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By MAUREEN BYRNE
© St. Petersburg Times, published June 12, 2001
SEMINOLE -- Voters in two neighborhoods will head to the polls today to choose whether they want their properties to be annexed into Seminole.
The two unincorporated areas are Orangewood, a subdivision of 149 homes north of 102nd Avenue N and west of the Pinellas Trail, and Seminole Forest, a neighborhood of 34 homes and a 10-acre county park south of 110th Avenue N and east of 113th Street.
Both areas petitioned the city to set up the vote. Only people who live within the boundaries of each area can vote, and ballots in each neighborhood will be counted separately.
If approved, the annexations would bring 53 acres and 352 registered voters into the city. The estimated population for both areas is 474 people. The annexations would take effect June 22.
If the referendums fail, state law prohibits another annexation vote for at least two years.
The polling place is Seminole Community Library, 9199 113th St. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.