Help Save our Trails!!!
This information provided by Alan Snel, director of SWFBUD which is our local Cycling Advocacy organization made up of CBE plus 6 other bay-area bike shops working together for YOU!
Please read, forward to your friends, respond to your representatives as requested, and HELP SAVE OUR TRAILS!
FLATWOODS
If you haven't heard already, the Flatwoods, Trout Creak, Morris Bridge parks are currently facing huge budget cuts. They are already closing Mondays and Tuesdays, with limited hours the rest of the week. Most of the Rangers are in line to be downsized, and access in general is in jeopardy!
On July 16, SWFBUD is leading a bike ride to the county center in Tampa to participate in a budget hearing regarding Flatwoods county park.
SWFBUD is announcing a "Keep Flatwoods Park Open 7 Days a Week" Bike Ride from the Seminole Heights Garden Center at 5800 Central Avenue to the County Government Center for the first Budget Hearing on July 16. Email your contacts and tell others.
5PM: Meet in front of garden center on Central Avenue, a half-mile north of Hillsborough Avenue. Lots of space to park if necessary.
5:30PM: Reach county government building in downtown Tampa and sign up to speak.
6PM: Hearing begins.
Also, make your voice heard! :Call the budget hotline at 813-307-8337 at tell the county to keep Flatwoods open 7 Days a week.Send an email to hcbudget@hillsboroughcounty
Friendship Trail Bridge
Hillsborough and Pinellas counties are seeking input on alternatives for the future of the Friendship TrailBridge. The counties received a follow-up inspection report for the Friendship TrailBridge in May. The inspection and tests confirmed the initial reports that girders of the bridge were heavily corroded and broken. Several options and their cost were provided in the report that included repair, replacement and/or demolition of all or portions of the bridge. The full report, along with graphics of proposed options, is available on the Friendship TrailBridge Oversight Committee website.
Two public meetings will be held, one in Pinellas County and one in Hillsborough County. Following the Hillsborough County meeting, the Friendship TrailBridge Oversight Committee will make its recommendation to the two County Commissions.
The dates, times and locations of the meetings will be:
Tuesday, July 144 p.m.Weedon Island Preserve Cultural and Natural History Center 1800 Weedon Drive N.E., St. Petersburg.
Wednesday, July 15th 7 p.m. Presentation and decision on recommendation. Jan Platt Regional Library3910 S. Manhattan Ave.
All meeting facilities are ADA compliant.
For additional assistance, call Steve Valdez at (813) 307-8384 (TTY: (813) 301-7173).
Residents can submit a comment through July 14 at the Friendship TrailBridge Oversight Committee website or by mailing it to: Pinellas County Planning Department, Attn: Friendship TrailBridge, 600 Cleveland St., Suite 750, Clearwater, FL 33755.
Please read, forward to your friends, respond to your representatives as requested, and HELP SAVE OUR TRAILS!
FLATWOODS
If you haven't heard already, the Flatwoods, Trout Creak, Morris Bridge parks are currently facing huge budget cuts. They are already closing Mondays and Tuesdays, with limited hours the rest of the week. Most of the Rangers are in line to be downsized, and access in general is in jeopardy!
On July 16, SWFBUD is leading a bike ride to the county center in Tampa to participate in a budget hearing regarding Flatwoods county park.
SWFBUD is announcing a "Keep Flatwoods Park Open 7 Days a Week" Bike Ride from the Seminole Heights Garden Center at 5800 Central Avenue to the County Government Center for the first Budget Hearing on July 16. Email your contacts and tell others.
5PM: Meet in front of garden center on Central Avenue, a half-mile north of Hillsborough Avenue. Lots of space to park if necessary.
5:30PM: Reach county government building in downtown Tampa and sign up to speak.
6PM: Hearing begins.
Also, make your voice heard! :Call the budget hotline at 813-307-8337 at tell the county to keep Flatwoods open 7 Days a week.Send an email to hcbudget@hillsboroughcounty
Friendship Trail Bridge
Hillsborough and Pinellas counties are seeking input on alternatives for the future of the Friendship TrailBridge. The counties received a follow-up inspection report for the Friendship TrailBridge in May. The inspection and tests confirmed the initial reports that girders of the bridge were heavily corroded and broken. Several options and their cost were provided in the report that included repair, replacement and/or demolition of all or portions of the bridge. The full report, along with graphics of proposed options, is available on the Friendship TrailBridge Oversight Committee website.
Two public meetings will be held, one in Pinellas County and one in Hillsborough County. Following the Hillsborough County meeting, the Friendship TrailBridge Oversight Committee will make its recommendation to the two County Commissions.
The dates, times and locations of the meetings will be:
Tuesday, July 144 p.m.Weedon Island Preserve Cultural and Natural History Center 1800 Weedon Drive N.E., St. Petersburg.
Wednesday, July 15th 7 p.m. Presentation and decision on recommendation. Jan Platt Regional Library3910 S. Manhattan Ave.
All meeting facilities are ADA compliant.
For additional assistance, call Steve Valdez at (813) 307-8384 (TTY: (813) 301-7173).
Residents can submit a comment through July 14 at the Friendship TrailBridge Oversight Committee website or by mailing it to: Pinellas County Planning Department, Attn: Friendship TrailBridge, 600 Cleveland St., Suite 750, Clearwater, FL 33755.
posted by CBE Staff at 3:22 PM
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**Programming provided through park and recreation agencies combats the national obesity epidemic through the development of healthy lifestyles, strong minds, and fit bodies.
**Park and recreation activities help to deter crime and help our youth develop into contributing members of our communities.
**Park and recreation experiences help older members of our community continue their life experiences.
**Parks, greenways, and open spaces are critical components to protecting and preserving our natural environment
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