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City Council elects Bryan as chairman
By TIMES WIRES
Published December 20, 2006
ST. PETERSBURG The City Council selected John Bryan as chairman and Jamie Bennett as vice chairman Tuesday. The two men will be sworn into office for a one-year term on Jan. 2. Bryan, who serves in District 2, replaces outgoing chairman Bill Foster. Bryan received five votes for chairman. Bennett received three votes. CLEARWATER City hosts free blues festival in February The city will sing the blues with a free event called the Knology Clearwater Sea-Blues Festival, planned for Feb. 24-25 at Coachman Park, 301 Drew St. Unlike at the Clearwater Jazz Holiday, each patron will be allowed to bring in one unopened bottle of water. Elsewhere HERNANDO EXCEEDS WATER LIMITS: Hernando County residents pump nearly 2-million gallons of water a day that they are not entitled to, county and regional officials said Tuesday. COUEY TRIAL: Attorneys for John Couey, charged with killing Jessica Lunsford, 9, gathered Tuesday to schedule the final hearings before the Feb. 12 trial. Jury selection is scheduled to begin Feb. 12 in Miami. SCIENTOLOGY: Clearwater's Development Review Board approved a request Tuesday from the Church of Scientology to transfer the development rights for 82 residential units at its power plant on Court Street to the Oak Cove building. Oak Cove is a 13-story waterfront high-rise on the west side of Osceola Avenue that the church intends to develop as a 252-room hotel. The church plans to use the building during the renovation of the Fort Harrison Hotel. After beer took a one-year hiatus, Gasparilla has a sudsy sponsor once again. Budweiser and local distributor Pepin Distributing Co. have signed a three-year deal to provide libations for the annual parade through downtown Tampa, said Darrell Stefany, president of EventMakers, which organizes the event. The taps ran dry last year after Miller Brewing Co. pulled out of the event and left organizers scrambling. Instead, Captain Morgan Spiced Rum stepped in as an alcohol sponsor and offered $3 mixed drinks along the parade route. But it just wasn't the same without the brew. The Jan. 27 Gasparilla parade will feature special 16-ounce aluminum bottles of Budweiser and Bud Light, he said. The suggested price is $3. Budweiser also is planning an extensive recycling campaign, including multiple bins and a cleanup crew, during the event.
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