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Treasure Island police, fire getting a new home

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By Mark Schantz Verified
| Tampa Bay Beacons
TREASURE ISLAND — After more than a decade of debate over where to build it and how to pay for it, Treasure Island is getting a new home for its police and fire departments. The City Commission voted 4-1 Sept. 15 to approve a design-build agreement for a public safety building on 108th Avenue, on the site of the former City Hall. The contract sets a guaranteed maximum price of $10.8 million, with $4 million coming from a state appropriation.
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Tarpon Springs extends Jolley Trolley deal for coastal route

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By Mark Schantz Verified
| Tampa Bay Beacons
TARPON SPRINGS — The Jolley Trolley will keep running its coastal route between the Sponge Docks and Clearwater Beach for at least three more years under a contract extension city commissioners approved unanimously. The agreement with the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority costs the city $63,911 a year, an amount already budgeted in the general fund for fiscal 2026. Because the previous contract lapsed Oct.
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Dunedin rezoning clears way for retail at Douglas Avenue garage

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By Mark Schantz Verified
| Tampa Bay Beacons
DUNEDIN — City commissioners have unanimously approved, on first reading, a rezoning that would allow 25,000 square feet of ground-floor retail in the Douglas Parking Center, a four-story garage planned as a key piece of the proposed Main Street Exchange development. The vote moves the 1.07-acre site at 968 Douglas Ave. from Downtown Industrial to Downtown Core zoning. Retail is not permitted in industrial zones. A second reading and final vote is scheduled for Oct. 22.
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