Commissioners Heart Developers

The Tampa Tribune has an editorial on the Hillsborough County Commission not allowing citizen to voice their concerns grwoth issues dealing with transit.

Hillsborough County commissioners, in a surprise vote at a workshop last week, killed a proposal to encourage higher density growth in selected parts of the unincorporated county.

Because of last week's action, the public will get no chance to tell commissioners what they think of a proposal to concentrate high-density growth on roads and corridors suitable for mass transit.

There is nothing surprising about the vote. The Commission has already made up their minds. Developers asked them not to let citizens air their concerns and they went along. Remember, the Commission voted 6-1 for the scandal-plagued Tampa-Hillsborough County Expressway. There was little (if any) debate on the merits of the idea. It would provide a financial windfall for developers and construction companies.

Let's look at contributions commissioners received from developers and construction companies.

Rose Ferlita

$500.00 contributions

Bahia Sun Associates, LP
Engelhardt Hammer & Associates, Inc.
Peter Geraci
Sheila Geraci
Jerry Frieling
Group One Management
Hills and Associates, Inc.
Little Harbor Development Company, LLC
Mariners Club Bahia Beach, LLC
W Phillips
RDG Florida Group, Inc.
Eric Schoessler
Tampa Hyde Park Cafe, LLC
Tampa Hyde Park Cafe Properties, LLC
TDM of Tampa, Inc.
United Capital Consultants, Inc.
Richard Vanderhook
309 Holdings LLC

$250.00 contributions

Anthony Arenas
Construction Due Diligence, Inc
Gary Bacon
Stephen Davis
Ned Dickman
Martin Haynes
Thomas Marsicano
Dhvanit Patel
Scarola Associates Engineering Design & Land Consultants
Tampa Residential, LLC
Debbie Taub

Jim Norman

$500.00 contributions

Centex Homes

$250.00 contributions

Daniel Curtis
Miller Florida Homes, Inc.


Mark Sharpe

$500.00 contributions

AN Development III, Inc.
Burton Real Estate, LLC
Centex Homes West Florida
Clark East
Craftmar Construction, Inc.
DKS Holdings, LLC
Earthmark Springlake, LLC
I-4 Land Holding Limited Company
Charles Kearney
Clay Kearney
Knights Key Corporation
Steve Mandt
Ocean Key Associates
Ocean Sunrise Associates, LLC
RDG Florida Group, Inc.
Sarasota Development Corp.

$450.00 contributions

Bing Kearney

$250.00 contributions

Lawrence Dickson

Kevin White

$500.00 contributions

AD Development III Inc
Bahia Sun Association
Bay Area Construction PAC
Centex Homes
Daniel Curtis
Robert Curtis
William Curtis
Earthmark Co. LLC
Earthmark Springlake LLC
Little Harbor Development Co LLC
Richard Miller
Novare Group
RDG Florida Group
Sunbelt Cranes

$250.00 contributions

Eddward Bergin & Co
Fla Mfg Housing Assn
SAI Inc
Wels Group Inc