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Saunders Library To Celebrate First Anniversary
On Friday, August 12th, members of the community will celebrate the first anniversary of the Robert Saunders Library, 1505 N. Ne- braska Avenue. The event will take place at the library from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m.
The theme for the celebration is Central Avenue Remembered. A film showing dramatizations and entertainment by James Tokley, Tampa’s Poet Laureate and Nostal- gia Music Entertainment will be featured at the event.
The event is co-sponsored by the Ada T.
Payne Friends of the Urban Libraries and the Robert W. Saunders Library Foundaion.
JAMES TOKLEY
Hillary Clinton Visits Florida This Week
HILLARY CLINTON
Democratic Presidential nominee Hillary Clinton will make three campaign stops in Florida this week. During the visits she will provide details for her plan to make “the
biggest investment in good- paying jobs since World War II.”
The timeline to make this happen is during the first 100 days of her being in office. Her
St. Petersburg visit quickly drew enough supporters to fill the Coliseum where it was held on Monday. She also appeared in Orlando on Monday. She will visit Miami on Tuesday.
Principal Put On Leave As School Investigates Past Complaint
Tampa Preparatory School principal, Kevin Plummer, went on paid leave in the mid- dle of July after allegations of inappropriate behavior during the time he was an intern at an- other school more than 25 years ago.
A spokesperson for Tampa Prep said the school is taking the inquiry seriously and an in- dependent private investigator has been hired to review the al- legations.
The name of the school where Plummer interned was not released.
KEVIN PLUMMER
House Fire Sends Three To The Hospital
Three people, including a firefighter, were taken to the hospital after a house fire Fri- day night, according to Tampa Fire Rescue.
A woman identified as 58- year-old Vickie Smiley Walker was inside her home, 5110 N. 19th St., when the fire started about 8 p.m. She was taken to the hospital for treat- ment after inhaling too much smoke.
An unidentified male neigh- bor who tried to break through a window to help the woman was taken to the hospital for treatment for cuts on his arms, and a firefighter was trans- ported for treatment for smoke inhalation.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
VICKIE WALKER .....hospitalized after house fire.
Man Dies After Hitting Tree In Single-Car Accident
A 35-year-old man died early Sunday in a single-car accident. The accident took place at the entrance ramp of I-75 and Fowler Avenue.
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the accident occurred shortly before 6 a.m., in Hillsborough County. Offi- cials said the driver was trav- eling on Fowler Avenue and entered the southbound en- trance of I-75.
However, he was driving at a high rate of speed and failed to negotiate the curve of the entrance ramp. He lost control and left the roadway, rotating clockwise. After leaving the roadway, the 2005 Chrysler Van is said to have struck a tree before coming to rest. The driver died at the scene.
A spokesman for the Florida Highway Patrol said the victim has been identified as Jose Luis Hernandez, of Honduras.
3 Municipalities Approve Funding For Pilot Ferry Program
BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor
Last week, three of four municipalities approved the idea of a ferry joining the cities of Tampa and St. Petersburg, and allotted funding for the project. The fourth agency will decide during its meeting on Tuesday. Each agency will contribute $350,000 to the project.
Hillsborough County Com- missioners approved it unani- mously last Wednesday. On Thursday, the Tampa City Council members voted 6-1 in favor of the idea. The idea was also approved by the St. Pe- tersburg City Council Thurs- day with one Council member voting against it and another being absent.
If approved by the Pinellas County Commission next Tuesday, the pilot program will begin in November.
The funding will not be spent unless all four munici- palities agree to contribute $350,000 each. The total cost of the project is $1.4 million.
The idea to link downtown St. Petersburg and downtown
Tampa with the use of a ferry was presented in January of this year.
All four agencies were pre- sented a proposal to operate the ferry on a 6-month trial basis.
St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman met with all four agencies and provided a Powerpoint presentation.
Having taken the lead in the project, St. Petersburg will spend an additional $50,000 to improve its dock and termi- nal. St. Petersburg will use the funding obtained from the BP settlement for its portion of the project.
The plan also calls for the company, HMS Ferries, to re- ceive the first $125,000 of the revenue derived from the ven- ture.
The ferry will have two round-trip crossings each day and 3 on Fridays. It is esti- mated that the ticket price would be around $10.
Even if Pinellas County Commissioners approve the project on Tuesday, it will still require the approval of the U. S. Corps of Engineers by Sep- tember 15th.
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