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Deadline To Participate In King Holiday Parade Is December 1st
BY GWEN HAYES Sentinel Editor
The 2017 Martin Luther King, Jr. Parade will be held on the Martin Luther King, Jr. Na- tional Holiday, Monday, Janu- ary 16, 2017. The deadline for those wishing to participate in the parade is Thursday, Decem- ber 1, 2016.
The 2017 parade is the 28th event that started in 1988 as a march/walk from St. Paul AME Church (downtown) to the Hillsborough County Court- house.
After enjoying several years in the West Tampa community, and the celebration ending in the Pepin-Rood Stadium at the University of Tampa, the parade is now held in East Tampa. The parade starts at N. 15th Street, follows a route down Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., down 22nd St., and ends on Osborne Ave. (at 22nd St.)
“Participating in the event is not only great fun, but it also provides you with an excellent way to promote your organiza-
ROBERT SCOTT, JR. ...Parade Co-Chair
tion or business at minimal cost. Entries are limited, so please note the application deadline date and submit your application with required at- tachments, as early as possible,” Parade Committee Co-Chair- person Robert Scott, Jr. said.
Parade applications, accom- panying documents (vehicle in- surance and/ or tax exempt certification) and entry fees can now be submitted online, Scott said. “Alternatively, applica- tions can be downloaded from our website and mailed in. Visit the Parade Foundation website at www.mlkjrparade.com for application submission.
Scott said, “Please review
HOWARD HARRIS ...Parade Co-Chair
all forms carefully and complete all requested information. Please note that applications submitted after the deadline will incur a $50 late fee. All mo- torized and/or trailer vehicles must be insured to participate in the parade.”
The mailing address is Dr. Martin Luther King Parade Foundation, P. O. Box 1276, Tampa, Florida 33601-1276. Applications will be processed and given position numbers as they are received.
For additional information or to volunteer in any capacity, contact Scott at (813) 690- 6840 or Co-Chair, Howard Harris, (813) 404-3039.
Council Members Ask For Inquiry Into Toxic Drywall
Problem At Belmont Heights Estates
After reading about the sit- uation involving the toxic dry- wall inside homes at Belmont Heights Estates, Councilman Frank Reddick suggested the City find a way of helping the people living in the toxic drywall homes, and also to meet with Tampa Housing Au- thority and other officials.
Council Chair, Mike Suarez, announced that a workshop would be held De- cember 10th where they will be meeting with THA officials and possibly representatives from the Clearwater company that supplied the tainted drywall.
“This is an issue that needs to be resolved in the best inter- est of the people who bought the homes without any knowl- edge of a problem with toxic drywall,” said Councilman
COUNCILMAN FRANK REDDICK
Reddick.
“I want to know what we
can do to help those people, and find out who should be held accountable for this prob- lem and get them to resolve the issue.”
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