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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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.
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Another Tampa bar escapes penalty for alleged coronavirus violations
City Council members vote 4-3 to dismiss a city case against an Ybor City bar.
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Crowds of patrons gather in Ybor City on 7th Avenue as they celebrate New Years Eve at nightclubs and restaurants on Friday January 1, 2020. [ LUIS SANTANA | Times ]
Updated Mar. 4
TAMPA â It took three votes and two weeks, but the Purple Heart Bar Lounge & Grill wonât face any sanctions for violating city and county coronavirus orders.
The 4-3 decision on whether the Ybor City lounge was putting the community at risk is the latest in a series of hearings by the city that began last month.
Tampa, ACLU remain at odds over police oversight board
Little has changed in the sticking points revolving around the independence of the Citizen Review Board. Will Thursdayâs meeting break the impasse?
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People who want to be in the room stand at a doorway of a Citizens Review Board meeting at the Tampa Convention Center on Tuesday, June 23, 2020. [ IVY CEBALLO | Times ]
Updated Feb. 24
TAMPA â Shortly after street protests against police brutality started on the cityâs streets last year, activists began demanding an overhaul of the cityâs police oversight board.
Mayor Jane Castor has responded to those demands with proposed reforms, including more City Council power over appointments and a role in police hires for the Citizen Review Board, created in 2015 after an outcry following a