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Pinellas briefs: Gas mask forces apartment evacuation

By Times Staff Writer
Published March 11, 2008

CLEARWATER

Gas mask forces an evacuation

Three apartment buildings were evacuated Monday morning after police were called about a suspicious item. The object, which turned out to be a filter from an old-fashioned gas mask, was found in the parking lot of the Fountain Square apartments at 1799 N Highland Ave. Clearwater police spokeswoman Elizabeth Daly-Watts said the department received the call at 9:14 a.m. One or two members of the bomb squad were sent out and determined the object didn't pose a threat. By 11 a.m. the residents were allowed to return to their apartments.

TARPON SPRINGS

Work will close Carolina Avenue

Beginning Wednesday, Carolina Avenue will be closed to through traffic from Whitcomb to Meres boulevards. The road will be closed 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily until the work is completed, which city officials expect will be no later than Friday. City workers will rebuild the curb and pave the intersection of Whitcomb and Carolina.

COUNTYWIDE

SPC campuses open on FCAT day

St. Petersburg College will open its campuses Wednesday to high school students who have already passed the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test, or FCAT. Testing in reading, math and science will be held on that day in Pinellas County high schools, but students who don't need to make up or retake the FCAT can be excused to visit SPC's Clearwater, Seminole, St. Petersburg/Gibbs or Tarpon Springs campuses. The college will offer maps to guide potential students around the campus and will provide information on majors and career training, according to Mark Strickland, director of enrollment management. Visit SPC Day programs begin at 9 a.m. at:

St. Petersburg/Gibbs, administration building

Seminole, University Partnership Center

Clearwater, administration building

Tarpons Springs, administration building

DUNEDIN

Dunedin needs help on panels

Get involved in your community: The city is accepting applications from Dunedin residents for the Arts & Culture Committee and the Comprehensive Plan Evaluation & Monitoring Committee. The city is also still accepting applications for the Sign Code Board of Appeals and the Youth Advisory Committee. Please contact the City Clerk's Office at (727) 298-3035 or visit the city's Web site at dunedingov.com for more information and applications.

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