FINALLY! AN OPERABLE TRAFFIC SIGNAL AT 26^TH ST. AND MLK BLVD.

                  After many years of complaints, accidents and discussion, an operable traffic signal has finally been placed at 26^th St. and E. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. That intersection has been a busy, dangerous one for many years, as children have crossed the street going to Lomax Elementary School, and in more recent years going to C. Blythe Andrews, Jr. Library. A short ceremony to celebrate the traffic signal was held on Tuesday, August 10, 2021, the first day of school. Among those who participated in the ceremony, were from left: Fran Tate, President, Jackson Heights Neighborhood Association; County Commissioner Gwen Myers; David Gwynn, P. E., Secretary, District 7, Florida Dept. of Transportation; State Representative Dianne Hart; Natasha Goodley; Cynthia Few, President, College Hill-Belmont Heights Neighborhood Association; Tampa City Council Chair Orlando Gudes; and Regina Virgol, Hillsborough County. Not shown, Tampa Mayor Jane Castor. (Photograph by BRUNSON)