Tag: Oldsmar City Council
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Oldsmar’s 2019 campaign season already in high gear
Oldsmar’s 2019 municipal election is more than five months away, and the qualifying period doesn’t officially begin for another few weeks. But with four City Council spots, including Mayor, up for grabs on March 12, several candidates have already declared their intention to run, kicking off the winter long campaign season before the official start…
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Oldsmar to allow craft breweries, brewpubs in town
There are 17 breweries in north Pinellas County, including three each in Palm Harbor and Tarpon Springs and eight—and counting—in Dunedin, according to Gulp Coast, Visit St. Pete Clearwater’s craft beer trail website. Noticeably absent from the list is Oldsmar, which boasts several bars, taverns and restaurants, but zero craft breweries. But thanks to a…
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Oldsmar Vice-Mayor Eric Seidel to run for mayor in 2019
Three-term Oldsmar City Council member and current Vice-Mayor Eric Seidel recently announced his 2019 mayoral candidacy. Seidel, who served on the council from 2007-2009 before being elected to Seat 1 in 2015, where he was automatically reappointed in March, made the announcement in a social media post last week. “Today, I officially filed my paper work…
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Nocturnal invaders driving Oldsmar officials batty
The Oldsmar Council Chamber building is known for its LEED-certified construction, its historic past and for sharing a space with the Upper Tampa Bay Chamber of Commerce and the Oldsmar Historical Society. Unfortunately, the State Street structure also has a bat problem. According to officials bats have been living in the building’s belfry for more…
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First Watch coming to Bay Arbor Place in Oldsmar
The Oldsmar City Council recently approved plans for a developer to build a First Watch restaurant at the Bay Arbor Place plaza on Tampa Road. On Tuesday, Nov. 21, the five city council members unanimously approved a major amendment to the site plan that had originally been approved for the 8-acre parcel, calling for a…
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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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OCC approves purchase agreement, proposed development of St. Pete drive property
The Oldsmar City Council approved the purchase of a four-acre parcel on St. Petersburg Drive last week and gave initial approval to a proposed development agreement that would see a 50-unit town home community built on the property. The purchase and sale agreement calls for Oldsmar Towns, LLC to purchase 3.79 acres of city owned…
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Al Braithwaite replaces Bruce Haddock as Oldsmar City Manager
As Mayor Doug Bevis noted Tuesday night, for the first time in 31 years there was an unfamiliar item on the Oldsmar City Council meeting agenda. Longtime city employee Al Braithwaite was sworn in as Oldsmar’s fifth City Manager on Oct. 3, 2017, replacing the retiring Bruce Haddock, who left office October 1 after serving…
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Officials say goodbye to retiring Oldsmar City Manager Bruce Haddock
Over the last several months, retiring Oldsmar City Manager Bruce Haddock has received numerous awards and accolades as his 40-plus year career in local government wound down. Haddock, who is retiring October 1 after 31 years as Oldsmar’s City Manager, one of the longest such tenures in state history, has been recognized by local lawmakers and…
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OCC unanimously approves rezoning request, paving the way for 52-unit town home development next to the library
The Oldsmar City Council unanimously approved a rezoning request for an acre of land adjacent to the library earlier this week, potentially paving the way for a 52-unit town home development to be built on the City-owned land. The 5-0 decision on second and final reading switched the zoning from Residential Single Family (R2) to…