TARPON SPRINGS -- U.S. Rep. Mike Bilirakis, R-Tarpon Springs, is scheduled to host a town meeting on veterans issues with Anthony Principi, secretary of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs from 3 to 5 p.m. Friday. The meeting will be in the cafeteria at Tarpon Springs High School, 1411 S Gulf Road. Bilirakis, who is the vice chairman of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, will give a legislative update on veterans issues, then he and Principi will take questions. Beforehand, the two will attend a dedication of the new spinal cord injury center at the James Haley Veterans Administration Medical Center in Tampa.

Dunedin considers water rate increase

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DUNEDIN -- City commissions plan to consider a 13-percent increase in water bills at a meeting at 6:30 p.m. today at City Hall. City officials say the increase is necessary because of rising costs, including the need to pay off bonds. Dunedin residents now pay an average of $73 every two months for water services. The increase would raise that cost by nearly $10.

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