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News From the City of Treasure Island • July 27, 2022 |
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The Sunset Beach Pavilion is currently going through some renovations. During this time the beach pavilion will be closed. The pavilion will be repainted, restroom partitions will be replaced, etc. Work is expected to wrap up later this week. Thank you for your patience.
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 During the 2022 Florida Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday, certain clothing, footwear, and accessories selling for $100 or less per item, certain school supplies selling for $50 or less per item, learning aids and jigsaw puzzles with a sales price of $30 or less, and personal computers and related accessories purchased for noncommercial home or personal use with a sales price of $1,500 or less, are exempt from sales tax. The holiday period began on July 25, and ends on Sunday, August 7.
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 As we head into election season, please be mindful of the City sign code for displaying signs on your property.
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 With so many scams out there, it’s easy to feel like we’re all just one wrong move away from losing our life savings. Nearly 2.2 million people reported losing a total of more than $3 billion to scams in 2020 alone, and a whopping 1.4 million reported identity theft — that's twice as many victims as in 2019.
TIPD wants to help keep you safe by offering up some tips on how to spot a scam.
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 The tropics can fire up fast, especially as we enter into the peak of Hurricane Season here in Florida. Be storm ready. The city of Treasure Island has designed a one-stop webpage with all the information you need to get storm ready.
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This past Monday was a fun and educational day at Caddy's Treasure Island as Treasure Island Fire Rescue hosted a Life Jacket Giveaway and Touch-A-Truck with Safe Kids Worldwide. Children of all ages were fitted for a free life jacket provided by Pinellas County Emergency Medical Services & Fire Administration and given educational material about swimming safety. There were more than 60 life jackets given out during the event. Afterward, they met some firefighters and got a chance to explore one of the department's fire trucks.
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 After enjoying a day playing on the beach, please remember to leave no trace behind. Our little sea turtle friends are counting on you. Find out the simple steps you can take to protect marine turtles.
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 The Tampa Bay Beaches Chamber of Commerce hosts a business meeting on the first Wednesday of each month. The next one is scheduled for Wednesday, Aug. 3. These meetings are open to all businesses as a way to network with other businesses in the city and to get the latest happenings. The Mayor, City Manager, Police Chief, and Public Information Officer are in attendance to give updates and answer questions on behalf of the city.
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 In the city’s quest to go digital and paperless, the city has created an online permitting and planning system (OPPS) for submitting permits. By signing into OPPS, you can now follow your permit from submission to issuance.
The city now has 100 permit types available for submittal on the OPPS system. New construction and additions have been omitted from the list for the time being, as well as antennas and right-of-way permits. These will be added at a future date.
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