Hillsborough considers premier of New Tampa Performing Arts Center
Seventeen years later, commissioners are still questioning the financing of a planned 350-seat theater.
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A conceptual drawing, by FleischmanGarcia Architecture, of the proposed New Tampa Performing Arts Center on Bruce B. Downs Boulevard across from the main entrance to Hunter s Green. [ Hillsborough County ]
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NEW TAMPA â Hillsborough Commissioner Ken Hagan said he thought it would be a unanimous vote â a slam dunk.
He told fellow commissioners about a proposal to use county-owned land for a performing arts center in New Tampa. But Haganâs counterparts wondered about a financial commitment from the city of Tampa, since the site was inside the city limits, and the possibility of perpetual government subsidies.
HART looks to replace diesel buses with electric battery buses by 2035
HART looks to replace diesel buses with electric battery buses by 2035
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HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. â The Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority is working to replace all of its diesel engine buses with electric battery buses by 2035. The goal is to reduce air pollution across the Tampa Bay area and create more job opportunities.
The plan includes three phases. First, HART will replace 74 diesel buses that are ready for replacement within the next two years. Then, in the next two to five years, HART could replace as many as 44 diesel buses with electric battery buses.
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Cross Bay Ferry to MacDill AFB? Hillsborough County is looking into it
Commissioners are again looking into south County ferry service.
The Hillsborough County Commission voted Wednesday to approve a study to examine the possibility of expanding the Cross Bay Ferry Service.
The commission voted 6-1 to allot up to $100,000 for consulting firm Kimley-Horn to develop the report.
District 2 Commissioner
Ken Hagan explained why he cast the lone dissenting vote.
“I feel this project is a house of cards and we’re throwing good money after bad,” Hagan said during
Wednesday’s County Commission meeting. “However, I am hopeful that the study reflects the financial albatross and minimal ridership that exists with this project.”
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