FREE • THURSDAY, JUNE 15, 2023
VOLUME 10, NO. 49
PLANT CITY COMMISSION ROUNDUP OF JUNE 12 MEETING MICHELLE CACERES STAFF WRITER
Summer may be in full swing but that doesn’t mean the city commission takes a vacation. It held its regularly scheduled city commission meeting Monday night. A commission meeting wouldn’t be complete without a proclamation, which was presented to the 2023 Little Miss Plant City Queen and Court, which included: Queen
Layla Jones, First Maid Ainslee Elizabeth Creel and court members Molly Jewel Terrell, Saylor Porter and Genasys Tinsley. During public comments, resident Carrie Rutter requested a city ordinance be established to remediate mold-related problems for tenants of low-income housing units. The City’s current Code Enforcement rules state that renters must fi st inform their landlord
before contacting code enforcement but “if your landlord isn’t properly responding or fails to address the cause of the mold in a timely manner, code enforcement may be able to intervene on your behalf.” Inspectors won’t issue notices of violation for mold growth- only the property maintenance issue causing the mold, if visible.
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TWO COMMISSIONERS TAKE OATH OF OFFICE AND PLANT CITY COMMISSION APPOINTS MAYOR/MAYOR SELECTS VICE MAYOR
FROM MICHELLE CACERES STAFF WRITER
At the June 12 city commission meeting, commissioners Michael S. Sparkman and William D.
Dodson took the oath of office, pledging to serve the citizens of Plant City with unwavering dedication and integrity.
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