Category: Government
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A trio of nature facilities officially open in Oldsmar
Oldsmar is known as a city booming with commercial and residential growth, but what many visitors, and residents, may not realize is that Oldsmar is also home to a wide variety of parks, preserves and nature trails. In fact, Oldsmar, which is less than 10-square-miles wide, features over 11 miles of trails that connect to…
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Oldsmar honors Florida’s fallen heroes this week
In America, Veterans Day is always observed on November 11. But this week, the City of Oldsmar is honoring Florida’s fallen heroes with a pair of special events in town. On Monday the “Remembering Florida’s Fallen” photo exhibit opened at the Oldsmar Public Library, with a special ribbon cutting ceremony attended by residents, City officials…
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St. Petersburg College Opens Workforce Training Center in Oldsmar
St. Petersburg College and the City of Oldsmar have entered a partnership that will provide workforce training and certif-ication courses for residents in north Pinellas County. The Workforce Institute at St. Petersburg College in Oldsmar, located at the former Senior Center, will offer courses in manufacturing, business management and technology as well as industry-recognized certification…
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Pedestrian Overpass Could Be Coming to Tampa Road
The City of Oldsmar is looking into the feasibility of building a pedestrian overpass at an intersection of Tampa Road after receiving a state Department of Economic Opportunity grant. Officials informed the Oldsmar City Council during its meeting on September 3 that after receiving the $25,000 grant, they conducted analyses and collected data to learn…
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Red light cameras turning into a “nightmare” for Oldsmar
In the summer of 2012, the City of Oldsmar entered into a five-year agreement with American Traffic Solutions, allowing the Arizona-based company to operate four red light cameras in the city at a cost of roughly $19,000 per month. But thanks to a number of lawsuits that have challenged the legality and constitut-ionality of red light…
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Oldsmar Area Residents Riled Up About Ryland Projects
Travel south along Race Track Road in the southeast section of Oldsmar and, shortly after turning off Lafayette Boulevard, it feels like you’ve pulled on Harry Potter’s invisibility cloak: The noisy city backdrop quickly fades away, replaced by natural sights and serene sounds that recall the ‘Old Florida’ way of life. But thanks to the…
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Hope You Can Hold to Host “Bead Bash” in November
Five years ago, Ann Nixon started Hope You Can Hold after participating in a Relay for Life cancer awareness event. Nixon, Oldsmar’s city clerk, came up with the simple yet ingenious idea of relay participants creating a necklace made up of beads they earned for completing each lap; the finished product is then given to…
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Oldsmar Officials Show Appreciation for Local Business Owners
It’s a time-honored tradition for a local Chamber of Commerce to host a ribbon cutting ceremony whenever a new business opens up in town. But last week in Oldsmar, officials took that old “welcome to the neighborhood” concept one — no, make that eight — steps further. The city hosted an 8-in-1 ribbon cutting ceremony…
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8-in-1 Ribbon Cutting Ceremony This Friday, July 31
Ever since Oldsmar Connect launched a few months ago, it quickly became apparent that this growing, thriving city likes to do things in a bigger and/or a more unique way than most municipalities in the area. From world-class bike tracks and record-setting solar arrays to cutting-edge housing projects and award-winning athletic teams, Oldsmar’s unofficial motto…
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Market Square Deal Dead, But Not Buried
With the deadline fast approaching to have a development agreement in place for the current version of the Market Square project, the Oldsmar City Council decided to cut ties with the developer who was tasked with delivering the $50 million mixed-use complex next to City Hall. In voting unanimously against extending the deadline on Tuesday…