Monday, September 21, 2009
Ironman on Clearwater Beach
Ironman Modifies the 70.3 World Championship Course(Tampa, Fla.) Sept. 21, 2009 - Today, Ironman announces modifications to the 2009 Foster Grant Ironman World Championship 70.3 course. The fourth annual event, presented by Ford, takes athletes along a 1.2-mile swim, 56-mile bike and 13.1-mile run and will take place on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009, in Clearwater, Fla.To further reduce traffic for residents and businesses along the bike course, while also offering athletes an enhanced event experience, the following changes will be implemented:.Athletes will utilize the same bike course until they reach the East Lake Corridor, located at approximately mile 23. Once on East Lake Road, athletes will continue heading northbound, traveling further north than in 2008, to Trinity Boulevard. Once they reach Trinity Boulevard, athletes will make a right turn and head east for approximately one mile to the turnaround point. .Following the turnaround point, as athletes are heading southbound on East Lake Road, they will cross the Bayside Bridge and will now turn right on Roosevelt Boulevard instead of 82nd Avenue North, as in past years. From Roosevelt Boulevard, athletes will travel west to Belcher Road where they will make a right turn and head north toward transition on the same route that was used in 2008. "The course touches various areas of the county, and our goal is to make ongoing changes that will decrease traffic impact and improve the event experience for residents, business owners, athletes and spectators," said Manager, Traffic Operations Division with the City of Clearwater, Paul Bertels. Professional athletes will compete for a $100,000 prize purse. The top 10 professional male and female finishers and each age group champion will automatically qualify for the 2010 Foster Grant Ironman World Championship 70.3, taking place on Saturday, Nov. 13, 2010. The 2008 event drew more than 1,200 athletes with 6,000 out-of-state visitors, according to research conducted by the St. Petersburg/Clearwater Area Convention & Visitors Bureau. The economic impact garnered from last year's 70.3 World Championship reached more than $5 million. Clearwater Beach and surrounding areas will also be showcased during the NBC broadcast of the event, which will air in early 2010. For event-related information and course maps, visit www.ironman.com/worldchampionship70.3. Media-related inquiries relating to Ironman 70.3 can be directed to Blair LaHaye at Blair@ironman.com or Jessica Weidensall at Jessica@ironman.com. Both may be reached at 813-868-5940. For questions related to the event and the City of Clearwater, please contact Joelle Castelli at Joelle.Castelli@myclearwater.com or log on to www.myclearwater.com/Ironman.
Friday, August 7, 2009
Jolley Trolley
JOLLEY TROLLEY
Service Enhancements
The Jolley Trolley is pleased to announce immediate enhancements to their service. For reliability and ease of use, the trolley will be servicing all points at 30 minute intervals. In addition, Island Estates will now be serviced until 10:00PM extending coverage down Island Way to the 700 – 736 building.
Exciting Changes Coming October 5, 2009
· Service will be extended an extra hour throughout the route
· Single ride and day pass prices will be reduced
· Jolley Trolley passes will be good on all PSTA routes
· Through our partner (PSTA) you can connect to Downtown & South
· We will offer “Snow Bird” and “Annual Passes” at discounts
Please call us at 727-445-1200 with any questions.
Thanks for supporting the Jolley Trolley. We appreciate your business!
Service Enhancements
The Jolley Trolley is pleased to announce immediate enhancements to their service. For reliability and ease of use, the trolley will be servicing all points at 30 minute intervals. In addition, Island Estates will now be serviced until 10:00PM extending coverage down Island Way to the 700 – 736 building.
Exciting Changes Coming October 5, 2009
· Service will be extended an extra hour throughout the route
· Single ride and day pass prices will be reduced
· Jolley Trolley passes will be good on all PSTA routes
· Through our partner (PSTA) you can connect to Downtown & South
· We will offer “Snow Bird” and “Annual Passes” at discounts
Please call us at 727-445-1200 with any questions.
Thanks for supporting the Jolley Trolley. We appreciate your business!
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Clearwater Beach Parking Garage
According to TampaBay.com, the Clearwater Marina is off the list for a possible parking garage.
Sunday, May 24, 2009
Response from Clearwater City Council on Beach Patrol
This will acknowledge and thank you for advising the Clearwater City Council of your support for the Clearwater Beach patrol police team.
That you would take time to express your thoughts on this most important issue is appreciated. As you know, the City of Clearwater is faced with having to cut at least $7-million from last fiscal year's budget. In anticipation of these cuts, the Clearwater City Council had an outside consultant conduct an efficiency study of the Clearwater Police Department. That report gave the department an excellent review, and only a few recommendations were made on how to reduce the police department's budget, the largest city expenditure. While one of those suggestions affect the Clearwater Beach patrol police team, neither the City Council nor the City manager have implemented that cut.
Still, it is important for the Clearwater City Council to have this information available to it as it seeks to balance the budget. Although I believe the beach patrol team plays a necessary role in combating and preventing crime on Clearwater Beach, I also want to know as much as possible about the impact it, and other units, have on the operations of the police department and the city's budget. As the Clearwater City Council is tasked with making these difficult budgetary decisions, I hope you concur that it is most prudent to do so.
Again, thank you for your thoughts, and with warm, personal regards, I am
Sincerely,
--george n. cretekos
george n. cretekos member, clearwater city council george.cretekos@myclearwater.com 727-562-4050
(please note that any response to this email address is considered public record and, under state statute, must be made available to all members of the city council and the press)
That you would take time to express your thoughts on this most important issue is appreciated. As you know, the City of Clearwater is faced with having to cut at least $7-million from last fiscal year's budget. In anticipation of these cuts, the Clearwater City Council had an outside consultant conduct an efficiency study of the Clearwater Police Department. That report gave the department an excellent review, and only a few recommendations were made on how to reduce the police department's budget, the largest city expenditure. While one of those suggestions affect the Clearwater Beach patrol police team, neither the City Council nor the City manager have implemented that cut.
Still, it is important for the Clearwater City Council to have this information available to it as it seeks to balance the budget. Although I believe the beach patrol team plays a necessary role in combating and preventing crime on Clearwater Beach, I also want to know as much as possible about the impact it, and other units, have on the operations of the police department and the city's budget. As the Clearwater City Council is tasked with making these difficult budgetary decisions, I hope you concur that it is most prudent to do so.
Again, thank you for your thoughts, and with warm, personal regards, I am
Sincerely,
--george n. cretekos
george n. cretekos member, clearwater city council george.cretekos@myclearwater.com 727-562-4050
(please note that any response to this email address is considered public record and, under state statute, must be made available to all members of the city council and the press)
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