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By TIMES STAFF
Published December 19, 2006
ST. PETERSBURG CHIEF TO EXPLAIN SWITCH AWAY FROM COMMUNITY POLICE Police Chief Chuck Harmon will explain his decision to transfer all of the city's community police officers to other jobs when he speaks to the influential Council of Neighborhood Associations on Wednesday night. Harmon said last week that he was making the change because he wanted all officers to do community police work, rather than a small group of specially designated officers. He will speak before CONA at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Sunshine Center, 330 Fifth St. N. The meeting is open to the public. The department has announced that it is setting up three new community service lines for residents to call with concerns about nonimmediate crime and quality-of-life issues, such as complaints about barking dogs or trespassing. Those who live in the southern part of the city, District 1, should call 551-3181. Those who live in the northern and eastern portions of the city, District 2, should call 551-3182. And those who live in the western part of the city, District 3, should call 551-3183. BROOKSVILLE Court hastens action in election dispute An appeals court Monday removed a barrier in the legal fight over Hernando County's District 2 commission seat. Circuit Judge John Booth could decide as early as Wednesday whether Nancy Robinson or Rose Rocco should take the seat. Rocco won the Nov. 7 election, but Robinson claims that Rocco didn't live in the Spring Hill district on Election Day. CLEARWATER Without opposition, 2 elected to council The election for three open City Council seats isn't until March, but two have already been decided. Current Vice Mayor Carlen Petersen and longtime local political handler George Cretekos eased into office when no one filed to oppose them by Friday's qualifying deadline. But there will be a race to fill the seat held by Bill Jonson, who cannot run because of term-limit restrictions. Norma Carlough, who has served on a number of Clearwater advisory boards, and Paul Gibson, an outspoken critic of the council and the city's recently approved budget, will square off March 13.
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