Tampa on July 21, 2015.
Park employee, Randy Chapman, who discovered the body told the jury the park had other visitors that morning that saw the body but weren’t alarmed at first.
As maple syrup making goes on, sugar shacks adjust to pandemic rules
Holt gets ready to open his family-style breakfast shack as the sap begins to run this week. COVID-19 regulations have changed the requirements around seating as well as condiments and utensils. STAFF PHOTO/CAROL LOLLIS
Steve Holt, owner of Steve’s Sugar Shack, and his daughter Stephanie, move tables as they get ready to open the family style breakfast shack under the Covid-19 restrictions. STAFF PHOTO/CAROL LOLLIS
Julie, Steve and their daughter Stephanie Holt, owner of Steve’s Sugar Shack in Westhampton, move and measure the family style tables in the breakfast shack to met Covid-19 requirements. The sap should start running this week and the sugar shack will open March 6. STAFF PHOTO/CAROL LOLLIS
The chief officer for resources, Rhian Hayden, said that a two per cent reduction would lead to around £740,000 less income to the council. She said: “It would reduce the council tax surplus from £1.3 million to £600,000 and increase the funding gap in future years.” Cllr John Hill proposed that members “look at the possibility” of increasing council tax below four per cent and the potential consequences. Speaking after the meeting, Cllr Thomas said: “The majority Independent Group have shown their true colours today by voting against our proposal to reduce their four per cent to under two per cent as we recommended.