Mayor Dick A. Greco has formed a Youth Advisory Group, consisting of 15 teens, to keep him advised on issues affecting Tampa's youth.

Utility bills are now paid at the Ybor Service Center located in the newly restored historic German-American Club located at 2105 North Nebraska Avenue at Palm Avenue.

CSX Railroad will be transferring ownership of the Historic Union Station to the City of Tampa.

City of Tampa Government Access TV (GATV) produces 24 television programs and won a national award for the best GATV programming in the country.

The Tampa Theatre hosted more than 131,500 patrons last year, increasing attendance by 26%.

The average household creates 3,020 lbs. of garbage annually.

Over 80% of the City's solid waste collection is converted into electricity and sold to TECO for $4.9 million annually in an effort to reduce solid waste charges to our citizens.

The City has its own website, visit us at http://www.ci.tampa.fl.us.

The average person in Tampa uses 115 gallons of water per day.

The Mayor has a Neighborhood Information Center to answer your questions and concerns, please call 274-7734.

The Tampa Police Department will answer nearly 700,000 police calls this year.

The Tampa Police Department will open two district offices this year; one is located near Busch Gardens and the other near Tampa International Airport.

Tampa Fire Rescue answers over 12,000 fire calls and over 50,000 rescue calls each year.

The local economic impact from the Tampa Convention Center was over $90 million.

There are 15,000 traffic signal bulbs in the City's signal system and the electric cost to operate this system is $430,000 per year.

City vehicles travel over 14.8 million miles annually.

The City will send out nearly 1.4 million utility bills each year.

The Howard F. Curren Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant produces enough methane gas per day to generate electricity to power 300 homes.

480,000 gallons per day of highly treated effluent water is used to cool the McKay Bay Refuse-to-Energy Facility to conserve our potable water supply.

Sulphur Springs adds about 23 million gallons of water per day to the fresh water flow of the Hillsborough River.

The Tampa Water Department customers use an average of 66 million gallons of water each day.

The Hillsborough River Water Treatment Plant is the largest surface water treatment facility in Florida and one of the largest in the nation.

Of all the world's water, only 1% is available for human consumption.

The City's Purchasing Department issues nearly 33,000 purchase orders annually.

The new Raymond James Community Stadium contains enough concrete to build a 4-foot wide sidewalk from Tampa to Atlanta.

The Stormwater Division maintains 365 miles of pipe, 180 ditches, 90 retention ponds, and sweeps 21,000 miles of streets annually.

The Firehouse COPS will provide a daily check on your home while you are on vacation.

First-time homebuyers can receive assistance from the Mayor's Challenge Fund by calling 274-7999.

Bayshore Boulevard is now home to five Public Art projects.

The three metal horses on Bayshore are named "EQUANIMITY."

The dresses of Diana, Princess of Wales, broke attendance records at the Tampa Museum of Art.

The Office of the Neighborhood Liaison works with 94 registered neighborhood and civic associations.

Last year the Mayor's Beautification Program, working with the Parks Department, planted over 100,000 trees, plants and shrubs.

The Mayor's Beautification Program - Steps to Environmental Partnership - provided 10 scholarships to at-risk youth in our community.

Tampa Recreation offers competitive diving, synchronized swimming programs, and aqua exercise programs year-round.

Tampa Recreation helps reduce juvenile crime and delinquency by providing local youth with safe and supervised places to go after school and at night.

Tampa Recreation provided 8,000 children with free swimming lessons in the summer of '98.