North of Tampa: June 18, 2000
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[Times photo: Michael Sandler]
Sign of the times: HELP WANTED
As the economy grows along with New Tampa, retailers find it harder to hire employees who stay for any length of time. |
June 18, 2000
A wealth of wells are parched
Groundwater levels are so low that pumps on a lot of older wells can't draw water. The drought is one of two culprits.
Park near Keystone Shores in works
KEYSTONE -- The developer of Keystone Shores, a 37-home project at the northeast corner of Gunn Highway and N Mobley Road, is requesting minor changes to a rezoning. In 1998, Dimitri Artzibushev won rezoning approval to build the homes and some office and commercial space on 21 acres.
Letters
Increased taxes bring traffic relief
Editor: I wish to respond to Dave Inglee's letter about "uncontrolled expansion" in your June 9 edition. First, allow me to clarify a few points:
Swim camp caters to competition
The program teaches children, ages 4 to 13, the four swim strokes and other basics to competitive swimming.
Pair of Lutz teams make it to the finals
But the Lutz Major Yankees and the Lutz Junior Reds both lose in last week's annual President's Tournament.
Guv'na candidates go all out for $100
Three shirtless performances and an unexpected kiss spice up the annual fund-raising contest.
Bargain hunters form a 5-day crew
Merchandise from the popular catalog J. Crew is marked down in a north Tampa warehouse sale that ends today.
County approves community plan
The plan for northwest Hillsborough would encourage developers to follow certain standards to keep a "small-town" feel.
Severe storm takes toll on landscape
Clearing away damaged trees and shrubs and planting new ones would cost Tampa Palms about $10,000.
Women's Club presents gifts to police
New Tampa officers get a gas grill, a picnic table and seven chairs as well as money to purchase an animal noose.
Rezoning plan riles Cross Creek group
Residents fear a boost in crime and traffic in their residential neighborhood if storage facilities, a day care center and offices are built.
Path clears for Lutz, Keystone plans
Commissioners defuse the hot issues regarding style of commercial development and reject new limits on rezonings.
Beloved seafood restaurant to close
Its owner says she can't accept a 50 percent rent increase. Her customers say they'll miss the sense of family they've enjoyed for years.
Linebaugh extension work will get rolling
The project will connect with Forest Lakes Boulevard, and building may get under way in September.
The week in review
COUNTY LIFTS FIREWORKS BAN: A pair of thunderstorms and the prospect of more to come prompted officials to lift Hillsborough County's ban on the sale and use of fireworks Friday, as other counties upheld their bans and, in some cases, faced lawsuits.
