Letters From GOP Hillsborough County Commissioners

Letter I sent our county commissioners 

on the issue of transit.

"I have been a HART rider for over 10 years. More roads does not help me at all. STOP spending our money on roads. We want more buses and rail. We have one of the worst transit systems in the country. With the exception of Ms. Kemp are you all in developers pockets?"

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Thank you for contacting the office of Commissioner Crist about funding for public transit.  I will be sure to share your thoughts and concerns on the issue with the Commissioner. 

Sincerely,

Chris Heintz

Legislative Aide

Commissioner Crist, District 2

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Thank you so much for contacting our office regarding Transit. Your input regarding this issue is important  to the Commissioner. We appreciate you taking the time to share your thoughts and opinions with us. Have a great day and please don’t hesitate to call our office if we can be of further assistance.  

Sincerely,

Ms. Eli Rodriguez

Aide to County Commissioner Al Higginbotham

Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners

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Thank you for your email. Commissioner Hagan is just as frustrated as you are about the need for funding adequate transit in Tampa/Hillsborough county. That is why he was the only Republican on the Board to support placing the sales tax referendum on the ballot last year. Unfortunately, a majority of board members opposed that plan.

The hard truth is that we have billions of dollars in unmet infrastructure needs in Hillsborough county and the only way to begin to address that is to have a dedicated funding source of tax dollars—this has been very hard to come by. But Commissioner Hagan is committed to continue fighting to address our transportation needs in a meaningful and rational way. In the meantime, the Board will soon finalize a transportation plan that will dedicate $700 million over 10 years to improve existing roads and provide congestion relief where possible in Hillsborough county. Feel free to share with us any questions you may have concerning this plan. And please let us know if we can ever be of service to you. Have a great day.

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Cordially,

Eric Denney

Legislative Aide to

Commissioner Ken Hagan – District 5

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Sandy Murman did not write me back.

Hillsborough County GOP Loves Developers

Despite calls from residents
to implore commissioners to put more money into the county’s bus system and to find other ways to move people without building more roads. here

Florida GOP 
Sandy Murman
Victor Crist
Al Higginbotham
Stacy White
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and Ken Hagan
approved a road-centric $812 million, 
10-year transportation plan.
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They could care less about what you want. Next time they are up for reelection
we hope you remember this.

Also remember this guy

Les Miller

He is a Dem and he also voted for this.

Thank you Pat Kemp

“We cannot build our way out of congestion. It’s time we make some wise investments." 
Pat Kemp

A Critical Day For Hillsborough County

This Wednesday morning, March 1st is a critical day for Hillsborough County. If you cannot be there, PLEASE EMAIL your County Commissioners all at once ASAP with the link below to demand the County Commission FUND TRANSIT NOW!

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Email is the BEST way for written record of all comments but if possible please call, too!

Sandra L. Murman 813-272-5470 

Victor D. Crist 813-272-5452 

Lesley "Les" Miller Jr. 813-272-5720 

Stacy White 813-272-5740 

Ken Hagan 813-272-5725 

Pat Kemp 813-272-5730 

Al Higginbotham 813-272-5735

Corporate America Hillsborough County, Florida Is The Place To Be

Attention job creators

Not only do we offer:

Great Weather, Beautiful beaches with great views (No oil derricks), Great Universities, The Florida Aquarium, Great Food, Great Beer, Gambling, Cross Bay Ferries, Ybor City, SOHO, The best strip clubs in the world.
But Our County Commissioners will give you $350.000 for every 30 job you create.

To get in on the action.

Contact one of our sales representatives
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Victor Crist: 813-272-5452

Ken Hagan:  813-272-5725

Al Higginbotham: 813-272-5735

Sandy Murman: 813-272-5470

Stacy White: 813-272-7049

Les Niller:  813-272-5720

Pat Kemp:  813-272-5730

Pro TBX Sandy Murman

How to spend a $7.9 million surplus. 

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Murman, wants the surplus to go immediately toward fixing roads. She threatened to keep commissioners there all day with motions to allocate the money for transportation and questioned their commitment to solving the problem. 

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"You guys, is transportation important? 

I mean, really." Murman

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 "If transportation was such a high priority for Commissioner Murman, with all due respect, she should have supported the referendum (to raise the sales tax)." Ken Hagan

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here

The Stogie Recommends

Election Day:

President

Jill Stein

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US Senator

Steve Machat

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Congress District 14

Kathy Castor

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State Senator District 18

Bob Busing

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 Florida House of Representatives
David Singer
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State Attorney
Andrew Warren
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Property Appaiser
Bob Henriquez
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 County Commissioner District 1

Jeff Zampitella

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County Commissioner Countywide

Pat Kemp

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School Board
Cathy James
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Soil and Water Conservation

Chris Cano
Nick Bissett

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Retain Supreme Court Justice

Charles Canady: NO

Jorge Labarge: NO

Ricky Poston: NO

These guys approved amendment 1

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NO on 1

Yes on 2

Cojones-Less Hillsborough County Commissioners

Exception Kevin Beckner

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The Hillsborough BOCC has voted 6-1 in favor of the $600m plan to raid the existing budget to further subsidize sprawl. Outgoing commissioner Kevin Beckner was the lone no vote. Virtually 100% of the spending will occur in areas where developers are building houses, but are not providing adequate infrastructure. Instead, the county is increasingly taking money from taxpayers in established neighborhoods (Tampa), and using it to subsidize new growth. here

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After a show of force by citizens at Wednesdays meeting they still voted against us. Hillsborough Dems wake up, you have the power, 
do the the math. 

