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Questions remain about voting details

St. Pete Beach officials stunned by vote Nov. 9

Since the outcome of the election in the St. Pete Beach referendum, I have had a bunch of questions as to how this will be accomplished.

After reading this article, it's obvious that the city doesn't really know how to carry out the voting, and I don't think any thought has been given as to who will pay for the voting, whether the voting machines and volunteers will be available and at what cost. Also how many votes a year will be required?

What's really scary is that the referendum voting for these development plans, zoning changes, etc., will be done by St. Pete Beach residents like Lisa Robinson who admits to voting yes for the amendments but said, "No one really understood the whole density issue."

There was enough information put out on these issues so that anybody, if they took the time, could have understood them. Keep in mind these are the people we are now expecting to understand all the issues that come up for a referendum vote under this new rule. Will people vote no because they don't understand the specific issues?

Al Halpern, St. Pete Beach

Property tax relief

The Nov. 8 article Kriseman goes from City Council to House stated that Richard Kriseman, as a new member of the state House, "will back" property tax relief. If this is really true, I have a couple of questions for Kriseman.

1. When will you back property tax relief? After more people lose their homes or businesses and/or leave the state of Florida?

2. Why didn't you reduce the burden as a City Council member, as you could have easily done?

Barbara L. Shelby, St. Petersburg

Restrooms needed

A group of men and women went to the opening of the Kids & Kubs softball games at Northshore Park in St. Petersburg. They had a picnic afterward and during the festivities had to use the bathroom. To their amazement there were no public toilets south of the tennis courts.

There were two portable toilets, but these were too dirty to use, and there were also no facilities for the handicapped.

There is a major need for some type of restroom for those using the ball park and the playground area! We need relief.

Mary Fisher, St. Petersburg

Slower at hospitals

I'm writing to draw attention to the speeding in front of Bayfront Medical Center and All Children's Hospital in St. Petersburg.

My son is a patient there, and my husband was walking in the pedestrian walkways. Twice within 10 minutes he was almost run over. One person was on her cell phone going around the corner and didn't even pay attention.

The second incident was a courier. He was driving fast, my husband was walking in the walkway, Jeff stopped and looked at the guy, and the driver slammed on his brakes and skidded to a stop.

Please, be careful around hospital zones.

Beth Knox, North Port

Sign pollution deal

City signs environmental deal Nov. 8

In the guise of environmental activism, the city of St. Petersburg gets company/commercial advertising, $180,000 a year - and sign pollution. Such a deal!

Richard J. Lewis, Madeira Beach

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