Growing conern about Tampa Bay water
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“There are growing concerns over the health of Tampa Bay waters after Hurricanes Helene and Milton hit,” according to a new report by Fox 13.
As reported, 68 million gallons of sewage was spilled into St. Pete. waterways.
“People aren’t moving here to sit in traffic on 4th street. They are coming because of our water…..Our investments needed to start lining up with that.” – Along with $6 billion needed investments in sewer, and stormwater improvements so important to what matters to make lives betters.
But to do that we need the money. And that means we can’t afford a new baseball stadium.
See the full news report at:
Water quality becomes concern for advocates charting new path forward after hurricanes.
Ron Diner is founder and publisher of Home Runs Matter, a civic platform focused on ideas, leadership, redevelopment, and the decisions shaping the future of St. Petersburg. Ron Diner is a St. Petersburg resident who recently led a citizen coalition advocating improvements to the proposed redevelopment of the Historic Gas Plant District between the City of St. Petersburg, the Tampa Bay Rays, and developer Hines. Previously, Ron served as Founder and President of Raymond James Affordable Housing, the leading provider of equity for the development of affordable housing nationwide. He is also co-founder of Lunch Pals, the Pinellas County Schools lunchtime mentoring program. Under his leadership, the program grew to nearly 2,000 students with weekly mentors, becoming the largest school-based mentoring program in the country. For more than a decade, Ron served as a mentor and mentor manager with the Lunch Pals program, mentoring students at Mount Vernon Elementary, Lakewood Elementary, and Bay Point Middle School. Home Runs Matter was previously published as No Home Run. Ron is a proud father and grandfather and an avid cyclist.
