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St. Petersburg budget shortfall includes money spent on RNC party at the Trop
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| Contributor | RP |
| Last Edited | RP Aug 30, 2012 11:24pm |
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| Media | Newspaper - Tampa Bay Times |
| News Date | Friday, August 31, 2012 05:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | The city is $5.2 million over budget this year, including nearly $600,000 in expenses for hosting a welcome party for the Republican National Convention.
The tab comes after Mayor Bill Foster repeatedly declared that taxpayers wouldn't be on the hook for the Sunday bash at Tropicana Field. The money is on top of $1 million in police costs that Tampa agreed to give the city from a $50 million federal grant it received for convention security.
It cost St. Petersburg $580,000 for workers to prepare the city for RNC activities. |
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