Tampa Bay: November 6, 2001 North Pinellas County news
Cost halts plan to extend trail
Officials projected a cost of $15-million to create a loop through the county. The figure commissioners heard Monday: $28.8-million.
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[Times photo: Douglas R. Clifford]
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| Steven Koeppel, 14, of Clearwater rides his bicycle home from school Monday on a sidewalk along Belleair Road under a series of power lines where an extension of the Pinellas Trail would have turned across U.S. 19 into central and south Pinellas County. The trail extension will not be built as originally envisioned after county commissioners learned Monday that it would cost $13.8-million more to build than projected. |
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Rookie police officer saves diner's life
As an 81-year-old man chokes after a big bite at Longhorn Steakhouse, an officer on his meal break snaps into action.
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[Times photo: Scott Keeler]
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| Largo police Officer Richard Gibson used the Heimlich maneuver Saturday to help Paul Rouleau, who was choking on filet mignon. |
Incumbent loses key business supporters
Some in the business community lose faith in City Commissioner Ed Hart and switch allegiance to his opponent.
Worker burned in fire at store
EAST LAKE -- Pinellas County sheriff's detectives Monday were investigating a suspicious Sunday night fire that damaged an ice cream store and burned a 29-year-old store employee, a sheriff's spokesman said.
Bishop Creek restoration set to begin
For decades the creek has flooded yards and caused erosion. A $1.2-million project to fix it is ready to roll.
Apartments would worsen traffic, school crowding
Re: proposed Westminster low-income apartment complex in Oldsmar and Nov. 4 letter, Council doesn't welcome newcomers.
Man gets life in assault of woman, 79
LARGO -- The elderly woman sat stone-faced in the courtroom, her eyes hidden behind darkly tinted glasses as she looked at the man convicted of raping her twice on the same morning.
Seminole to push annexation efforts
As the county looks to tighten local annexation policies, the city wants to expand its borders and grow to 50,000 residents.
Houle, Dempsey capture Modified, Outlaw crowns
In one case, it was a matter of equipment.
