Tampa Bay: October 3, 2001
North Pinellas County news
Panel: Costliest vote machines are best
Even if the County Commission picks a cheaper touch-screen system, it will likely have to finance part of the cost.
Land buy is step in plan to fix creek problems
Safety Harbor will purchase property from the Florida Sheriff's Youth Ranch for a reservoir to help control Bishop Creek's flow.
School district slates magnet fair
Pinellas County schools will hold an annual magnet fair from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday in Crossroads Mall at Roosevelt Boulevard and U.S. 19. Representatives for fundamental schools, magnet programs and career academies will be there to answer questions. Applications for all programs will be available. Communication and marketing representatives will answer questions on the school choice plan. For more information, call Chris Lowry, supervisor of magnet and fundamental school programs, at 588-6432.
Local finalist keeps lid on Swiftmud budget
NOTE: This is the second of four profiles of the finalists for the Pinellas County administrator job. Other profiles will appear this week. County commissioners are scheduled to make a choice Oct. 12.
Deal with architect for library delayed
One city commissioner raises questions about an architect's ability to cooperate with Sarasota residents while while working on a library project there.
Pinellas digest
1 dead, 1 injured in accident
Car hits three children waiting for bus
Two of the students receive minor injuries. The third is treated for a broken leg.
Voyeur business leaves Tarpon
Ucanwatch.com moves from its waterfront home. It still faces more than $100,000 in fines, however.
Volunteer is proud to be a Scientologist
I am 18 years old, I live in Clearwater and I have been a Scientologist all my life. On the morning of Sept. 11 I watched the second plane hit the World Trade Center on TV. I got on the first bus I could to go to New York and volunteer. I immediately went to work at ground zero, where I worked for three days and two nights straight.
