tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6576993731992352882.comments2024-03-04T03:21:18.316-05:00Eye On Tampa BayEyeOn TampaBayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11804489795079963473noreply@blogger.comBlogger663125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6576993731992352882.post-68115146341983066242024-02-19T10:28:21.856-05:002024-02-19T10:28:21.856-05:00I hope all the commissioners realize that the risk...I hope all the commissioners realize that the risk of failure to pass a new CIT tax increases exponentially as you go above the 10 year limit. To say that you need greater than 10 years of taxes because you need to bond large projects flies in the face of surrounding counties that use only a 10 year CIT tax duration. They are bonding large projects. Commissioners wanting more than 10 years should be shown the door by the voters. 10 or Out, 10 or Nothing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6576993731992352882.post-85743004638943801402024-02-19T09:22:22.567-05:002024-02-19T09:22:22.567-05:00Check out FS 212.055 Section (2) that governs the ...Check out FS 212.055 Section (2) that governs the Local Government Infrastructure Tax. The tax can only be used on capital projects and capital improvements with a lifespan greater than 5 years. Recently, land acquisition for affordable housing was added to what this tax can fund. Operating and maintenance expenses cannot be funded with the infrastructure tax. http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=212.055&URL=0200-0299/0212/Sections/0212.055.htmlSharon Calverthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04267362500624667535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6576993731992352882.post-48663460068186224932024-02-19T06:14:42.368-05:002024-02-19T06:14:42.368-05:00With over 200 million each year in property taxes ...With over 200 million each year in property taxes we don’t need the cIT what we need is a Hillsborough diet. Less funding of pet projects, less nonprofit organizations that pay their executives over 150k and detailed view of budgets…. Dadnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6576993731992352882.post-21688882248268648972024-02-18T16:44:56.994-05:002024-02-18T16:44:56.994-05:00Article states: "The Stadium/CIT sales tax is...Article states: "The Stadium/CIT sales tax is a local sales tax that can be used to fund capital infrastructure projects." But can it also be used to fund other projects? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6576993731992352882.post-66668804509983546022024-02-18T13:22:37.964-05:002024-02-18T13:22:37.964-05:00Excellent work.Excellent work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6576993731992352882.post-85617233473591207032024-01-22T09:45:30.556-05:002024-01-22T09:45:30.556-05:00Nothing gets done without the permission of FDOT. ...Nothing gets done without the permission of FDOT. This is about money, not transportation from the Feds. The state and the locals are addicted to Federal money. Money the Feds don't have and just print. We need reform at all levels. Under Trump's Sec of Transportation these projects had to have a TIF(property tax growth) revenue stream. Follow the money and donor contributions from transit and transportation PACs to the Gov and legislature. There is always a reason.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6576993731992352882.post-72616970789066519652023-09-24T13:41:30.374-04:002023-09-24T13:41:30.374-04:00The Rays are 27th out of 30 teams in attendance, w...The Rays are 27th out of 30 teams in attendance, with an average of just 17,222 people showing up to watch.(source: https://www.espn.com/mlb/attendance). Why do the local politicians want to pay for the Ray infrastructure? Didn't they learn anything from the fiasco in Hillsborough County? What is motivating them to spend taxpayers money on private business infrastructure? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6576993731992352882.post-11387495539889671262023-09-18T08:21:58.059-04:002023-09-18T08:21:58.059-04:00Those that wanted the tax in the first place want ...Those that wanted the tax in the first place want to keep as much of the illegal monies as possible, just like they will try and pass another AFT sales tax in the future when they can. People need to put a stop to this, both here and in Tallahassee. This didn't make the usual news outlets , wonder why?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6576993731992352882.post-17181399820542578732023-06-08T07:51:22.113-04:002023-06-08T07:51:22.113-04:00Great post and to the point. It is not only that t...Great post and to the point. It is not only that the democratic majority from 2019 to 2022 remove and finally cancelled the Transportation Plan passed in 2016, they don't want to build any roads at all and have actively blocked or attempted to block roads being improved or new roads being built with state dollars. So if they get back in power you will never get roads built. Even with the sales tax roads were poorly funded. How many times do the people of Hillsborough county have to be lied to. DEMOCRATICS DON'T BUILD ROADS. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6576993731992352882.post-33333799939184193472023-05-05T08:23:44.004-04:002023-05-05T08:23:44.004-04:00What are your thoughts on one lawyer getting 7 mil...What are your thoughts on one lawyer getting 7 million dollars in legal fees from the $570 million that’s included in the budget currently? Seems like a bunch of taxpayers are going to lose out on their refund because someone else decided to cut the line. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6576993731992352882.post-52084500080760763852023-05-01T09:46:35.461-04:002023-05-01T09:46:35.461-04:00Go to www.myflorida.gov , Florida Senate. This is ...Go to www.myflorida.gov , Florida Senate. This is where you can contact them.Charlotte Greenbarghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12081017431772600011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6576993731992352882.post-22624585490259705592023-05-01T09:45:33.727-04:002023-05-01T09:45:33.727-04:00https://www.flsenate.gov/Senators
