Commissioners enacting new water restrictions for South Hillsborough on January 4
New water restrictions start in South Hillsborough on Jan 4
and last updated 2020-12-21 10:15:35-05
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. â Hillsborough leaders are issuing a warning, saying that new housing developments are going up faster than Tampa Bay Water can handle the demand in Southern Hillsborough County. Now, county commissioners have approved water restrictions for that area that start on January 4.
Commissioners say families are already feeling the effects of problems like low-water pressure during high-demand times. Now, commissioners say there is a constant threat of boil water notices, which happen when water pressure dips too low.
Hillsborough, Pinellas officials make stricter mask rules to ward off sharp increase in COVID-19 cases
Catherine Hawley reports
TAMPA, Fla. - Without doubling down on our efforts to wear face coverings and social distance, experts predict by early February cases in the four-county Tampa Bay region could peak at 18,000 daily new COVID-19 infections.
That surge in COVID-19 transmission is the reason Hillsborough County s Board of County Commissioners OK d tougher facemask rules at Wednesday’s meeting. What we’ve found is that the later the hours are, the more fun people are having and they lose their focus on how important social distancing is, said Commissioner Kimberly Overman.
Hillsborough County okays tougher face mask rule
On a pair of 5-2 votes, commissioners prohibit standing at bars to eat or drink or gathering on dance floors.
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Michelle Ingram, 52, distributes face masks to a driver in June. Hillsborough commissioners approved a broader face mask mandate Wednesday. [ CHRIS URSO | Times ]
Updated Dec. 16, 2020
TAMPA â Hillsborough County now prohibits people from standing at bars to eat and drink or from gathering on the dance floor.
The county commission, on a 5-2 vote Wednesday, agreed to expand its face mask mandate to try to help contain the spread of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19.