* “The sooner, the better.”–Hillsborough County school superintendent Addison Davis, in asking a district advisory committee to consider supporting a special property tax for schools. Davis proposed asking voters for a tax of $1 for every $1,000 of real estate value. The proposed tax would bring in an estimated $125 million a year to address spending deficits that have climbed to nearly $100 million. And, no, no one is expecting the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to write a check.
* “I’m not sure anyone would argue that an airport is the highest priority and best use of that land unless you own a Piper Cub.”—Former St. Petersburg City Council member Karl Nurse, on St. Pete’s Albert Whitted Airport. Nurse is also a former airport task force member.