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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, which starts in October, but officials said the system is “in urgent need of replacement” and recommended the project begin in the current fiscal year.…
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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 from 400+ municipalities in the state for the award, which “recognizes a single, specific citywide effort to successfully address a local need,” for its yearlong…
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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 than 8,600 feet and features three levels of playability, is the latest addition in a string of eco-sports attractions in the city, including the zipline…
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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 headquarters adjacent to its current location near downtown Oldsmar, a number of neighbors suddenly turned on the 20-year-old nonprofit. Just days after the groundbreaking ceremony for…
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Oldsmar Cares breaks ground on new 3,000-sq.ft. headquarters
Oldsmar Cares officials held a groundbreaking ceremony last week for the nonprofit’s new headquarters on State Road 580. The 3,000-sq.ft. facility, which will be constructed adjacent to the charity’s current home, is expected to be completed later this year at an estimated cost of $300,000. In a testament to the importance of the 20-year-old organization…
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Safety Harbor officials honor Bruce Haddock after he honors them
Oldsmar City Manager Bruce Haddock appeared at the Safety Harbor City Commission meeting on Thursday, June 8 to present a certificate of achievement to officials in honor of the city’s 90th anniversary of utilizing a council-manager form of government. But Safety Harbor’s mayor and city manager turned the tables on the retiring Oldsmar official, honoring…
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Oldsmar City Council approves new names for Canal Park, disc golf course
The Oldsmar City Council approved new names for Canal Park and the incoming disc golf course at Sheffield Park on Tuesday night that are designed to increase the awareness of Oldsmar as a hub of eco and sports tourism in the area. As we reported in April, Canal Park will officially be called the Oldsmar Sports…
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Oldsmar officials, vets board members ready to move on from Memorial Day dispute
When a dispute between members of Oldsmar’s Veterans Advisory Board and local Gold Star Families of fallen soldiers came to light recently, the rift threatened to overshadow the city’s 2017 Memorial Day ceremony. But despite the feud, which featured impassioned public pleas by Toni Gross to allow Gold Star family members to speak at the…
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Oldsmar designated a 2017 Playful City USA
It’s no secret that Oldsmar is committed to parks and recreation, evidenced by its 10 parks and more than 10 miles of trails and the numerous sports and activities available to children of all ages. Recently, national nonprofit KaBOOM! honored Oldsmar with a 2017 Playful City USA designation, the eighth time the city has received…
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Goodwill gestures lead to healing in Oldsmar on Memorial Day
Leading up to Oldsmar’s 2017 Memorial Day ceremony, a long-simmering feud between the Veterans Advisory Board and local families of fallen soldiers threatened to overshadow what is typically a unifying occasion in the city. After the VAB denied local Gold Star family members the opportunity to speak on the day dedicated to recognizing those who lost…
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