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More Than 227,000 Cast Ballots In 2020 Primary Election
BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor
A total of 227,603 voters in Hillsborough County voted during the 2020 Primary Election. The total percentage of voters who participated was 25%.
Early Voting began in Hillsborough County on August 3 and ended on August 16th. During the Early Voting Period, 27,164 cast ballots at one of the 24 locations.
This year saw an increase in the number of peo- ple who chose to Vote By Mail. A total of 155,752 ballots were cast using this method:
On Tuesday, Election Day, 44,697 people went to their assigned precincts and cast their votes.
Early Voting Results
The Bloomingdale Regional Public Library col- lected the most votes with 3,717. The least amount of votes were collected at the University of South Florida TECO Hall with 156 ballots cast.
The following is a breakdown of how many votes all Early Voting locations collected. The unof- ficial results are as follows:
Apollo Beach Recreation Center, 532;
Austin Davis Public Library, 463; Bloomingdale Regional Public Library, 3,717; Bruton Memorial Library, 2,134;
C. Blythe Andrews, Jr., Public Library, 1,340; Fred B. Karl County Center, 619;
Jan Kaminis Platt Regional Library, 2,651; Jimmie B. Keel Regional Library, 2,214; Maureen B Gauzza Public Library, 1,056; New Tampa Regional Library, 1,223;
North Tampa Branch Library, 746; Northdale Recreation Center, 480; Northwest Regional Office, 466;
Port Tampa Community Center, 162; Providence West Community Center, 393; Riverview Branch Library, 1,407;
Robert L. Gilder Elections Service Center, 1,784;
South Shore Regional Library, 1,483; Southeast Regional Office, 461;
Temple Terrace Public Library, 1,642;
Town N’ Country Regional Public Library, 985;
University Area Community Center, 156; USF TECO Hall, 129; and
West Tampa Branch Library, 911.
Mayor Castor Presents Budget For
FY2021 To City Council
Mayor Jane Castor
presented the budget for Fis- cal Year 2021 to the Tampa City Council on Thursday, August 6th, focused on the theme of ‘Lift Up Local’ and centered around 5 strategic goals.
“Looking forward to Fis- cal Year 2021, I am so ex- cited for our city’s future. Despite every challenge in 2020, we accomplished so much together -- and this is just the beginning,” says Mayor Castor.
“Through a balanced and thoughtful budget, we cre- ated a roadmap that will allow us to enhance city services, lift up our local neighborhoods, and support our growth over the next year, while working to Transform Tampa’s Tomor- row for generations to come.”
The FY2021 budget of nearly $1.3 billion is struc- tured around 5 strategic goals that will guide the City forward by setting clear budget priorities to tackle key issues facing the com- munity.
The 5 strategic goals include:
• Strengthening Commu- nity-Centric Services
• Enhancing Workforce De- velopment
• Increasing Housing Afford- ability
• Improving Infrastructure and Mobility
• Establishing Sustainability
and Resilience
These goals focus on up-
lifting neighborhoods across the City and improving the quality of life for all who live, work, and play in Tampa.
In addition to funding initiatives under these strategic goals, the budget will also fund critical City services across departments and help plan for a finan- cially stable future, including capital improvements in Parks & Recreation, Water, Wastewater, the Tampa Convention Center, Solid Waste, Public Safety, Trans- portation, and more.
To see the budget presen- tation and learn more about the FY2021 budget and how funds are allocated to city services, visit: tampagov. net/Budget.
For infographics and other assets, visit tampagov. net/MediaToolkit FY2021 Budget.
MAYOR JANE CASTOR
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