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Wednesday, February 20, 2013

County to Consider Synthetic Drug Law

The Hillsborough County Commission will host a public hearing Wednesday, Feb. 20, about an ordinance that would outlaw the sale, possession, manufacture and display for sale of synthetic drugs.

Carrollwood and Northdale residents who want to speak out about Hillsborough County’s proposed synthetic drug law will get their chance Wednesday, Feb. 20. Commissioners plan to play host to public hearing on the topic at 2 p.m. during their regular meeting. The new law, if approved, will outlaw the sale, possession and manufacture of synthetic drugs in the county.  It would levy a fine on anyone caught selling, manufacturing, distributing or possessing synthetic drugs in Hillsborough County. With synthetic drugs, such as bath salts, K2 and Spice, becoming a major concern throughout Hillsborough, commissioners directed staff last summer to create a law that would help law enforcement agencies shut down the flow of the chemically created …

Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Are Wild Animals a Concern in Carrollwood and Northdale?

Hillsborough County Commissioner Ken Hagan fears they might be. We’d like to hear your thoughts.

A Northdale dog went face-to-face with a boar and lost its life. Coyotes have been spotted in Original Carrollwood. Wild boars are roaming parking lots in New Tampa. Those are just a few of the incidents that have Hillsborough County Commissioner Ken Hagan asking just what can be done to protect residents and their property from “potentially dangerous” wild animals that have been spotted in densely populated areas. Hagan intends to ask county staff to look into the “state of the situation” when commissioners meet Feb. 6 for their regular meeting. According to Hagan’s agenda item, he wants staff directed to “recommend an action plan designed to alert citizens of the dangers as well as advise on ways to best protect themselves and their …

rcarol

10:11 am on Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Taking away the wildlife habitats will cause more sightings--where do you expect them to go when their land is being developed to build homes for people but leave the wildlife without their homes and the creatures that they used to feed on to survive!!   more ›

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