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© St. Petersburg Times, published January 31, 2003
KEYSTONE -- At a community meeting two months ago, county officials learned just how popular the county's wellhead protection ordinance is in northwest Hillsborough. Residents say the ordinance, enacted in 1992, helps shield rural areas from overdevelopment.
But the officials are going ahead with a redrafting of the ordinance that includes a proposal to reduce the size of the buffer zones around wellheads. At 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, officials will present the latest draft of the ordinance at the Keystone Park community center before it goes to the Hillsborough County Commission.
The officials say they will analyze residents' comments before presenting a draft to the commission on Feb. 26.
CARROLLWOOD -- Independent Day School will provide a new entertainment option for the community next month: a chamber music concert. A group of professional musicians will perform at 3 p.m. Feb. 9 in the school's new theater on the banks of Lake Lipsey. Among the selections will be Quartet for the End of Time and Shepherd on the Rock.
The event is part of a concert series called Reflections. The one-hour programs are designed to entertain and introduce listeners of all ages and musical backgrounds to chamber music.
Tickets are $5.
KEYSTONE -- Steel Wheels, a locally produced biker flick, is about to be released by BCI Eclipse as a four-pack DVD set titled Bad to the Bone.
The movie, created by Carrollwood resident Gregg Giacobbe, was filmed on location in northwest Hillsborough using local actors. It stars Giacobbe as Gion Bodine, who joins up with the justice-seeking motorcycle gang Revengers to track down Snake (Rodger "Hype" Loper) after finding him standing over the dead body of Bodine's wife.
Giacobbe said he wanted to produce a film about bikers that showed their positive side.