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Grand Opening Celebration Announced For Cuscaden Pool
COUNCILMAN FRANK REDDICK
BY LEON B. CREWS Sentinel Staff Writer
Councilman Frank Reddick his colleagues, and city officials, were able to get $1.3 million to repair the pool at Williams Park. It took 4 years, but on July 22, 2013, the pool reopened.
Councilman Reddick
then focused his attention on the pool at historic Cuscaden Park. In 2005, the city spent $2.5 million to repair the leak- ing pool. By 2009, the pool was leaking again, and it was closed.
Councilman Reddick
remained steadfast, and again convinced his colleagues and city officials to set aside $3.1 million to repair the leaking structure, and give it a lining
that would guarantee it would- n’t leak again for another two decades at least.
On Saturday, August 13th, Mayor Bob Buckhorn, Councilman Reddick and other elected officials will have the grand reopening of the pool at 2900 North 15th Street.
At 10 a.m., there will be a big celebration to showcase the renovated pool, and everyone is invited to come out and enjoy themselves.
“Know this project is finally complete makes me feel good,” said Councilman Reddick.
“The dream so many chil- dren had of whether the pool would open again has come true. It’s great for the kids and the community.”
Councilman Reddick
said he had some doubts at first, because of the cost factor, and the original $2.5 that had
been spent, but the job didn’t get done.
“I didn’t know if the city would reinvest the dollars to get it done,” said Council- man Reddick.
“I think what convinced my colleagues was when I let them visually see what kind of con- dition the pool was in.”
Councilman Reddick
said he wishes officials had pursued the original contrac- tors who messed up the proj- ect, and ran off with the money.
“I made sure that wouldn’t happen again. There’s a clause in the contract that will protect the pools from cracking after they drain the water when the summer is over.
“I’d like to see all of the city’s pools protected from cracking.”
CUSCADEN POOL
Early Voting Sites For Primary Election
Open Monday
Registered voters can cast ballots at any of the following lo- cations during the early voting period. Early voting began on Monday, August 15th, and ends on Sunday, August 28th.
Voters may also cast ballots at any of the Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections offices during normal business hours.
The Early Voting sites in the community are open from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. Those locations are:
Bloomingdale Public Li- brary, 1906 Bloomingdale Av- enue, Valrico;
C. Blythe Andrews, Jr., Public Library, 2607 E. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Blvd.;
Fred B. Karl County Cen- ter, 601 E. Kennedy Blvd. 26th Floor;
Jan Kaminis Platt Re- gional Library, 3910 S. Man- hattan Avenue;
Jimmie B. Keel Regional Library, 2902 W. Bearss Av- enue;
Keystone Community Center, 17928 Gunn Highway, Odessa, FL
New Tampa Regional Li- brary, 10001 Cross Creek Blvd.; North Tampa Branch Li-
brary, 8916 North Blvd.;
Plant City, Bruton Me- morial Library, 302 W.
McLendon Street, Plant City;
Riverview Branch Li- brary, 10509 Riverview Drive, Riverview;
Robert L. Gilder Elec- tions Service Center, 2514 N. Falkenburg, Rd.;
SouthShore Regional Li- brary, 15816 Beth Shields Way, Ruskin;
Temple Terrace Public Library, 207 Bullard Parkway, Temple Terrace;
Town N’ Country Re- gional Library, 7606 Paula Drive, Tampa;
Upper Tampa Bay Re- gional Public Library, 11211 Countryway Blvd., Tampa; and
West Tampa Branch Li- brary, 2312 W. Union Street.
Voters will be required to provide one or two forms of iden- tification. Acceptable identifica- tion includes: a Florida Driver's License; Florida ID Card issued by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles; U. S. Passport; Debit or Credit Card; Military ID; Student ID; Retire- ment Center ID; Neighborhood Association ID; or Public Assis- tance ID.
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