Although the time for opponent remarks was squeezed by initial long-winded commentators, Wildewood made a decent case in less than four minutes. The presentation by the applicant stated the revised cell tower would be a flagpole design. No decision was made this evening. The land use decision is expected within 15 days.
Presentation at Land Use Hearing
February 16th, 2010Petition Final Status
February 15th, 2010A total of 51 people indicated they are against the rezoned area within Cannella Elementary School. Many thanks to our volunteers for going door-to-door and asking people how they feel about a potential cell tower.
This is also a reminder that the official Hillsborough County meeting is Tuesday night at 6PM.
Petition Making Rounds
February 10th, 2010This evening’s meeting on the proposed cell tower went well. Good attendance showed a genuine concern in the community. Volunteers agreed to walk through Wildewood on Saturday and stop door-to-door to ask residents to sign the petition against the rezoning.
Please note that you are not required to sign. If you feel the tower is a benefit to Wildewood then maintain that position. Petition carriers will only ask a moment of your time to explain the situation.
Garage Sale Signs Missing
December 2nd, 2009The community garage sale was a success in terms of participation and attendance. There was a steady stream of cars entering Wildewood throughout the morning hours. However, we now believe three of the six yellow signs were stolen.
By Saturday afternoon the yellow signs were still in place. However, by Sunday, three of them were missing. We do not know exactly when they were taken but all of the missing signs were on Wildewood’s property.
At this time we are assuming them stolen. If you have any information regarding these signs, please leave a comment or use our e-mail address listed on the contact page.
Community Garage Sale Reminder
November 27th, 2009Remember to get your must-sell items ready for display. The community garage sale is Saturday, November 28 and starts at 7AM. Good luck to our sellers and bargain hunters.
Residential Waste Disposal Limits
September 30th, 2009As of Oct. 1, residents in unincorporated Hillsborough County need to be aware of new rules regarding how much solid waste and yard waste they can take for free to the Solid Waste Management Department facilities. The changes have occurred to prevent misuse of resident’s free unlimited disposal rights, as a result of residents who are operating commercial operations without paying commercial disposal fees.
The changes will affect residents taking materials to all Community Collection Centers, Yard Waste Processing Facilities and the Southeast County Landfill. At the Community Collection Centers, residents will be limited to bringing in ten cubic yards of solid waste material a year, which is equivalent to the material that can be put into a vehicle pulling a double-axle trailer or a loaded box/straight truck. A loaded pick-up truck generally only carries about two cubic yards for comparison.
At the yard waste processing facilities and the Southeast Landfill, which uses scales to weigh vehicles entering, the limits will be 2.25 tons of material a year at the landfill and five tons a year at the yard waste processing facilities. 2.25 tons is roughly equivalent to ten cubic yards of material.
These limits do not apply to curbside residential trash, recycling and yard waste disposal, so residents can continue to place as much as they are allowed at curbside, without that amount affecting their annual disposal limits at the facilities.
The annual limits will be tracked by the residents’ property folio numbers, which will be input by staff in a computer system from the tax bill that all residents have to show when they arrive at Solid Waste Management Department facilities. Staff will be able to see each folio numbers’ total amount each time that residents drop off materials and will notify residents if they are approaching the limit. Staff also will be able to see the totals of drop-offs at all facilities, to ensure that residents are not visiting various facilities to circumvent the rules.
The Solid Waste Management Department has been researching this issue for the last 18 months, after noticing certain residents regularly dropping off large amounts of materials and claiming it was only material from their property. The department also has researched the average amount of materials that residents drop off at the facilities, and feel that the limits should far exceed the amount of material that residents normally drop off.
If residents exceed the allowed amount during the year, they will be required to pay standard commercial disposal charges, or tipping fees. Those are $39.79 per ton for non-processable materials, such as appliances, furniture, and minor residential construction debris, and $29.75 per ton for yard and wood waste. Also for non-processable materials, they will have to take the over-limit materials directly to the Southeast County Landfill.
An exception to this new rule is those residents who live on roads that the County’s trash hauler vehicles can not drive down. Those residents have special waivers to take the amount of material that they could have left at curbside to the County’s facilities.
The County’s Solid Waste Disposal Facilities are located at:
- Southeast County Landfill, 15960 C.R. 672, Balm
- South County Community Collection Center, 13000 U.S. Hwy 41 South, just north of Big Bend Road
- Alderman Ford Community Collection Center, 9402 S.R. 39
- Hillsborough Heights Community Collection Center, 6209 C.R. 579
- Northwest County Community Collection Center, 8001 W. Linebaugh Ave.
- Resource Recovery Facility (yard waste only), 350 N. Falkenburg Rd.
If residents have any questions or concerns about these new rules, they can call the Solid Waste Management Department at (813) 272-5680.
Neighborhood Burglary
September 22nd, 2009There was a burglary in Wildewood on Monday. The incident occurred on Sea Fare but we advise all residents to remain alert. If you see suspicious activity, do not hesitate to call the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s office. Wildewood has several properties that are in foreclosure, which only aggravate the issue further. Our streets are publicly accessible, which means anyone can drive through our neighborhood at any time. Talk to your neighbors and discuss any unusual vehicles you’ve seen. Sharing information is a vital weapon against repeated crimes.
County’s reduction in force hits ONR
September 20th, 2009Beginning October 1, the Office of Neighborhood Relations staff will be reduced from five to two employees. We’re sorry to hear this news since the ONR has helped Wildewood secure several grants during the past few years. These grants paid for our bulletin board and lighting, drip-irrigation, and the dumpster clean-up event. To the staff, for all their help, we offer a hearty “thank you”.