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What the Penny can buy
By Times Staff Writer
Published March 11, 2007
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Special Report: Penny for Pinellas
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The financial underpinning of Bayside Bridge was voter approval of the Penny for Pinellas tax in 1989.
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[Times photo: Skip O'Rourke]
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[Times photo: Douglass Clifford] Women inmates housed in 2C4, Central Division, gather for lunch in their pod at the Pinellas County Jail in November. If it passes, about $225-million of expected Penny revenue will be earmarked for jail expansion and court improvements.
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[Times file photo (2004)] A cyclist rides on an overpass that crosses the intersection of Tyrone and Bay Pines boulevards. The tax has been used to expand the trail. If approved, it will continue to fund improvements.
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[Times photo: Willie J. Allen Jr.]
The county wants to spend about $7-million in future Penny funds for camping upgrades, improvements to the fort structure, dune walkovers and various facility renovations and improvements at Fort De Soto.
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Who gets what? A look at how the 24 municipalities would split their estimated share of the Penny for Pinellas funding for 2010-2020. Amounts are determined based on population: Belleair $5,095,000 Belleair Beach $2,025,000 Belleair Bluffs $2,779,000 Belleair Shore $89,000 Clearwater $136,861,000 Dunedin $46,169,000 Gulfport $15,953,000 Indian Rocks Beach $6,560,000 Indian Shores $2,228,000 Kenneth City $5,631,000 Largo $90,331,000 Madeira Beach $5,587,000 N. Redington Beach $1,914,000 Oldsmar $17,041,000 Pinellas Park $59,014,000 Redington Beach $1,975,000 Redington Shores $2,904,000 Safety Harbor $22,081,000 St. Petersburg $313,865,000 St. Pete Beach $12,410,000 Seminole $22,080,000 South Pasadena $7,241,000 Tarpon Springs $28,743,000 Treasure Island $9,344,000 Total : $817,920,000
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