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After The Storm

Details: Category: Snell Isle Alerts; Published: Saturday, 02 September 2023 10:52

City Officials Shut Down Reclaimed Water Service St. Petersburg city officials have shut down reclaimed water service due to saltwater intrusion from Hurricane Idalia’s storm surge. They expect to restore service “sometime next week.” For more information, call the 24-hour Water Resources Dispatch Line at (727) 893-7261. Garbage and Recycle Holiday Schedule

In observance of the Labor Day Holiday, our regularly scheduled Monday recycle pick-up shifts to Tuesday and our Tuesday garbage pick-up shifts to Wednesday.

PLEASE EMPTY & TRASH ALL YOUR SANDBAGS USED DURING THE STORM AS, IF THEY GOT WET…REMEMBER, THOSE TAMPA BAY WATERS THAT INTRUDED OUR STREETS HAVE ALL TYPES OF BACTERIA AND “BAD STUFF”. (THINK OF THE RECENT LARGE SEWAGE SPILL IN RIVIERA BAY!!)

Electric Vehicle Fires As first responders, businesses and homeowners assess the damage caused by Hurricane Idalia’s storm surge, local officials have warned of a new safety risk – electric vehicle fires. According to the U.S. Department of Energy, Florida has the second-highest number of registered EVs(168,000) in the nation. However, the problem extends far beyond automobiles.

The US Fire Administration states that salt within the battery or its components can form “conductive bridges” that lead to short-circuiting and extreme heat. It adds that ignition can occur in days to weeks. Fire Rescue officials noted that saltwater exposure can cause any lithium-ion batteries to combust. That includes the increasing number of electric golf carts and scooters seen on city streets. “Don’t drive these through water,” the agency said in a social media post. “Crews have seen numerous residents out in golf carts and children on scooters riding on the water.” DON’T DO IT!

Waterway Clean Up - Volunteer Oppty

Details: Category: Snell Isle Weekly News; Published: Tuesday, 22 August 2023 22:14

The CoffeePot Bayou Watershed Alliance (CBWA) does quarterly Clean-up work on Snell Isle, Coffee Pot Bayou and the public waterfront – on land and sea - south to the Dali Museum. With each event, a volunteer “all-call” to 100+ volunteers where the scope of work is outlined which we hope to complete. From Oak St NE to Turtle Creek through Coffee Pot Park down Coffee Pot Blvd and NorthShore Drive to the Dali on the waterfront we utilize motorboats, kayaks, bikers and walkers with volunteers deploying supplies from Keep Pinellas Beautiful that include shovels, rakes, clippers, nippers, buckets, barley bags, etc. to optimize our time and work.

The City supplies a large dumpster where vast amounts of debris collected from the Bayou, Tampa Bay and the sidewalk is collected. With the exception of one landscape contractor partner, it is all volunteer work. This contractor removes from the waterfront a large quantity of Brazilian Pepper, Carrotwood, Silk Floss trees, Reclinata Palms in addition to weeds and vines. These volunteer opportunities provide a perfect opportunity to make some great headway and also cultivate new friendships with like- minded people.

The CBWA’s upcoming Clean-up dates for 2023 are September 9 th and November 4 th (9:00 AM - Noon) and we’d love to have you join us. Contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for sign-up.