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Article: Vote gives initial OK to industrial uses.
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- The St. Petersburg Times (Russia)
- Article date:
- August 4, 2005
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Byline: Shannon Tan
Aug. 4--LARGO -- One by one, the 19 speakers raved about Pinch-A-Penny and the Thomas family's contributions to the community.
Several speakers were former or current Pinch-A-Penny employees. Others were High Point residents. There were representatives from the YMCA, Upper Pinellas Association for Retarded Citizens and Ruth Eckerd Hall.
All were trying to persuade the City Commission to amend a future land use designation so that Pinch-A-Penny's subsidiary company, Cepcot Corp., could build warehouse, light manufacturing and distribution facilities on 33 acres at 150th Avenue, west of 62nd Street.
City staffers ...