5 Things to Know Today: Wednesday, October 19

1.) What Do You Think About Code Enforcement?: During Tuesday night's City Council Workshop members decided to invite residents to come to a Town Meeting about code enforcement and nuisance ordinances. The City Clerk will work to get information together for a Town Meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 15, at 7 p.m. at the Gulfport Senior Center. More information to come on Gulfport Patch.

2.) No More WRAB or EDAC: The Gulfport Community Redevelopment Agency (comprised of the City Council) unanimously voted to dissolve the Waterfront District Advisory Board and Economic Development Advisory Committee during a CRA Meeting Tuesday night. Gulfport Patch will have more information later today.

3.) Brownfields Advisory Committee: The Gulfport City Council will temporarily serve as the Brownfields Advisory Committee. City leaders are moving forward with establishing a Brownfields program.They need an advisory committee with new members appointed once the city obtains the designation. Learn more about the EPA Brownfields Program from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency website.

4.) Meet Your Commissioner Today: Pinellas County Commissioner Ken Welch's community office hours next Wednesday, Oct. 19 from 4:30 - 6:30 p.m. at the St. Petersburg College West Community Library conference room, 6700 Eighth Ave. N., St. Petersburg. For more information check out the Pinellas County Government's website.

5.) Wednesday Forecast: We have a 20 percent chance of showers before 2 p.m. Otherwise, partly sunny with a high near 78. Windy, with a west wind 10 to 13 mph increasing between 22 and 25 mph. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph. Tonight, partly cloudy with a low around 64 and a west wind between 13 and 17 mph with gusts as high as 24 mph.