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News Updates 4/15/08

Plan Funds Transit Authority
Rich Shopes, Tampa Tribune

Agency That Controls Growth Could Lose Popular Grant Program
Jennifer Liberto, St. Petersburg Times

Letters To The Editor
Tampa Tribune

Let's Renew ELAPP, But Also Save Farmland
John Dingfelder, Tampa Tribune

Hillsborough Needs Administrator To Push Hard For ELAPP
Editorial, Tampa Tribune

Bypass Route Pops Up Again
Susan M. Green, Tampa Tribune

TBARTA Spells Trainwreck to Informed Citizens
Kelly Cornelius, Fix It Now blog

Familiar Beltway Proposal Leads to New Battle for Opponents
Mike Brassfield, Tampa Tribune

Mission:
To promote, enhance and advocate for Lithia’s rural heritage and culture.

Vision:
The protection and preservation of our community’s rural open space and rural lifestyle in perpetuity.

Strategy:
To build alliances with local neighborhood associations, individuals and government entities in order to:

  • Participate in the creation of rules and regulations within Hillsborough County that impact land use
  • Advocate to retain and/or enhance land use codes
  • Communicate with and inform Lithia area residents who share a love for a rural lifestyle

Email TBARTA
Once again we've created a handy form letter for you to easily send your thoughts to TBARTA. Do it today!

Download the Master Plan Map (941 kb pdf).

It's back!
The Tampa Bay Area Regional Transportation Authority (TBARTA), tasked with developing a seven county transportation master plan, has introduced a future corridor that looks almost identical to the beltway/bypass that was defeated by your outcry against it. TBARTA is claiming the corridor is a freight rail corridor however when pressed with questions admit that it could be for a new road.

Here is the map (pdf) Not only will you see the familiar green line but also a purple one that runs up CR 39.

Check out the new blog at Creative Loafing. It's called Fix It Now. It's a project by Wayne Garcia and simply stated, they want to start repairing Tampa Bay right away.
(In the spirit of full disclosure, one of our members is a contributing writer.)

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