FREE • THURSDAY, JULY 13, 2023
VOLUME 10, NO. 53
JULY 10 COMMISSION ROUNDUP Agenda items included formation of an audit committee, a sidewalk project and an adjustment to the Plant City Commercial Historic District. MICHELLE CACERES STAFF WRITER
Following the special commission meeting to discuss the 1914 building, the commission held its regularly scheduled meeting Monday night to discuss several items of city business.
A resolution was approved to establish an auditor selection committee for the purpose of recommending an external audit firm who will conduct the City’s annual financial audi , to the city commission. Florida Statutes require that the commission establish the committee, which consists of at least three members, with one member being a member of the City Commission, who
will serve as chair. Mayor Kilton, himself a certified public accountant, volunteered to serve as chair. A motion was made and commissioners unanimously agreed to appoint him as chairperson. Other members appointed include Dan Raulerson, Ryan Bontrager and Matt Buzza. A 1.9 mile sidewalk project was discussed, funded through the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program. The sidewalks will be installed at Woodrow Wilson St. from the railroad crossing to Airport Rd., on Sammonds Rd. From Woodrow Wilson St. to Alexander St.
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CITY COMMISSION REJECTS RFP BY EHHS, WILL CONSIDER LEASE AGREEMENT BASH TAYLOR JENKINS STAFF WRITER
Hope Lutheran Church joyfully invites the Plant City community to join them for a free Back To School Bash at 2001 N Park Rd. on Saturday, July 22 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. All participants will received a complimentary backpack filled with chool supplies for the new year. Sponsored by Hope’s Missions and Outreach Ministry team, the event will feature ice cream, cookies, games and crafts, designed to help parents in these financially difficult ys to help equip their children for the upcoming school year while providing a time of fun in a safe environment. Also, Plant City Police and Fire Rescue and the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office will be joining Hope for the event. For additional information, contact the church office at 813-752-4622.
MICHELLE CACERES STAFF WRITER
Hundreds of empty chairs filled the Trinkle Center Monday night at a special city commission meeting where it considered the only Request for Proposal (RFP) submitted by the non-profit ast Hillsborough Historical Society (EHHS) relating to the restoration of the city-owned 1914 Plant City High School Community Center. The approximately 50 people in attendance listened as EHHS President Shelby Bender detailed the RFP
proposal, which included a plan to create two teams (the Restoration Advisory Team and the Remediation Advisory Team) which would work to restore the building in three phases. The initial phase of the plan would consist of making much-needed roofing epairs and waterproofing the tructure which would be completed with a $1.5 million windfall secured from Hillsborough County’s 2022-2023 budget that will be awarded to the City of Plant City.
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