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VOLUME 10, NO. 52
CITY COMMISSION TO CONSIDER RFP PROPOSAL FOR RESTORATION OF HISTORIC 1914 BUILDING Commissioners will discuss the proposal at a special meeting on Monday, July 10 at 5 p.m. MICHELLE CACERES STAFF WRITER
A special city commission meeting has been announced to consider the Request for Proprosal (RFP) submitted by the East Hillsborough Historical Society, Inc. (EHHS), relating to the restoration of the city-owned 1914 building. The meeting will be held on Monday, July 10 at 5 p.m. at HCC Trinkle Center, located at 1206 N. Park Rd.
EHHS, who was the only entity that submitted a response to the RFP, proposes to acquire the historic 1914 Plant City High School Community Center through a feesimple deed with restrictive covenants. In the proposal, the EHHS, a non-profit o ganization, plans to undertake the project in three phases which will be completed by two teams (the Restoration Advisory Team and the Remediation Advisory Team) under the di-
rect supervision of EHHS President and Executive Director Shelby Bender. The Restoration Advisory Team for Phase I and Phase III is comprised of Vivian Salaga, Principal, AIA, ATELIER Architecture Engineering
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AMVETS POST 44 MAKES $15,000 A PATRIOTIC DONATION TO K9 PARTNERS FOR PATRIOTS INDEPENDENCE THE DONATION WILL COMPLETELY COVER THE COST FOR ONE VETERAN AND THEIR DOG TO GO THROUGH THE ORGANIZATION’S DAY IN 24-WEEK SERVICE DOG TRAINING ACADEMY. PLANT CITY
TAYLOR JENKINS STAFF WRITER
On Friday, Plant City’s local AMVETS Post 44 welcomed Mary Peter, the founder and executive director of training operations from K9 Partners for Patriots, to present her and the organization a check for $15,000 that was raised by fundraisers through the post. “It costs us $15,000 to put a veteran and a dog through the program so we’ll pick a veteran and that’s what this particular money will go toward,” Peter said. “And we don’t charge veterans anything so we’ll pick
one, let them know that this money has been donated on their behalf and let that veteran know that there are people who care. The money will go to change a life and maybe change a whole family’s life. That’s sometimes what happens, when a veteran’s life changes and they have a family then the whole family changes. Marriages are restored, kids have their dad or mom back, it’s just dominoes and it’s an amazing thing to watch.”
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State Senator Danny Burgess and his family enjoy Plant City’s July 4th celebration.
Residents show up at the city’s annual event to watch a spectacular fi eworks display. CONTINUED ON PAGE 5