Here's the ...https://www.flsenate.gov/Senators<br /><br />Here's the Chairs and members of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Finance and Tax Committee: <br />https://www.flsenate.gov/Committees/Show/AP/ <br />https://www.flsenate.gov/Committees/Show/FT/<br /><br />Send to the Chairs and Danny Burgess who represents part of Hillsborough if don't want to send to all listed. Note Blaise is on both.<br />Charlotte Greenbarghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12081017431772600011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6576993731992352882.post-27220083832473016342023-04-30T22:32:35.604-04:002023-04-30T22:32:35.604-04:00In the 2022 transit tax referendum the people clea...In the 2022 transit tax referendum the people clearly rejected the tax. They realized there were lied to by AFT and were smart enough to reject paying an additional tax for the governments years of underfunding transportation. The monied power brokers such as the Vinik and TBP et al are going to lobby heavily to kill the tax holiday plan before it ever gets to the Governor's desk. Everyone needs to let Gov. DeSantis know that giving the illegal money back to is unquestionably the fairest thing to do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6576993731992352882.post-24189216198263768862023-03-30T12:02:03.265-04:002023-03-30T12:02:03.265-04:00Great article Sharon. Many present and former boar...Great article Sharon. Many present and former board members should be exposed for what has transpired at HART over the years. Not only officials at HART, but other local elected officials and bureaucrats from all the cities, county and FDOT who have looked the other way while transportation planning in the area was nothing more then a charade. It started way before AFT, they were just the latest. I would like to see and audit of all transportation planning for the last 10 years. If we don’t and our officials don’t change the planning “road “or “track” we’re on, the various comprehensive plans will be just a joke. That is exactly how many of the elites want it. We the people will be forced to pay for it and that’s no jokeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6576993731992352882.post-90992789861091477012023-03-27T00:49:55.345-04:002023-03-27T00:49:55.345-04:00The push for regional transit is misguided. Transi...The push for regional transit is misguided. Transit riders are typically low or minimum wage workers who cannot afford a car. These type of workers don't need to cross counties for pay they could get closer to home. They need local bus service in the urban core to get to work, medical care and grocery stores. Tampa Bay Partnership is led by downtown developers and sports team owners looking to enrich their fiefdoms by taking from the poor. So-called regional "premium transit" is expensive to build and operate and will cannibalize needed local bus service. Legislators shouldn't be TBP tools.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6576993731992352882.post-14286498126559813212023-03-06T11:11:24.040-05:002023-03-06T11:11:24.040-05:00THIS WHOLE MEETING WAS A WASTE OF TIME THIS WHOLE MEETING WAS A WASTE OF TIME Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6576993731992352882.post-62933432074851155502023-03-06T10:52:21.094-05:002023-03-06T10:52:21.094-05:00You forgot all the extras she is getting You forgot all the extras she is getting Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6576993731992352882.post-5280398167021444462023-03-06T10:51:20.280-05:002023-03-06T10:51:20.280-05:00What a coincidence, it is all of a sudden updated ...What a coincidence, it is all of a sudden updated this morning, the things you can accomplish if you request data through public requests Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6576993731992352882.post-23910757783623823302023-03-06T08:53:13.574-05:002023-03-06T08:53:13.574-05:00exactlyexactlyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6576993731992352882.post-91603910112057609832023-03-06T08:07:39.525-05:002023-03-06T08:07:39.525-05:00This is an outrage! The report must be made public...This is an outrage! The report must be made public,if termination is the outcome she should only get her accrued vacation pay,like everybody else.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6576993731992352882.post-66958971461968119962023-03-06T08:00:33.914-05:002023-03-06T08:00:33.914-05:00Le Grande's original salary was $250,000 + inc...Le Grande's original salary was $250,000 + increase $37,500 for a current total $287,000, That equates to $11,057.69 per pay period or $138.22 per hour. She is NOT doing a well enough job for that pay.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6576993731992352882.post-28141188626095127672023-03-06T00:05:36.327-05:002023-03-06T00:05:36.327-05:00I gave 21 years of my life to HART, and when I nee...I gave 21 years of my life to HART, and when I needed them to be there for me, I was fire. So with that being said, she should not get any special treatment, specially when We (the taxpayers) are paying for an investigation. It is obvious that because some Board members who supported her in the past and present are worry their image will be damaged, now is not the time to repent, it's time to do what is right by the taxpayers who elected you to represent them. Do not allow this woman to hold her head up high by taking advantage of the taxpayers on her way out. It is our right as taxpayers to see the report of the investigation we pay for. Standing up and denying her request, is the right thing to do for the taxpayers, and will speak volumes on who each of you are. I hope you all do right by us. Thank you and God bless!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6576993731992352882.post-59845599153634833512023-03-05T21:25:06.484-05:002023-03-05T21:25:06.484-05:00Just check HART'S webpage under transparency- ...Just check HART'S webpage under transparency- NOTHING, since this CEO was hired. Last post was June 2022 on financial reports, and that was only posted AFTER people made public requests Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6576993731992352882.post-9325889850410288222023-03-05T21:22:36.439-05:002023-03-05T21:22:36.439-05:00More useless people need to be fired. Too many chi...More useless people need to be fired. Too many chiefs &directors and not enough Indians <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6576993731992352882.post-41953193411990905052023-03-05T15:32:03.033-05:002023-03-05T15:32:03.033-05:00If she stays she has the power to fire more staff ...If she stays she has the power to fire more staff and she will get/have gotten more than $160,000 on her exit. she "welcomed" the investigation and now she does not want those findings out...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com