3rd Quarter 2016 www.Jungle-Terrace.org

Meeting__________________________

Monday, July 18, 2016 Walter Fuller Center-7891 26th Ave N

Social 6:45 p.m. – Meeting 7:00 p.m.

Meeting Highlights:

City Councilman Charlie Gerdes HALL of HONORS Tom Killian

Open Forum ***

2016 July Jungle Terrace

"HALL of HONORS" Award

Tom Killian

TOM KILLIAN joined Terrace Civic Association in 2000.

He served on our board in various capacities including

Vice-President and four times as President.

For ten years he coordinated the JTCA newsletter and

chaired the mailing committee.

Tom wrote three successful city grant applications

awarded by the Neighborhood Partnership Office.

In 2005 the city honored Tom Killian as St. Pete’s

“Neighborhood President of the Year.” For many years, Tom served on the Board of Directors of

CONA (Council of Neighborhood Associations) as Vice-

President, and as mentor for up-and-coming Neighborhood

Associations. He is a graduate of the Neighborhood Leadership Program, where he continues

serving as a planner, mentor, speaker and group leader.

Currently Tom is Trip Coordinator for his church. His favorite hobby is Treasure

Hunting with a Metal Detector as a member of the Suncoast Research and Recovery Club.

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April JTCA Meeting Jungle Terrace “HALL of HONORS”

Inducts Chuck Boehme

Stage Rep. Kathleen Peters, and JT President Dr. Ed Carlson

Present Award and Welcome Chuck Boehme

to the “Hall of Honors”

See all Chuck has done for JTCA and his career on page 20 of

http://jungle-terrace.org/files/JT_16_HALL_of_HONORS.pdf

Members listen intently as CODES Director Rob Gerdes tell us of

improvements and challenges.

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$20,000 Grant to JTCA (2

nd Grant to JTCA this Year)

for

SIX New JT SIGNS – Sandblast 3-D in Cedar Wood

+ Trim 245 Palm Trees

Call for Volunteer Hours!

JTCA “Owes” the City matching amount in 830 Hours Volunteer time.

Please send your monthly Volunteer Hours to Acegang1@aol.com.

This includes all volunteer time you gift.

10 Artists Creating beneath Tyrone Overpass 4 Additional Lights by DUKE Energy

Plus 4 previous Lights = 8 Lights!

Transforming the ambiance beneath Tyrone Overpass in a Magical,

Miraculous, Serendipity, Synchronicity, Happening.

Upgrade of the Underpass at Tyrone is reality

Thanks to 9 Volunteer Artists!

(JT pays materials)

Calling Artists ~ More Pillars are available, and Walls

Paint-a-Pillar Pizza Party

Join the FUN!

MOVIE Theaters “COBB 10 Luxury” OPEN!

"Three DREAMS Come TRUE!!!" Dr. Ed

Bridge, Movie Theaters, Mural

Icing on Cake ~ Bike Path

Applause for Reality of Each Dream!

Extolling Jungle Terrace Accomplishments.

Mayor Kriseman to Jungle Terrace:

"You all put your Heart and Soul into this neighborhood. Thank You!"

Part of Attending Crowd

Cutting the CELLULOID Ribbon ~ GRAND OPENING!~!

Councilman Charlie Gerdes, Aaron and Tonilynn Sharpe, Co-Presidents

Pasadena Bear Creek Neighborhood, Dr. Ed

Annual Membership Dues

Due in January

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We utilize the funds to publish and email your newsletter, hold quarterly membership

meetings and continuing improvements to the health, safety and beauty of Jungle Terrace

neighborhood. (Note: Honorary/Scholarship Dues $20)

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Mail to: JTCA, Jill Silverstein 8045 28th Ave. No., St. Petersburg, FL 33710

Phone 727-289-3004

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Jill Silverstein Honored with Giant Scissors

For her Sewing Abilities to Benefit JTCA.

GRAND OPENING of BIKE PATH

Walter Fuller Park to Pinellas TRAIL

Mayor Rick Kriseman read to ride with Dr. Ed Carlson

JT V.P. looks on as JT Board Member Yaro has an intense

“conversation” with Mayor Kriseman

Longtime Friends, St. Pete Director of Neighborhoods

Mike Dove greeting JT President Dr. Ed Carlson.

Official Ribbon~Cutting to open the BIKE PATH

L-R: JT Sec’y Lauren Sanders, JT Board Yaro Markewycz, JT V.P. John Sweeny,

JT Pres. Dr. Ed Carlson, Mayor Rick Kriseman, Tyrone Mall Manager Jeni Wilson,

Children of Trans. Director Evan Mory, Bicycle Pedestrian Coordinator Lucas Cruse.

Mayor leads the way!

Visiting the MURAL . . . Then across NEW Bridge to Movie Theaters.

Ribbon Cutting for Greg Descemt’s “Taj Mahal” of Tyrone Blvd.

Dr. Ed, Greg and Family, Mayor Kriseman

3301 Tyrone Boulevard

Thank YOU, Greg, for all you do for JTCA, and being a Good Neighbor!

Greg served a Beautiful LUNCH at the end of our long morning.

Celebrating!

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Kathleen Peters demands FDEP investigate St. Petersburg's sewer/waste water systems

Over the past three years, the City of St. Petersburg discharged significant amounts of partially treated sewage into the bay's surrounding Pinellas County. St. Petersburg has seen significant growth in population and new business, and the city contracts with several other cities to process sewer/wastewater. With the continued growth in St. Petersburg and the contracted cities, I am concerned St. Petersburg has not maintained and expanded the sewer system infra-structure that protects citizen's health, safety and the environment.

I requested the Florida Department of Environmental Protection investigate and evaluate St. Petersburg's infrastructure and capacity to effectively meet the demands of the city and partnering city's sewer/wastewater demands. This includes looking at protocols on how St. Petersburg responds with their contractual cities for reducing or shutting down the pushing of sanitary waste. I also requested FDEP look into the impact fees for growth and development that have been collected over the past several years to see if those revenues were reinvested to upgrade and improve the infrastructure, as well as review the city's concurrency management system.

Ensuring effective wastewater management systems is absolutely critical to protect the environment, water quality and public health. This is a most fundamental basic need for which the city government is responsible. This week's "weather event" wasn't close to the magnitude of one that occurred last August, when St. Petersburg was reported to have dumped as much as 31 million gallons of partially treated sewer/wastewater into Tampa Bay, Boca Ciega Bay and Clam Bayou.

I have great concern that the increased demand on this system from growth and development together with the city's perceived inaction over the past year to upgrade the wastewater infra-structure has

made for a potential environmental and health disaster in the future.

Park at 13th

Ave N and 72nd

St gets NEW Fence and cleaned up

Thanks to assistance of Jungle Terrace Civic Association.

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NEW Trash Can at 7-11 on Park Street

Vice President John Sweeny created an agreement with Manager of 7-11

for JTCA to purchase and install a Trash can, 7-11 will empty it.

Accolades to John and 7-11!

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Making Way for NEW Construction 30

th Ave N at 71

st Street N along Tyrone Frontage Road

Demolishing 2 buildings: Sound Advice and Reverse Mortgage/Church

Storage Facility, Drive up and 3 story air-conditioned storage units

Duke Energy Responds

Transformer caught on fire and blew out the wires down the line...12 houses without power. I have whole house surge protection and lost nothing. But the other house lost appliances. DUKE Energy sent 6 trucks with 10 people to fix it the next day. JILL S.