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Registered voters in Hillsborough County

GOP 265,073 - Dems 330,614

On November 8th you can keep 
Mr. Beckner's seat and get rid of the 
god-awful Sandy Murman. 

GOP Tim Schock Running Scared

Tim Schock has had plenty of chances to debate Pat Kemp. He failed to show at last Friday’s Tiger Bay debate in Ybor City. . He has repeatedly declined offers by the League of Women Voters to schedule a debate. Sandra Sroka, president of the Hillsborough County League of Women Voters, said that the League had made tentative plans to host a forum between Kemp and Schock, but that Schock said he had a conflict on the initial date they proposed. She said they would see if they could change the date, but she  says that after not hearing back from Schock, they had to make a decision. Vic DiMaio with the Tampa Tiger Bay Club says that Schock also had a conflict on the date that they had scheduled, and that they couldn’t reschedule. here

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Schock is nothing but a developers pawn. With the $600 Million our current commissioners just gave away to developers he is the last person we need on our commission. With Trump bringing the GOP down and the Clinton landslide coming he knows that Kemp is about to kick his ass. Kemp is a local icon and has the voters trust. He, has nothing to say to voters!

Tampa Strikes Back

Hillsborough County Commissioners 

$600 million give away to Developers.

Future Commissioner Pat Kemp

Future Commissioner Jeffrey Zampitella

Kent Bailey Sierra Club

Transit Champ Jim Shirk

 Dayna Sparkle-Pony in her hold me BACK stance

Local Treasure Susan Long

The Awesome Kate M Connolly

Pat Kemp

Local Treasures

Sandy Murman's "Oh shit they are on to me look"

Emergency Mobilization: Stop TBX

10.19 - 9am (Tomorrow)

601 E John F Kennedy Blvd, Tampa

info

Lame-Duck Hillsborough County Commissioners Pull A Fast One

Under attack by FDOT and our County Commissioners

$600 million in tax revenues over the next ten years for a transportation plan that has NO TRANSIT. here

Sandy Murman takes a victory lap here

The Yahoos On The Hillsborough County Commission

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Marijuana laws are changing all over the country, yet, here in Hillsborough County our elected leaders are banning 

dispensaries. County commissioners heard from 

a handful of residents

demanding commissioners ban new dispensaries from opening. here. 

So they did here. Is this a case of 
"Follow the money" 

or is "The Citrus Taliban" in complete control of

 our county commissioners? 

Toll Road Warrior Tim Schock

Why this guy? Why now?

Ever wonder when we are in a fight with the Florida DOT over our children's future along comes a man who use to work for the toll road industry. What were his motives to run? Is he a lobbyist for developers, for the TBX people? Is this who we want on our County Commission? This Novenber vote wisely. He is running against transit champion Pat Kemp.

Hillsborough County Commissioners To Approve $85,000 In Corporate Welfare

Hillsborough County Commissioners are set to approve up to $85,000 in film incentives to Discovery Communications LLC. The appropriation serves as an attractor for the Discovery Channel’s "Kevin Loves Science" program. here

The Citrus Taliban Infestation Of The Hillsborough County Commission

“We know there was a concentrated and deliberate effort by an organized group out there to target some of the other commissioners.”

Kevin Beckner

The commissioners received emails and phone calls from about two dozen people , mostly calling on behalf of their church, to oppose an LGBT Pride and History Month.

A few dozen emails and voicemails are not an indication of how the more than 1.2 million residents throughout Hillsborough County feel; the other commissioners allowed this small group to keep them silent.

Hillsborough County Animal Abuser Registry

Please plan to attend the Board of County Commissioners meeting on Thursday, September 8, at 9 a.m. at the County Center (601 E. Kennedy Blvd. in Tampa) to comment publicly in support of this ordinance. The meeting will be held in the second-floor boardroom. here

And please click here to e-mail your county commissioner and reiterate your support for an animal-abuser registry, then forward this alert far and wide.

Hillsborough County GOP Corruption

County commissioners are expected to vote Wednesday on $25,000 worth of subsidies to incentivize a Hillsborough County film company to shoot a film in Hillsborough County. The proposed incentive, designed to "secure the local filming of the motion picture," will cover 10% of the budget for No Postage Necessary, a film produced by Plant City-based Two Roads Picture Co. here

According to county records, the majority owner of Two Roads, Jennifer Closshey, has been a regular campaign contributor to commissioners over the last decade, donating $2,500 to Al Higginbotham, $250 to Ken Hagan, and $250 to Stacey White.
Mr Hagan and Mr. White, you guys come cheap!

The Citrus Taliban Rules In Hillsborough County

A proposal by Hillsborough County Commissioner Kevin Beckner to designate June as Gay Pride and  History Month failed following a lot of debate from community members, but without any discussion  from the board. here

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"Right-wing churches are not the only voices in (the) Hillsborough County." Nancy Desmond

The Citrus Taliban In Tampa

A Christian local government employee in Tampa has claimed that flying a Pride flag in wake of the Orlando shootings has created a “hostile work environment”. here

It is unclear why a worker would anonymously complain to a Republican anti-LGBT Commissioner but not to their direct superiors or anyone who could actually respond to their concerns beyond using them to make a political point.

BOCC Votes To Raise LGBT Flag At County Center

Hillsborough County Commissioners

Our awesome Kevin Beckner

Hillsborough County Center - Tampa

Congratulations to our hero Kevin Beckner

btw, Ken Hagan voted NO!