Survey will help city figure out 'mission theme'

City officials will use the information to come up with a plan for the area's future.

By ANDREW MEACHAM

© St. Petersburg Times,
published July 8, 2001

ST. PETERSBURG -- In city-sponsored workshops culminating in early June, residents swapped ideas about the city's future.

Now, organizers are distilling that input into several manageable themes. A survey circulated at a follow-up meeting to eight weeks of "20/20 Vision" workshops is due back Tuesday.

Bob Jeffrey, an urban design manager for the city, will evaluate the results. "It's a way of saying, 'Did we hear you correctly?' " he said. " 'Did we manage the information properly?' It's sort of a check and balance."

For those who missed the June 27 follow-up, there will be another meeting July 19 at the Sunshine Center, 330 Fifth St. N, at 7 p.m.

Jeffrey's department at Development Services will use the information to compile a "mission theme for the city." That report will not emerge before September.

Monday is clean-up day throughout July for the more than 3,200 homes in Greater Pinellas Point. Residents can dispose of odd-sized trash such as furniture, bedding or tree limbs up to 4 feet in normal garbage pickup spots. Do not leave paint or solvents. Greater Pinellas Point runs from 54th Avenue S to Tampa Bay and from 34th Street S to the bay.

Sanitation workers will make pick-ups for the following areas:

July 9: Between Dr. M.L. King (Ninth) Street S and Fourth Street, extending into and including Bahama Shores.

July 16: Between M.L. King Street S and 16th Street S.

July 23: Between 16th Street S and 22nd Street S.

July 30: Between 22nd Street S and 34th Street S.

Meetings

BARTLETT PARK: 6 p.m. Thursday. Frank H. Pierce Recreation Center, 2000 Seventh St. S. Representative from the Pinellas County Business Development Center, on small business loans.

CAMPBELL PARK: 7 p.m. Wednesday. Campbell Park Neighborhood Association office, 1525 16th St. S.

CHILDS PARK: 7 p.m. Monday. Childs Park Recreation Center, 4301 13th Ave. S.

CRESCENT LAKE: 6:30 p.m. Saturday. Crescent Lake Park, between tennis courts and Huggins-Stengel Field (site of proposed dog park).

DISSTON HEIGHTS: 7 p.m. Tuesday. Gladden Park Recreation Center, 3901 30th Ave. N. St. Petersburg Police.

EAGLE CREST: 7 p.m. Monday. St. Petersburg Catholic High School cafeteria, 6333 Ninth Ave. N. Planning monument installation weekend.

MEADOWLAWN: 7:30 p.m. Thursday. Bethel Lutheran Church, 1801 62nd Ave. S. Annual ice cream social.

MEL-TAN HEIGHTS: 6 p.m. Tuesday. Bristle Temple Church, 2901 18th Ave. S. Neighborhood plan.

NORTH KENWOOD: 7:30 p.m. Monday. Edward White Hospital auditorium, 2323 Ninth Ave. N. Linda Paukstys, program supervisor specialist, Boyd Hill Nature Park.

PALMETTO PARK: 7 p.m. Wednesday. Mount Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Church, 2700 Fifth Ave. S. Garden project.

WOODLAWN OAKS: 7 p.m. Tuesday. D&J's Cafe, 2050 15th St. N. Rep. Frank Farkas (R-St. Petersburg).

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