BY IRIS B. HOLTON
Sentinel City Editor

The East Tampa Business & Civic Association (ETBCA) will host a Town Hall Meeting on Thursday, July 21, at 6 p.m. Mayor Bob Buckhorn and staff members will attend that will take place at Ragan Park Community Center, 1200 E. Lake Avenue. During the meeting, representatives from Verizon will also make a presentation to Ralph Smith, of Computer Mentors.

For additional information contact the ETBCA Office at (813) 248-3977.[private]

Some of those individuals who will attend the meeting with Mayor Buckhorn include: Brad Baird, Water Department; Ed Johnson, East Tampa Development Officer Gregory Hart, Minority Business Development Office; Gregory Spearman, Purchasing Department; and Irvin Lee, Public Works Department.

Others includes: Jake Slater, Code Enforcement Department; Chief Jane Castor, Tampa Police Department; Karen Palus, Parks & Recreation Department; Santiago Corrada, Chief of Staff; Shannon Edge, Neighborhood & Community Relations Office; Sonya Little, Revenue & Finance Department; Steve Daignault, Public Works & Utilities Administrator; Tom Forward, Tampa Fire Rescue; and Tonja Brickhouse, Solid Waste Department.[/private]