TAMPA – In the minds of many, ties between Tampa and Cuba were among the strongest in Florida before the Castro-led revolution’s impact on U.S. politics, trade and travel.
TAMPA – In the minds of many, ties between Tampa and Cuba were among the strongest in Florida before the Castro-led revolution’s impact on U.S. politics, trade and travel.
Cuban trade through the Port of Tampa evolved from cattle shipments in the 1850s to more than a dozen monthly cargo and passenger ferry trips a century later. National Airlines flew nonstop between Tampa and Havana into the early 1960s with DC-7Bs, its largest airliner.
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But he thought better of asking it.
“The more I think about a situation like this, assigning blame can be complex,” White told the rest of the Hillsborough Commission Wednesday afternoon.
But that didn’t stop White from issuing marching orders to County Attorney Christine Beck.
“Be on standby to prepare for any legal recourse that might be necessary here,” he said.
The commission is considering legal remedies because the closed Piney Point phosphate plant in Manatee County is near the Hillsborough border. Quoting state figures, Hillsborough Environmental Protection Commissioner Director Janet Dougherty said at mid-day, 170 million gallons of wastewater have been released into the channel at Port Manatee on Tampa Bay. The state later updated that figure to 173 million gallons. The leaking reservoir held approximately 480 million gallons before the releases began.
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