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Emergency officials adjust shelter plans to prevent spread of COVID-19 By B.C. Manion bcmanion@lakerlutznews.com
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As if COVID-19, an economic meltdown and soaring unemployment aren’t enough — Floridians need to brace for an above-normal hurricane season, according to forecasters with NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center.
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Just days into the season, which runs from June 1 through Nov. 30, Tropical Storm Cristobal swept into the Gulf Coast, triggering a storm surge of almost 6 feet along parts of the northern Gulf Coast, according to national weather reports. Heavy rain triggered flash flooding as far east as Florida, and as far north as Wisconsin and Minnesota.The storm also spawned tornadoes in Florida and as far north as Illinois. That was the beginning of an Atlantic hurricane season that experts predict will have above-normal activity. Information released by NOAA says there’s a 60% chance of an
above-normal season, a 30% chance of a nearnormal season and a 10% chance of a below-normal season. NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center is forecasting a range of 13 to 19 named storms, with winds of 39 mph or higher. Of those, six to 10 could become hurricanes, with winds of 74 mph or higher, including three to six hurricanes (Category 3, 4 or 5), with winds of 111 mph or more. An average hurricane season produces 12 named storms, of which six become hurriSee HURRICANE, page 9A
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As Hillsborough County Schools gears up for a new school year, district officials need guidance from parents to help them plan. Hillsborough Schools Superintendent Addison Davis has laid out three potential models the school district could follow in the fall, depending on what’s happening with COVID-19.
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Paradise Ventures is building a new 18,000-square-foot ‘strip retail’ center, at State Road 54 and Old Cypress Creek Road.
Shoppes at Cypress Creek Center now going up By Kathy Steele
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A new retail strip center is coming to a site on State Road 54, west of Tampa Premium Outlets and the Cypress Creek Town Center. Paradise Ventures Inc., is clearing land and installing infrastructure on about 3.5 acres at the northwest corner of State Road 54 and Old Cypress Road.The site is west of Interstate 75, within proximity of Tampa Premium Outlets and the Cypress Creek Town Center. A conceptual plan filed with the county shows a “strip retail” center of about 18,000 square feet.Two 9,000-square-foot buildings are planned with a 20-foot breezeway between them. An outparcel is proposed as a site for a “quick service” restaurant of about 3,500 square feet.Two outdoor patios also
are shown. A company representative could not be reached for comment. Paradise Ventures, based in Safety Harbor, previously developed the Shoppes at Terra Bella, also along State Road 54, east of Livingston Road. No information is available on potential tenants at Shoppes at Cypress Creek. But, tenants at Terra Bella include national chains, such as AT & T, Firehouse Subs, and Tropical Smoothie Café. State Road 54 is among the county’s busiest east/west corridors, making it an attractive development area. Plans filed by Paradise Ventures cite state traffic counts along the State Road 54 corridor at about 73,000 annual average daily trips. That volume is expected to grow to nearly 100,000 by 2025, according to a county comprehensive transportation plan.
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Model A has three options: • Students can return to school for traditional, face-to-face instruction. • Students can learn from home, using eLearning, an improved version of the online instruction they received last school year. • Students can enroll in Hillsborough Virtual School.These courses are designed to require students to meet certain requirements, but they have flexibility in scheduling their learning. Model B has three options: • Students can spend 40% of their time in face-to-face instruction, and 60% of their time in eLearning. • Students can do eLearning only. • Students can do Hillsborough Virtual School. Model C: • Students can do eLearning or Hillsborough Virtual School. Campuses are closed. At a June 23 workshop with the Hillsborough County School Board, Davis emphasized,“the plan has to be, and should be, very fluid along the way.” See SCHOOL, page 9A