In Safety Harbor, âtownies versus the developersâ dominates city commission races Safety Harbor and nine other small Pinellas municipalities will hold elections March 9. Â Â Candidate signs are seen along a street Friday, March 5, 2021 in Safety Harbor. It is one of 10 small Pinellas municipalities that will hold elections March 9, with four mayorâs offices and 19 council or commission seats on the ballots. [ CHRIS URSO | Times ] By William March Updated Mar. 6 The perennial political argument in Safety Harbor â development vs. preserving what everyone calls âsmall town charmâ â is again dominating city commission campaigns in this community of about 17,000, known as the cutest town around Tampa Bay.