Hillsborough briefs

By Times staff writer

© St. Petersburg Times, published January 31, 2001

United Way awards $500,000 in grants

The United Way of Hillsborough County awarded grants Tuesday totaling nearly $500,000 to 18 local non-profit agencies for help in upgrading their technology.

The money is for the purchase and upgrade of hardware and software, and computer labs.

One of the recipients, Crisis Center, plans to use its $52,900 grant to improve technology for two programs: the Hotline of Hillsborough, which is in need of an improved telephone answering system, and the Family Support Program, which needs upgraded computer hardware.

Landowners get $9.5-million verdict

A jury awarded a $9.5-million verdict Tuesday to property owners who claimed HARTline had not offered a fair price for land the city wants to use as a trolley terminal, a lawyer representing the property owners said.

"I'm very pleased with it, and I think the clients are very pleased," attorney Cary Gaylord said of the verdict in Hillsborough County Circuit Court.

The land comprises four parcels and about 50,000 square feet and is across from the Tampa Convention Center and the Marriott Hotel.

Gaylord said HARTline, which runs the county's public transportation system, had offered $5.5-million when it took possession of the property last June.

Attorneys for HARTline could not be reached Tuesday evening.

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