You're Invited: City Budget Public Hearings

Community members are invited to attend upcoming public hearings for the Fiscal Year 2020 City Budget.

Public Hearing #1

City Council will adopt the tentative FY20 City Budget and millage rate.

Thursday, September 5 at 6 p.m.

Sunshine Center

330 5th St. N

Public Hearing #2

City Council considers adoption of the final FY20 Budget and millage rate, and approval of the Capital Improvements Plan.

Thursday, September 19 at 6 p.m.

Sunshine Center

330 5th St. N

StPeteTV will also broadcast the hearings on WOW! channel 15, Spectrum channel 641 or Frontier FiOs channel 20.

For more information and key dates, visit stpete.org/budget or call 727-893-7436.

Utility Rate Changes in the Works

St. Petersburg City Council will consider increases to water, wastewater, reclaimed water, stormwater and sanitation utility rates and charges. Meetings will be held at the Sunshine Center at 330 5th St. N.

First Reading

Thursday, September 5, 2019
3 p.m.

Public Hearing

Thursday, September 19, 2019
6 p.m.

The proposed rate adjustments will be published at the First Reading and made available at stpete.org/rates. If approved, any changes would take effect October 1, 2019.

City Council will be considering Stormwater tiered rate changes for adoption on October 1, 2019. Find more information and view your property’s impervious surface area measurement in the Stormwater Review and Appeals Portal at stpete.org/ratechanges.

Questions? Call 727-893-7280.

Free School Help: Tutor.com

Need help with a pesky math problem or an upcoming history test? Don’t worry, because Tutor.com is available to help with any subject through the St. Petersburg Library System! This service for online tutoring, homework help and test preparation for K-12 subject is free with a library card.

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Questions? Contact the St. Petersburg Main Library at 727-893-7724 or visit splibraries.org.

Not in school but looking to expand your skills? Lynda.com is also available with your library card. Learn about anything from photography and design to business and software development.

Calling All Volunteers: CareFest 9/28

CareFest is a festival of service projects running 9/21-10/6 to help those in need in St. Pete.

The event centers around the kick-off and celebration on Saturday, 9/28 at Lake Vista Park (1401 62nd Ave. S) where volunteers can enjoy a light breakfast at 8 a.m., part ways for their projects and return for a celebration at around 11:30 a.m.

Find more information and projects local to St. Pete HERE.

Any questions, contact Robert Barto from the Community Services Department at Robert.Barto@stpete.org or 727-551-3249.

St. Pete Run Fest

Whether you run, walk, saunter or meander, make your way to

St. Pete Run Fest for 3 days of running events for the whole family November 15-17. Events include the half marathon, 10K, 5K and kid's race.

Have you registered yet? Go to stpeterunfest.org to participate in St. Pete's race.