A parking enforcement officer walks 6 to 7 miles per 8 hour shift.
The original motor to the manual elevator in Old City Hall was recently replaced - it
had been in service and maintained for over 85 years.
The City collects 150 tons of street sweepings weekly with 6 street sweepers.
With its 17,000 parking spaces in garages, lots and streets the City parks over 4
million vehicles annually.
The City's 84 garbage trucks travel 715,000 miles each year, an average of 8,500 miles
per vehicle and never leave the City.
The Tampa Recreation Department turned 75 years old this past July 1st.
The City processes almost 4 million pieces of mail annually.
Building Maintenance changed over 7,400 air conditioning filters in City facilities
last year, about 30,000 square feet of filter media - almost enough to cover the Ice
Palace ice rink twice.
Tampa's first Park was purchased on June 22, 1905 from heirs of Mr. Harry Bradley Plant
for $125,000. This property consisted of approximately 48 acres. The grounds of the hotel
were Tampa's first City Park. It is known today as Plant Park.
The Hillsborough River Dam, located at Rowlett Park, creates a 12 mile-long reservoir
that impounds 1.7 billion gallons of water.
The Tampa Fire Rescue Department has a response time of 4.8 minutes and rescue response
time of 5.5 minutes. Fire/Rescue responds to 61,000 calls per year.
The Police Department has a response time of 7.3 minutes for emergencies, 12.0 minutes
for non-emergencies and will answer 666,000 calls in 1999.
Tampa Water Department customers may obtain a free rain sensor for an automatic
irrigation system by calling 274-7091. |
