Local treasure Mariella Smith has launched a new website for the Firehouse Cultural Center in Ruskin. Their ribbon cutting is on Wednesday, September 25, 2013, 10:00 a.m. It looks like a cool place, they offer quality programming with a focus on a full spectrum of the arts, and on education for all ages. Check it out here
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Showing posts with label Mariella. Show all posts
Friday, September 6, 2013
Firehouse Cultural Center In Ruskin
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
The Price Of Sprawl
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residential over-development. You can see just how much housing your local city
or county politicians have approved, together with the costs to taxpayers,
resulting property value declines,vacancy rates and water supply status --all from one place.
here
Monday, August 1, 2011
Help Get Pamela Jo Hatley On Our Planning Commission
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Our Planning Commission reviews development proposals and makes recommendations to our county & city governments about what kind of development to allow where. They help plan how our transportation systems will fit into our communities and whether our natural resources will be protected, or not, as we grow. Several seats are about to open up on this important board.
Hillsborough County Commissioners have been known to fill these seats with their cronies within the development industry — especially if they think no one is watching. (The Planning Commission is currently overweighted with developers.) We need to urge them to appoint Planning Commissioners who will represent the best interests of our whole community — not just developers' interests — as we plan for future growth.
Please urge our County Commissioners to appoint Pamela Jo Hatley to the Planning Commission.
Hillsborough County Commissioners have been known to fill these seats with their cronies within the development industry — especially if they think no one is watching. (The Planning Commission is currently overweighted with developers.) We need to urge them to appoint Planning Commissioners who will represent the best interests of our whole community — not just developers' interests — as we plan for future growth.
Please urge our County Commissioners to appoint Pamela Jo Hatley to the Planning Commission.
Saturday, July 16, 2011
Looks Like We're Winning This Fight
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E.G. Simmons Park, we've won an early victory! Thanks, again,
to all who care enough about our community and our environment to help!
here
Monday, July 11, 2011
On A Wet Clump Of Mangroves & Sandbars In Tampa Bay
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to 1 house per 1 acre on 170 acres.
Of the site’s 170 acres, only 29 are uplands while 141 acres are wetlands — mostly underwater!
You have to see the aerial photos to appreciate the insanity of adding residential housing density to these submerged lands and mangroves growing knee-deep in Tampa Bay.
See more photos, maps and details here.
Attend the hearings:
July 25, 6:00 p.m: PRELIMINARY Zoning Hearing
Sept. 13, 9:00 a.m: FINAL County Commission Hearing
County Center, 2nd floor, 601 E. Kennedy, TAMPA
July 25, 6:00 p.m: PRELIMINARY Zoning Hearing
Sept. 13, 9:00 a.m: FINAL County Commission Hearing
County Center, 2nd floor, 601 E. Kennedy, TAMPA
Sunday, June 26, 2011
Hands Across the Sand
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and YES to clean and safe energy.
more
"Don't it always seem to go that you don't know what you've got til it's gone." -- I sure am missing Gov. Charlie right about now. Local heroine Mariella Smith.
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Uterus Has Joined Facebook
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Mariella Smith
Friday, October 15, 2010
Beckner, Ferlita, White And Sharpe
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Hagan & Higginbotham opposed the motion, voting for the special interests, while Kevin Beckner & Rose Ferlita led the board in voting for the citizens' interests, joined by Kevin White & Mark Sharpe......more
(The) hearing provided a good look at the stark differences between Ken Hagan & Linda Saul-Sena, who is running against him for a countywide commission seat, as Saul-Sena spoke up from her background as a planner on behalf of the citizens, while Hagan fought for the developers who are contributing so heavily to his campaign.
Rose Ferlita, District 1
ferlitar@hillsboroughcounty.org
Phone: ( 813 ) 272-5470
Kevin White, District 3
whitek@hillsboroughcounty.org
Phone: ( 813 ) 272-5720
Kevin Beckner, District 6
becknerk@hillsboroughcounty.org
Phone: 272-5730
Mark Sharpe, District 7
sharpem@hillsboroughcounty.org
Phone: 272-5735
These Two Guys, Ken Hagan And Al Higginbotham, Remember Them In The Voting Booth.
Labels:
Hagan The Weiner,
Kevin Beckner,
Linda Saul-Sena,
Mariella
Friday, September 17, 2010
Mariella Smith And UCAN
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Won the award for "Outstanding Public Interest Group" from the American Planning Association's Florida Chapter. I'm proud to have been honored with my fellow UCAN board members at the APA's annual conference luncheon today. Terry Flott, Vivian Bacca, George Niemann, Marcella O'steen, Bev Griffiths, Vivienne Handy, Laura Swain, Charlotte Butler-Nelson on Thursday.
here
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Meet & Greet
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Sunday, September 12, 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
At The Home Of Claudia & Pete Davidsen, 103 2nd St. NW, Ruskin
Please RSVP to Claudia Davidsen: 813-641-3237 or e-mail Nell1@aol.com
Labels:
Florida Candidates,
Linda Saul-Sena,
Mariella
Saturday, September 4, 2010
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Save The South Coast Greenway Trail!
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Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Manage Cone Ranch
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"You don't even know the value and the issues with the land unless you are monitoring its health and the animal and plant species on it,"....Lorraine Margeson
"If ELAPP owns it, we can have public access, which is not allowed now,"....Mariella Smith
Friday, December 11, 2009
Local Hero Mariela Smith
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Connecting Ruskin And Sun City Center With Greenways.
Alan Snel Is Happy
Friday, August 7, 2009
Protect Cockroach Bay
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Friday, April 24, 2009
Mariella Smith: Water Alert
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Monday, March 30, 2009
Battle To Save Egmont Key
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Save Egmont Key.”............here
They will only act in our interest if we demand this of them..........Mariella
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