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  • How will St. Pete Beach's new utility fees affect nearby beach communities?

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  • Saturday: An afternoon thunderstorm, temps: high: 91, low: 79.
  • Sunday: An afternoon thunderstorm, with a high of 89 and low of 80 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• St. Pete Beach Approves Fees, Calls for Mothball Penalties (thegabber.com) — St. Pete Beach commissioners just advanced increases to wastewater and reclaimed-water fees and pushed for strong penalties in a high-profile mothball-dumping case. The story also notes that Gabber staffers largely live in Gulfport and that the paper's roots lie in holding Gulfport City Council accountable, underscoring its continued focus on nearby beach communities.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: What a re-leaf! (Thank you Flo G. for sending it in!)
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