Welcome to Save Pinellas!
This web site was created as a public forum to allow citizens to help each other save what little green space and rural life is left. All are welcome to participate. Eventually we want to expand this forum to our neighbors in Pasco and Hillsborough counties. They are also not immune to the craziness of over development.
Recent News
Fort Desoto Park is in for some major changes, see how this will affect you!
Fort DeSoto Park is the #1 Beach in the United States (see Dr. Beach's web site ). Pinellas County has some major overhaul plans for our beach which includes:
- Privatizing the food service which includes a 225-seat restaurant with beer and wine sales and a Sunday brunch
- Part of the contract allows building a second restaurant at another location in the park
- A trolley service
- Addition of more portable buildings to expand concessions at the boat ramps and campground
- Packaged Beer sales (even though alcohol is strictly forbidden in the park?!?)
- Ice Cream and vending trucks roving the park (you have to love that ice cream truck music especially when trying to enjoy nature).
- Converting the park into a commercial money making operation by leasing buildings out for weddings, parties, corporate events. Allowing the park to be used to Civil War re-enactments, triathlons, corporate sponsored events such as Sports Fest and boating parties.
The consequences are sure to forevermore de-list Fort DeSoto from the top 10 Beach list and will make it compete with Cleawater Beach for Spring Breakers and other festivals.
Articles:
Feb 19, 2006 - Has county heard from you about De Soto? (Howard Troxler - St Pete Times) - Pinellas County is digging in to defend its plan for a 225-seat restaurant at Fort De Soto Park, that jewel of a barrier island off the county's southern tip. <more>
Feb 14, 2006 - Fort DeSoto set to lose its naturalness (Howard Troxler - St Pete Times)
County officials say they want to make the beach a "real destination," by adding restaurants with beer and wine. <more>
Feb 8, 2006 - Proposed changes at Fort De Soto stir tempest (St Pete Times)
The county says fears about alcohol sales and commercialization are exaggerated. <more>
Feb 1, 2006 New things cooking for Fort De Soto (St Pete Times)
The county's top choice to run concessions plans a sit-down restaurant, trolley and more - but nothing "Disneylike." <more>
WalMart
Group's Wal-Mart battle gets costlier
Now that a stay in one of the group's two suits has expired, it suddenly must raise more money for the fight to prevent the store from coming to Tarpon Springs. <more>
Please donate what you can to save the quant town of Tarpon Springs from the massive WalMart corporation. Click here to help the Friends of the Anclote River.
Wanted!
Are you aware of new density increasing plans to rezone?
Due to vigilance of fellow citizens, we have saved ourselves from two Walmarts that were to be build on environmentally sensitive lands (one planned directly on Lake Tarpon, another on an estuary preserve off the Gandy Blvd Bridge). We have saved hundreds of acres from development such as the beautiful McMullen property located next the Girl-Scout camp Wani Lani on the Gulf of Mexico. Clam Bayou would be high-rises by now if we didn't step in and rescue the property from developers!
Help us save more land from condos and high-density development by posting any information you have on our discussion board!
Moderator - Marc
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