PLANT CITY
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YOU. YOUR NEIGHBORS. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
VOLUME 6, NO. 15
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2018
Plant City steps up to the plate The game has begun. Plant City commissioners take next step toward Sports Village. SEE PAGE 5
YOUR TOWN
MOTORCYCLE MAYHEM
Photo courtesy MAKE Plant City
Ghostbusters take over MAKE In a fun and educational gathering at the Mr. Sebas ice cream store, members of MAKE Plant City flocked to learn about Master Craft Memorials and how they handcraft monuments that withstand the test of time. In honor of Halloween, Fin, Rita, and Alyssa showed up in their handmade Ghostbusters costumes. Dawn Cline, from Master Craft Memorials, shared inside knowledge of the industry and talked about the unique creations that have been formed by hand at their cherished business.
Breanne Williams
Durant High School ROTC color guard did the presentation of the colors.
Breanne Williams
Instructor Jeff Mason showed the trainees how to perfectly navigate through an intense drill course at PCPD.
For the first time, PCPD hosts a Motorcycle Training Course. SEE PAGE 10
Photo courtesy Sir Henry’s Haunted Trail
Sir Henry’s frighteningly successful haunt Sir Henry’s Haunted Trail held its grand opening last weekend. Calling itself I-4’s premier fear park, it features three haunted trails, laser tag, an escape game, food trucks and live entertainment. The Plant City scare fest packs out each season and tickets can be purchased at sirhenryshauntedtrail.com. The event is held at 2837 Frontage Road S.
Local governments unite P File photo
A new coalition is asking Plant City to join its ranks in tackling climate change and its impact on the region.
lant City has been invited to join the Tampa Bay Regional Resiliency Coalition, an alliance of local governments working toward creating a resiliency plan for the region. During Monday night’s commission meeting, Sean Sullivan, executive director of TBRRC, spoke to commissioners about the importance of the new alliance. As of Monday, 24 local governments have joined the group and he said he hoped Plant City would become number 25. The group serves six counties, 21 municipalities, 13 Guberna-
torial Appointees and three exofficios. It will tackle issues like sea level rise, climate change and resiliency. The TBRRC is an initiative from the Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council. After Hurricane Irma last year, concerned members of the community met at the University of South Florida to discuss the creation of a group that would be able to help make the region more resilient to such tragedies. Sullivan said they believe being united as one voice will be able to help SEE CLIMATE, PAGE 6