Category: Trending Stories
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Downtown Oldsmar families ‘fear for their safety’ as nasty neighbors make their lives miserable
Anyone who has ever lived in a densely populated residential area has probably felt that sense of dread whenever new neighbors move in next door. In fact, there’s a slew […]
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52-unit town home development could be built next to Oldsmar Public Library
The Oldsmar City Council last week authorized City Manager Bruce Haddock to negotiate a development agreement for a 52-unit town home community to be built adjacent to the Oldsmar Public […]
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Oldsmar officials choose in-house candidate as Bruce Haddock’s successor
In a move considered by some to be surprising due to the timing, City of Oldsmar officials named current Director of Administrative Services Al Braithwaite successor to outgoing City Manager […]
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Oldsmar’s new Volunteer Program a “win-win” for everyone involved
Oldsmar’s new Volunteer Program is saving money and improving the City while providing opportunities for individuals, businesses and organizations to give back to the community. The program has already proven […]
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Ten years later, downtown Oldsmar town home project back on track
Back in 2005, Steve Becklund had plans to construct a 15-unit town home development near downtown Oldsmar. But then the recession hit, and Becklund was forced to scrap the project […]
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Oldsmar Council approves $50K transportation study
The Oldsmar City Council recently agreed to spend $50,000 to have a consulting firm develop a multi-modal transportation plan, although the decision was not unanimous. On Tuesday, January 20, the […]
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City Council agrees to expedite water line replacement project in downtown Oldsmar
The Oldsmar City Council recently approved a budget revision designed to help expedite the Downtown Water Line Improvement Project. The Capital Improvement Project was originally scheduled to begin in FY 17/18, […]
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City of Oldsmar wins City Spirit Award from Florida League of Cities
The City of Oldsmar was awarded the City Spirit Award from the Florida League of Cities during the organization’s ninth annual Florida Municipal Achievement Awards last week. Oldsmar was chosen […]
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Oldsmar’s Disc Golf Course at Sheffield Park officially opens to the public
Oldsmar’s Disc Golf Course at Sheffield Park officially opened to the public following a ribbon cutting ceremony on Saturday, June 24, 2017. The 18-hole, championship level course, which measures more […]
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Oldsmar Cares receives public blowback over planned expansion project
For more than five years Oldsmar Cares has called a tiny cottage on State Road 580 home. But following the recent news that the organization is constructing a new, 3,000-square-foot […]