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VOLUME 6, NO. 143
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BUILDING OFFICIAL CALLS IT A CAREER AFTER THREE DECADES
Jesse Carr’s retirement celebration will be held at 2 p.m. Friday. The entire community is invited to City Hall to wish him well.
FREE • THURSDAY, APRIL 29, 2021
BREANNE WILLIAMS STAFF WRITER
Building Official Jesse Carr received a special proclamation Monday evening when Mayor Rick Lott and his fellow commissioners took a moment to thank Carr for his more than 30 years of service. Carr is set to retire tomorrow and the mayor invited the entire community out to take part in the unique celebration. There will be a retirement party hosted in Carr’s honor at City Hall, 302 W. Reynolds St., at 2 p.m. where a ceremony will commence. After the ceremony ends at approximately 2:30 p.m., the festivities will continue
and those who can’t make it to the program are invited to drop in and say goodbye to the man who has long been a staple in the City of Plant City. “After a long and storied and almost legendary career, not to mention life in and around Plant City, Jesse has decided to hang up his building spurs and retire out to the ranch,” City Manager Bill McDaniel said.
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CARING FOR PLANT CITY
Courtesy of Karen Elizabeth
United Way Suncoast partnered with CareerSource Tampa Bay last week to help the United Food Bank of Plant City prepare weekend bags for local students. The effort was part of the annual UWS Week of Caring event.
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