| • Approximately 650 vacant lots are mowed and cleared
of debris each year.
• The Parks and Recreation Department irrigation system has over
30,000 sprinkler heads and over 66 miles of pipes.
• Built in 1911, Old Fire Station One (now the Tampa Firefighters
Museum) was the last Tampa fire station designed to accommodate horses.
• The Ybor City Historic District welcomed over 2 million visitors
in the last year.
• Approximately 115 condemned properties are demolished annually.
• There are over 600 picnic tables in the City of Tampa Parks and
Recreation Department.
• Guest Services assists, on a monthly basis, over 17,000 guests
with directions in and around the Tampa Convention Center.
• The Tampa Theatre has 10,000 light bulbs.
• There are 556 certified businesses listed in the Women and Minority
Business Enterprises Directory as of July 2003.
• Fleet Maintenance personnel worked on over 16,000 repair orders
with more than 100,000 parts issued in FY02.
• Over 10,000 linear feet of Ybor City's sidewalks were repaired
or replaced in FY03.
• Stormwater will be installing 31 filtration devices on selected
outfalls under a joint Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD)
funded program. This pilot program will gauge the effectiveness of these
devices in an effort to reduce sediment and pollutants into our waterways.
• The Strategic Planning and Technology Department received a Future
of the Region Award of Excellence from the Tampa Bay Regional Planning
Council (March 2003) for the development of the City of Tampa Neighborhood
Information Page. The award honors notable, innovative achievements in
Resource Planning and Management in the Tampa Bay Region.
• The Tampa Museum of Art's collection of Greek and Roman art is
the finest such collection in the southeastern U.S. Objects include pottery,
bronzes, and marble sculpture, which relate the historical contribution
of the Greek and Roman civilizations to modern government, science, athletic
competition, and visual and performing arts. |
