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Monday,November 9, 2015 |
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Mayor Bob Buckhorn joins local muralists Tes One and Bask, along with their incredible team, as they put the finishing touches on the new Poe Parking Garage mural dubbed “Stay Curious.” |
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| “From the Desk of Mayor Buckhorn” is designed to give citizens greater insight into the Mayor’s Office. Every week, Mayor Buckhorn will offer a snippet of what he’s currently working on.“Since the Affordable Healthcare Act, more than 1.7 million Floridians have signed up for healthcare – 77,256 in Hillsborough last year alone. Even with these gains, living without health insurance is still a scary reality for families across the state. Now is the time to learn about your healthcare choices at HealthCare.gov. There, you will find financial assistance, options to find a plan that works for your family, and an application that takes about 10 minutes to complete. The deadline is January 31, 2016. Together, we can make sure no one in our city lives with the fear of getting sick or injured. Tell anyone you know who isn’t insured to visit HealthCare.gov and learn about their choices.”
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11/4: Tampa Bay Business Journal: Buckhorn: Downtown Tampa close to landing a grocery store – for real this time – Adding to the live, work, play atmosphere, a potential grocery store could be a big win for downtown 11/5: FDOT offers to work with HART on comprehensive transit study – Florida Department of Transportation District 7 Secretary Paul Steinman, offered at a Tampa city council meeting last week, to fund a transit study which will outline a regional rail plan for Tampa Bay. 11/6: Tampa Tribune: Half-cent sales tax hike recommended for transportation needs – The Policy Leadership Group voted to move forward with a sales tax referendum for roads and transit projects last week after completing the Go Hillsborough public outreach projects. 11/6: Tampa Bay Times: Tampa Bay transportation leaders excited at prospects of turning CSX train tracks into commuter rail system – Tampa Bay leaders gathered to discuss the potential of turning current CSX freight lines into commuter rail for Hillsborough, Pasco, Hernando, and Pinellas counties. The Florida Department of Transportation has committed to work with local agencies to research the possibilities. 11/6: Tampa Tribune: Tampa officials see Google Fiber’s potential for tech startups – The announcement of Google Fiber’s potential expansion into the Tampa market has ignited a firestorm of interest into what gigabit internet speeds, 100 times faster than the average internet speed in Florida today, could do for tech-startups and entrepreneurs in Tampa. 11/6: Tampa Bay Business Journal: Here’s what happens when you Google Tampa: – The search engine giant has put Tampa on its map, and that’s leading to a lot of questions about what to expect, and when. 11/7: WUSF News: Obama Targets Tampa, Other Cities For HealthCare.gov Enrollment – President Obama announced last week that Tampa is joining 20 other cities in a White House Healthy Communities Challenge to enroll uninsured people in this year’s Affordable Care open enrollment. The enrollment period ends January 31, 2016.
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