Tag: Mayor Doug Bevis
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Oldsmar Council rejects hosting BMX World Cup qualifier at city’s Supercross track
The Oldsmar City Council voted 3-2 against hosting the 2018 UCI World Cup qualifier at the city’s BMX Supercross track Tuesday night, citing labor, cost and liability concerns. The split decision came after two lengthy discussions about hosting the event, which is put on by Union Cycliste Internacional (UCI); UCI is the world’s governing body…
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Tensions flare between Oldsmar council members as town home development agreement approved
The Oldsmar City Council officially approved the development agreement for a proposed town home community on St. Petersburg Drive Tuesday, but despite several prior votes and debates on the subject, the discussion was not without conflict. The agreement between the City and Oldsmar Towns, LLC calls for a maximum of 50 single-family town homes to…
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16th annual Safety Harbor Wine Festival this Saturday, Nov. 4 from 5-11 p.m.
There’s a break in Oldsmar’s special events calendar in November, with nothing scheduled between last month’s Top of the Bay Oktoberfest and the immensely popular Christmas Wonderland festival in December. But there’s a big party happening right next door in Safety Harbor this weekend, as the 16th annual Wine Festival will see Main Street filled…
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Tampa Bay Rays could have a new home, and it’s not in Oldsmar
Hillsborough County officials unveiled a new stadium proposal yesterday that would see the Tampa Bay Rays relocate to a site near downtown Tampa, potentially squashing Oldsmar officials’ dreams of bringing the team to town. The announcement by Hillsborough County Commissioner Ken Hagen, who has been the point person for the stadium search, stated a group…
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Oldsmar Sports Complex Master Plan project enters initial stages
While the renovation of the neighboring Woodlands Square plaza, future home of Earth Fare Oldsmar, continues, City officials recently gave the go-ahead to begin initial work on the first phase of the Oldsmar Sports Complex Master Plan. Phase 1B of the project, which is expected to turn the old Canal Park into a “world class…
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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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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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Dispute between veterans board, families of fallen overshadows Memorial Day in Oldsmar
A dispute between Oldsmar’s Veterans Advisory Board and families of local fallen soldiers over participation in the city’s annual Memorial Day ceremony has led to hurt feelings on all sides, leaving a cloud of resentment hanging over next Monday’s service. The issue came to light when Toni Gross, mother of Army Cpl. Frank R. Gross,…
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Architect Francisco Semsch receives Oldsmar Council-Manager Award
Chances are if you’ve visited, read about or lived in Oldsmar over the last 10-15 years, you’re familiar with Francisco Semsch’s work. But it’s okay if you didn’t realize it. The soft-spoken, Tampa based architect isn’t one to toot his own horn regarding the many local projects he’s worked on through his firm, FSA, Inc.,…
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Oldsmar officials acknowledge Rays stadium dream is basically dead
One of the underlying themes of the City of Oldsmar officials’ yearlong attempt to lure the Tampa Bay Rays to town was the fact that the idea was always considered to be a longshot, at best. However, that didn’t stop Mayor Doug Bevis from pushing his proposal to everyone who would listen, including Pinellas and…