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VOLUME 11, NO. 43
PLANT CITY RESOLUTION HELPS STREAMLINE LIFE-SUPPORT COSTS
CITY MANAGER IN CHARGE OF ESTABLISHING MEDICAL TRANSPORT RATES WHEN NECESSARY PAUL CATALÁ STAFF WRITER
The last time fees and charges for lifesupport services by Plant City Fire Rescue were established was more than a decade ago. And city leaders have determined it’s time to update and again establish fees and charges for basic and advanced lifesupport assistance by paramedics and
Emergency Medical Technicians. Basic life support is transporting a patient without advanced assistance such as IV medication via an IV or cardiac monitoring. At the Plant City commission meeting April 8, commissioners voted 4-0 (Commissioner Michael Sparkman was absent) to adopt a resolution authorizing City
Manager Bill McDaniel to conduct annual reviews and if necessary, establish fees and charges for basic and advanced life support services.
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PLANT CITY HISTORY The Kilgore Seed Company Building
Historic Photos Courtesy Of The Plant City Photo Archives
DAVE HOOVER STAFF WRITER
The downtown Plant City address of 208 S. Collins Street once housed the headquarters of a major player in Florida agriculture.
Henry Kilgore and his wife, Flossie, founded the Kilgore Seed Company in the early 1900s. Prior to their marriage, Flossie worked in her uncle’s seed business. So, after 1905 when the couple moved from Bartow to Plant City, Flossie applied seed knowledge to the business and Henry supplied a talent to sell and long hours
of work. Initially, he walked from farm to farm selling seeds, but soon dramatically upgraded transportation to a horse and buggy so he could reach more people. Their business sprouted quickly. The company opened its stores across Florida and grew so much that it soon needed its own building to house operations. Masons and
carpenters completed the Kilgore Seed Company building in 1916. It contained offices, warehouse space, and a rear loading dock.
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