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Get It Straight Foundation Youth Are Working
Parking Changes Implemented In Ybor City
On Spring Break
These young men are Hillsborough County students that are earning an honest wage on break. They attend Me- morial Middle School and Liberty Middle School.
Supervised by and with the assistance of Get It Straight Foun- dation, founder, Rechi Butler, they did landscaping, tree work and cut grass.
“They are products of East Tampa, and they’re amazing,” Butler said.
Rechi Butler, founder of Get It Straight Foundation, center, with the youth that worked with him during Spring Break. These youth are from Robles Pond Housing. All of the youth in the area are not in- volved in crime.
The youth on one of the projects they did, cutting down a tree at Mt. Calvary SDA Church.
FYI
The city of Tampa imple- mented parking changes on March 14, 2022, that are de- signed to alleviate traffic, cre- ate additional parking, and make it easier to find a parking space in Ybor City. City of Tampa Parking Division crews will be creating an additional one hundred new parking spaces in the Ybor Business District by adding new pave- ment markings.
Starting on March 14,
2022, street parking will be $1.50 per hour.
The city government will allow making free parking (up to two hours) available in three city-owned park- ing lots in the Ybor business district. After two hours, those parking in surface lots will pay $1.00 per hour. “This is going to be instrumental in stopping the constant traffic congestion Ybor City drivers are facing
as drivers scan the streets for free parking,” stated Fednet Revolte, Parking Manager for the City of Tampa. “We know this will make it easier to find a parking spot and also provide additional free parking in our city- owned parking lots.”
Revolte estimates this could reduce traffic congestion in the Ybor Business District by as much as 30 percent.
“We know these changes will help increase parking turnover in the business district of Ybor City,” Vik Bhide, Mobility Director for the City of Tampa stated. “This will especially help with the lack of freight and loading and unloading spots for businesses.”
Students Urged To Apply For 5th Annual Herbert Holley Scholarship
Hillsborough County gradu- ating seniors with an interest in music are encouraged to apply for the Herbert B. Holley Me- morial Scholarship. The deadline to submit an applica- tion is Sunday, May 15, 2022.
This year marks the 5th year the scholarship has been pre- sented to deserving students. It is being funded by Mrs. Rose Mary Holley and her sons, Shepard and Marquis. It was created in memory of Mr. Her- bert B. Holley, who was killed in a car accident on October 31, 2016.
About Mr. Herbert B. Holley
A Tampa native, Mr. Holley attended the public schools of Hillsborough County. He gradu- ated from Hillsborough High
School in 1977. He then entered the workforce and worked for Hillsborough County as an Engi- neer Technician for 25 years.
He was well known in the gospel community for his musi- cal talents. He was also a long- time member of New Mount Zion M. B. Church since child- hood. He later united with Christ Institutional Church.
After his death, his wife and two sons decided to create a scholarship in his memory ear- marked for students who have a passion for music. The Holleys created the scholarship in March 2018 and selected two students as inaugural recipients.
Anyone wishing to submit an application for consideration should respond to: herbertbhol- leyscholarship@gmail.com.
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