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Yesterday, an hour after we had cleaned up everything from the fabulous Ice cream Social and headed home, one of us, who had errands to run, was surprised to be greeted, at home, by several TPD cars and numerous officers.
Apparently, the party, which was set up early yesterday morning in the shelter, but was just getting started as we were cleaning and packing to leave, had an uninvited guest, who unfortunately came to settle some score with one of the invited party guests. He brought a gun to settle things! I do not know what transpired but at some point he ran though the neighborhood and ended up hiding in one yard, possible trying to hide the gun.
The man with the gun was caught immediately. He is being charged. No one was injured. TPD was out this morning speaking with all the neighbors whose property he ran through with the gun. The intent is to charge him with attempted burglary for every yard where he was not given permission to enter the property. These will be in addition to the original charges.
This is the extent of what I know about the actual event. I was only made aware of it about an hour ago.(noon on Sunday) I do know, however, that the young man that was celebrating his graduation and his family who were giving the party, were very nice people. They were there early in the morning to get the shelter for the evening party (there are no reservations of this shelter) and when confronted with our putting an entire event up, surrounding their party, they were super nice about it all. We ended up serving them lunch and ice cream and leaving them our extra baked goods. I do not believe the event in the park had anything to do with them directly.
I encourage anyone who wishes to know more to please contact TPD. I just wanted to let everyone know what I knew.
Thanks,
S Simons, President
Southeast Seminole Heights Civic Association
Many of you probably knew Mary Long, a former Publix bagger. Mary worked for Publix many years.She had retired in January so she could enjoy herself. Mary was a gregarious and outgoing person, she even played Santa for us during last year’s HolidayFest. Last week Mary suffered a heart attack and passed away. I do not have any other details and cannot locate an obituary for her. Her family was somewhere up north, so I don’t believe any services will be held in Tampa. Please says a prayer or send a kind thought up to Mary. She will be missed by those who knew her.
Remember when: How well do you know Seminole Heights/
As a historic neighborhood, we all have chosen to live in
Seminole Heights usually for our love of old homes and history. As someone who has lived in our neighborhood most of my life, I have seen the neighborhood change in many ways. As we have often been forced to make way for progress, so many of our neighbors can’t enjoy the “remember when” moments that others do. Remember when:
The Taco Bus used to be an automotive garage with “crack head prices”?
Whaley’s was located on Florida Ave?
The bomb excavation/scare in SSH?
Hillsborough before the fence?
The old Save-A-Lot?
So this weekend, share us your favorite nostalgic Seminole Heights moments.
City of Tampa execs get full pay for half day work
Ask yourself this question: What could our neighborhood or our City do with an additioanl $1.5 million dollars? Imagine, How many sidewalks, curbs, streat lighting… The justification by the City’s HR department is like saying it’s ok if one person in Tampa gets killed because the percentage is such a small portion of the total population. Bottom line is our city officials continue to use the “we have no money” plea. As a leader, our Mayor needs to stand up and ask that all tax payer paid employees work their full shifts every week. Read on or watch video: (If the video does not load, you can access it by following the link at the bottom)
From 10 Connects:
Tampa,Florida –A little known policy in Tampa allows about 20-percent of employees to get paid for a full days work when they put in part time hours. That’s not the case for most people who go to work everyday. Usually the rule is a full days pay for a full days work. Massage therapist Jeff DeSalvo is typical of most people.
For the most part these workers can do it as often as they like. Retired worker, Anthony Fantauzzi says he would have liked a job like that. Darcy Bock echoes those sentiments saying she wishes she could do something like that. Kimberly Crum, Tampa’s H.R. director, says the workers who leave early use a leave time called exempt leave.
Crum says the policy, which is spelled out in the Tampa Personnel manual, allows executives and managers who are exempt from receiving over time to take advantage of exempt leave which is also called ELV.
The H.R. director says it is important to note that anyone who takes exempt leave at the city is required to get approval beforehand.
Crum says many of the people eligible for the exempt leave work more than 40 hours a week. However exempt leave only comes into play after comp time has been used up.She says if they have comp time available the workers take that first, but if they don’t have any available they would use the ELV.
It’ appears plenty of people are using the exempt leave. The city keeps track of the amount of hours people take off and in the past three years it has been around a half million dollar a year: In 2006 it came to $497,491 ; In 2007 the figure was $511,566; and last year the total came to $475,385. That is $1.4 million of time off since 2006,
Taxpayers like Holly Doone say that appears to be a good benefit for those working for the city.
