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Published: Monday, 09 July 2018 15:23
Important Notice
The City is quietly moving forward with a plan to reduce MLK/9th Street to three lanes between 34th Ave. and 5th Ave. N. There has been very little notice, yet they may begin construction as quickly as later this month. The motivation is to create two large independent bicycle lanes (11 feet wide) in each direction, and eliminate one automobile lane. Some portions will be one lane south bound and some one lane north bound. Not surprisingly, 64 businesses presented petitions to the St. Petersburg Chamber of Commerce June 26th, asking for the Chamber to help them lobby for keeping all four lanes open. Several of the businesses fear they may be forced to close. For those of you who use 9th Street between 5th Ave. and 34th Ave/, this likely will be a major change if implemented. It is easy to see that a significant number of 9th Street users will begin to use 4th Street instead, and of course that will add to the traffic on that major artery. As we have added many new residents since 2008, a number of residents have voiced their opinions against this change and fear that traffic will become even more congested.
Anyone who is concerned about this should contact City Councilman, Ed Montanari at (727) 893-7111 or email him at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. You should also contact Mayor Rick Kriseman at (727) 893-7201 or email him at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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Published: Tuesday, 12 June 2018 16:40
For those of you who haven’t yet heard, the new board of SIPOA was elected and in May the first meeting took place. Many topics were discussed and many useful suggestions were made, a number of committees were formed, and all in all this was a very productive first meeting.
Discussion focused on the repair and replacement of broken monuments and statues at various street corners including along the median, as well as cleaning and painting them. Further discussion centered on more beatification projects across Snell Isle, including the possible installation of a water feature within the median.
We also discussed ways to try to engage the residents of the Isle to become more involved and more informed. For those of you who aren't aware, SIPOA has a website which will be continuously updated with current information, pictures, links to City resources, including an Alert Program to keep us all safe and informed. The web address is: www.enjoysnellisle.com. Please log on and check it out.
As a new member of the Board I volunteered to act as committee chairman of communications; and so in an effort to…ahem…communicate, I want to not only advise all the residents of the meetings, but further, I want to enlist the help of those of you who would like to give a little of your time to become more involved in the things that go on in our community. Perhaps you have a story to tell, or you took a great photo, or created a wonderful drawing? Or maybe you just wish to provide insight or information? Maybe you would like to volunteer to help at one of the functions that SIPOA promotes throughout the year? We are also looking for help with maintenance/cleaning of the monuments and statues located all over Snell Isle. Whatever it may be, I want to establish a dialogue with all of you who would like to become involved, even if it means just showing up with a smile and a handshake. I would like to provide a venue for any and all offers of engagement and assistance, so feel free to reach out to me via email at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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Published: Tuesday, 29 May 2018 00:25
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