The purpose of Florida’s Community Redevelopment Act of 1969 is to remove slum and blight from municipalities. In accordance with this act, the City Commission of Plant City established a Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) in 1981. The 1969 act allows communities to increase property taxes to finance improvements in a specified area. Plant City put […]
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CANDIDATE FORUM HELD IN PLANT CITY
The Plant City Chamber of Commerce held its second Candidate Forum on August 6, from 5:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the TECO Expo Hall on the Florida Strawberry Festival grounds. The candidates in attendance were: Jennifer Barbosa for United States Congress, District 15 Karen Bendorf for Hillsborough County School Board, District 7 Chris Boles […]
Continue ReadingCHRISTIAN SCHOOL OPENS IN PREVIOUS FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH BUILDING
John Stover spent the first part of his professional career as a nursing home administrator. “As a Christian guy, I have a passion for helping those who can’t protect themselves. As an administrator, I was in the home every day, and I could walk around and talk to residents sitting in the hallways and in […]
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PET ADOPTION AND TREAT TASTING EVENT On Monday, August 5, the Plant City Tractor Supply store at 1803 Jim Redman Parkway will host a Pet Adoption Event from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. The rural lifestyle retailer, a one-stop shop for all things pet, including a wide variety of food, treats, toys, crates, carriers, training […]
Continue ReadingTHIS DEPARTMENT PURCHASES $40 MILLION A YEAR FOR PLANT CITY
“The mission of my department is to ensure that the goods and the services that we buy—the taxpayer dollars that we spend—are spent as efficiently and effectively as possible,” said Director of Procurement Robert Rosenstein. The Department strives to partner with vendors and City departments to secure quality goods and services in a timely manner, […]
Continue ReadingPLANT CITY GOVERNMENT CONTINUALLY SEEKS TO IMPROVE
When Bill McDaniel interviewed for the City Manager position for the City of Plant City, he proposed a plan to the City Commission. The plan won the support of the Commissioners. Since McDaniel assumed the City Manager role in January 2018, the City of Plant City began to integrate his ideas. Today, these five pillars […]
Continue ReadingWHY PLANT CITY?
Deputy Chief Justin C. Duralia worked for the Drug Enforcement Administration for over 24 years. Most recently his role was Supervisory Special Agent in Tampa. “I have a special connection with Plant City—my wife’s family. She is a fifth generation Floridian from Plant City. I have a mother-in-law that lives here, a brother-in-law, nieces, […]
Continue ReadingTHE UNSUNG CAREGIVERS IN CEMETERY OPERATIONS
THEY TAKE THE HEAT FOR YOUR FAMILY.
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REUNITED ONCE AGAIN Turkey Creek High School class of 1954 held its 70th Class Reunion on July 23, 2024. The reunion was held at ABC Pizza on 114 N Alexander St. There were 19 people who attended and 12 of them were classmates. We hope they had the best time reuniting and catching up with […]
Continue ReadingCITY COMMISSION APPROVES PUBLIC HEARINGS FOR NEW MILLAGE RATE
HEARINGS FOR TENTATIVE AND FINAL MILLAGE SET FOR SEPTEMBER.
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