Crum says it is a drop in the bucket of the 100 million dollars in salaries paid to top Tampa managers and executives. According to Crum the figure is just one half of one percent of their salaries. However, that half a percent bothers taxpayers we talked to, but there are almost a half a million reasons a year Tampa executives and managers like the exempt leave.
DeSalvo says if he’s not working he’s not getting paid. However not every city of Tampa worker has to put in an 8 hour day. There is a special group of Tampa workers who can come to the Municipal Office building and go into the front door in the morning and work for 4 hours; then they can walk out the back door after putting in a half a days work and get credit for working all day.
Make Plans to attend the SESH Ice Cream Social, celebrating their Association’s 20th Anniversary. They will also be dedicating their new Gazebo recently built at Giddens Park. (Corner of 12th and Giddens)
THIS SATURDAY JUNE 6TH, 10:30AM-2PM
In addition to ice cream treats, there will be a Great American Bake sale, many tasty treats and a variety of games. Admission is free, and everyone is welcome!
Neighbors Form Group to Reduce Crime Along Nebraska Ave
From the SESH email group:
June 3, 2009
For Immediate ReleaseContact: Stan Lasater
813-391-5855
Neighbors Form Group to Reduce Crime AlongNebraska Ave
With the recent rise in prostitution and illegal activities along the Nebraska Avenue Corridor, residents have begun an initiative to create a Nebraska Avenue Alliance to attack the problem head-on. The goal of the group will be to focus on the Quality of Life issues that affect the major North-South Corridor through our neighborhoods. The Alliance held their first meeting to discuss issues that affect the entire corridor which runs from Downtown Tampa to the county line. Residents representing each neighborhood bound by the corridor were invited to participate. In addition to each neighborhood being represented, the group has also enlisted legal counsel to assist with researching various laws and Florida Statutes. “Until now, efforts have been limited to a specific neighborhood or small stretch of the Nebraska Corridor” says Stan Lasater, a Seminole Heights resident. “When one neighborhood becomes active in attacking the problem, we seem to push the problem onto someone else.”
While many call prostitution a victimless crime, those along the Nebraska Avenue Corridor know that the effects of prostitution have a lasting negative impact on our neighborhoods. After residents were told by TPD leaders that “our hands are tied” and “our plan is to continue making arrests. The problem is we have not been consistent,” neighbors felt the need to take action. Neighbors feel that our city officials have no plan or long term vision to improve the issues that affect the Nebraska Avenue Corridor.
The Group will focus on issues such as:
How businesses can play a vital role in decreasing prostitution
Local and state laws (i.e. mapping, precursors to prostitution)
Comparing cities and cases across the nation with Tampa
Working with major media outlets to publish names of prostitution related arrests
Long term treatment programs
Community policing
Tampa Police arrest procedures
Working with Code Enforcement along the corridor
Working with TECO to increase corridor lighting
Identifying various grants that may assist with the clean up efforts
Establishing a no-prostitution zone with harsher penalties
Working with the Judicial System to institute a no leniency policy for 2nd time offenders
By creating the Nebraska Avenue Alliance, we are hopeful that we can address many of the problems in unison, thereby eliminating the environment that encourages the illegal activity.
For more information, please contact Stan Lasater, 813-391-5855
Below is an email suggestion that a neighbor had sent. While I feel that most are tired of discussing, this seems to be a topic that will not go away. So, maybe this will help. I had spoken with a neighbor and had both agreed that even if the comments for the discussion were turned off, the topic would carry over to other unrelated topic. Hopefully, by offering neighbors ONE final thought on the item as suggested, we can move forward. This may be wishful thinking, but worth a try. As the emailer had suggested, I will try to monitor comments to remove any duplicate posts. Please refrain from commenting more than once. Read on:
Dear Blogger,
First of all, we would like to thank you for your service and hard work to keeping the site for us. Unfortunately, it has become a bit of a burden with the hi-jacking of the site to pit the OSHNA camp against the SHF camp. I have a suggestion I would like to offer the site. If possible please post the following question. Thanks in advance! Keep up the great work.
By now all are very informed of the issues with OSHNA and SHF. It is the only time I have ever seen 100’s of comments left on one post. LET’S END IT TODAY! We know everyone has picked a side and formed an opinion. For today only you get ONE opportunity to offer your advice to both sides as to how we can end this fiasco. Please offer only constructive solutions. (Blogger, we ask you to commit to delete any duplicate post)
Neighbors no trolling, no rebuttals — one chance, one comment!
