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Tampa City Council pumps brakes on apartment âmoratoriumâ
Council members, under intense pressure from developers, decided Thursday a citywide slowdown on big apartment complexes isnât necessary after all.
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Tampa City Council member Orlando Gudes was unanimously elected City Council chairman on Thursday. He voted for a failed effort Thursday to pause apartment development in some areas of the city. [ SCOTT KEELER | Times ]
Updated May 6
TAMPA â Reversing course from three weeks ago, Tampa City Council members Thursday voted down a pared-back proposed citywide pause on giving developers more leeway to build large apartment complexes, saying more time was needed to wade through the complicated issue.
Tampa leaders consider public safety impact fees to support fire, police services in growing areas
North Tampa, New Tampa and Channelside all in need
In some places, the city of Tampa is growing so fast, it s putting a strain on emergency services like police and fire rescue. Now, the city is considering implementing public safety impact fees to help support the Tampa Police Department and Tampa Fire Rescue. https://www.abcactionnews.com/news/region-hillsborough/tampa-leaders-consider-public-safety-impact-fees-to-support-fire-police-services-in-growing-areas
and last updated 2021-05-04 07:32:04-04
TAMPA, Fla. â In some places, the city of Tampa is growing so fast it s putting a strain on emergency services like police and fire rescue. Now, the city is considering implementing public safety impact fees to help support the Tampa Police Department and Tampa Fire Rescue.
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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Updated Yesterday
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.
Tampa City Council gives initial approval for apartments next to chlorine plant
The 4-2 vote comes amidst concerns that new residents on Rattlesnake Point will be put at risk.
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Aerial view of Rattlesnake Point showing a chlorine plant near residential areas on Wednesday, March 10, 2021 in Tampa. [ LUIS SANTANA | Times ]
Updated 6 hours ago
TAMPA â City Council members considered what one of them called a âtough voteâ for nearly two hours Thursday evening before giving the initial nod to a nearly 500-unit apartment complex to be built next to an active chlorine plant at Rattlesnake Point.
The 4-2 vote came after officials for the developer, Orion Marine Construction Inc., argued that they had modified their plan significantly by moving two apartment buildings away from the plant and reducing the number of units by about 150. They also said concerns about the possible dangers of a chemical leak hadnât been backed up by expert testimony.