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Speed limit on Main street to remain 25 mph

By Times Staff Writer
Published December 5, 2007

SAFETY HARBOR

Is a 25 mph speed limit on Main Street west of downtown too low, as some residents have complained? No, Safety Harbor city commissioners decided Monday night - it's just right. The commission voted 3-2 Monday not to raise the 25 mph speed limit, which has been in place since 2000. Recently, some residents began calling that stretch of road a speed trap and asked city leaders to raise the speed limit. The city's engineering department performed some tests and determined that almost everyone ignores the posted speed limit on Main Street, which is used by 10,000 cars and trucks per day. But on Monday, commissioners noted that children play in the area and worried that letting people drive 30 or 35 mph would only encourage more speeding.

TARPON SPRINGS

Auction brings in $6.7-million

Classic car collector Al Wiseman parted with several million dollars' worth of historic automotive treasures from his private collection over the weekend. During a two-day auction, more than 80 automobiles, 50 vintage motorcycles and scooters, and a collection of memorabilia were sold for a total of $6.7-million, according to auction organizers. Among other things, a 1931 Rolls-Royce Phantom II sold for $412,500, an elaborate 1965 Chevrolet Corvette cut-away "autorama" display car brought in $704,000, a 1937 Indian Four Model 437 motorcycle sold for $110,000, and one of the world's first hybrids, a 1930 Rauch & Lang gasoline-electric sedan, fetched $112,750.

CLEARWATER

Chamber is taking award nominations

The Clearwater Regional Chamber of Commerce is taking nominations for its 2007 Mr./Mrs. Clearwater award. The award has been presented annually since 1958 to an individual or couple in the greater Clearwater area for making outstanding contributions to the community. The deadline for nominations is Dec. 15. The award will be made at the chamber's annual meeting on Jan. 31, 2008, at the Innisbrook Resort. To learn more or to get a nomination form, call Kevin Gartland at (727) 461-0011, ext. 227.

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