Keep Flatwoods Park Open

As you already know, Hillsborough County proposed budget calls for closing Flatwoods county park Monday and Tuesday.  This is very bad news for all of us and SWFBUD (South West Florida Bicycle United Dealers) is asking bicyclists and park users to join a 5-mile bike ride to the county building on July 16 to tell the commissioners to keep Flatwoods open 7 days a week at a budget hearing at 6 PM in downtown Tampa.

SWFBUD is announcing a “Keep Flatwoods Park Open 7 Days a Week” bike ride from the Seminole Heights Garden Center at 5800 Central Avenue to the County Government Center for the first Budget Hearing on July 16.

5:00 PM – Meet in front of garden center on Central Avenue, a half-mile north of Hillsborough Avenue. Lots of space to park if necessary.

5:30 PM – Reach county government building in downtown Tampa and sign up to speak.

6:00 PM – Hearing begins.

Make your voice heard.  Call the budget hotline at 813-307-8337 at tell the county to keep Flatwoods open 7 Days a week. Send an email to hcbudget@hillsboroughcounty.org

kzo

Sign of the times

The proposed budget for Hillsborough County will result in Flatwoods / Morris Bridge / Trout Creek being closed two days a week. Additional closures of parks may be necessary and seem likely. Public input can help inform the County Commissioners which parks are highly valued.  There will be public hearings to discuss the budget at BOCC BOARD ROOM, 601 Kennedy Boulevard, County Center at 6 pm on the following dates:

June 9, 2009

July 16, 2009

September 9, 2009

September 17, 2009.

You can email the commissioners at hcbudget@hillsboroughcounty.org or call the county’s budget comment hotline at (813) 307-8337.

kzo

Stolen bike

This past Sunday afternoon May 3, someone broke into my garage and stole my Triathlon Bike. I contacted the police and filed a report. They said they had a good description of some suspicious looking kids who were riding around Davis Island looking for opportunities. When the police interviewed some of my neighbors, they were able to confirm they saw kids who fit the description the police had who were hanging around my house at the time of the theft. So far the police haven’t found them.

Felt22

The bike is a Felt S22, white with black and red lettering, zipp wheels.Here is a picture of the bike (taken right after my spill, thanks Toufic) at Escape from Ft Desoto on April 11.

If you hear of anyone trying to sell a bike that fits this description, let me know.

Thanks.

Fred Dorsey
813-493-6598