Council to Examine Penny III Budget Today By Carl Wagenfohr CLEARWATER - The Clearwater City Council will meet in a special worksession today, Thursday, at 1:30 pm to discuss staff-recommended changes to the list of projects that would be funded by Penny for Pinellas III, the countywide 1-percent infrastructure sales tax that was extended for third decade by voters in 2007. Following on from the Council's January 15th Penny III worksession, the funding additions include: Downtown boat slips - $8.25-million Downtown intermodal facility - $8-million Police Vehicles - $1.8-million Fire Engines - $1.97-million The elimination or reduction in funding for several projects is also being recommended, including: Lakeview, Countryside and Clearwater Beach Fire Station renovations reduced by a total of $1.35-million Downtown streetscaping reduced by $4.5-million to $8-million New City Hall and Parking Garage reduced by $18-million to $7-million Municipal Beach Parking Garage reduced by $4-million to $8.5-million Downtown Parking Garage eliminated, saving $6.25-million Countryside Family Aquatics Center, eliminated during the January 15th worksession, remains unfunded Because today's meeting is a worksession, not a public hearing, public comment will not be heard. Any amendments to Clearwater's Penny for Pinellas project list will require Council approval at a future public hearing; the date of that meeting has not been set.

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