🌱 Patch AM: See what’s new at Edward Medard Park’s inclusive playground in Plant City

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In today's newsletter:

• See what's new at Edward Medard Park's inclusive playground in Plant City
• What did Plant City commissioners decide on budgets, sidewalks, and development?
• How do your Plant City neighbors really feel about the Oxford comma?

Also on today's calendar: Free Dog Training Class and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What day of the year is trucker's day? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Cloudy, a thunderstorm; humid, with a high of 91 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Saturday: An afternoon t-storm; humid, temps: high: 90, low: 71.
• Sunday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, with a high of 89 and low of 71 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• New Playground Brings Inclusive Fun To Medard Park (ospreyobserver.com) — Families in Plant City now have a brand-new inclusive playground at Edward Medard Conservation Park on Turkey Creek Road, featuring soft turf, ADA-friendly climbing structures, and a rope-safe merry-go-round. Part of a $900,000 improvement project, the park also adds renovated restrooms, a new volleyball court, and a future musical walkway, expanding options alongside trails, camping, and water activities.
   

• Plant City Commission Faces Tough Questions on Flock Cameras and Future Development (plantcityobserver.com) — Plant City commissioners just approved a series of budget, utility, sidewalk, and development measures that will shape local services, taxes, and growth, including changes near Webb Road and N. Woodrow Wilson Street. Residents pressed officials over Flock camera spending, transparency, and the Sterling Commerce Center project, while the board also advanced cemetery expansions and future annexations.
   

• Around Town 09.17.26 (plantcityobserver.com) — Plant City locals recently weighed in on a surprisingly passionate topic: the Oxford comma. Residents shared witty, strongly worded defenses of the punctuation mark, arguing it prevents confusion and deserves to be protected, renamed, or even pried from their "cold, dead hands." It's a playful snapshot of the community's personality and love of language.
   

📸 Around Plant City

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Plant City

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 19
• Free Dog Training Class →
  2502 Leaning Pine Ln, Plant City
  9:30 am

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Other local events

Saturday September 19
• 2026 Raider Open-East Hillsborough Invite →
  Plant City FL
• Healthy Living Community Health Fair →
  Plant City Community Resource Center, 307 N. Michigan Ave., Plant City
  9:00 am
Thursday September 24
• Entrepreneur/Small Business Consulting Services
  Plant City Chamber of Commerce, 2504 Walden Woods Drive, Plant City
  9:00 am
• Baby Café - Children's Board Family Resource Center (Plant City) →
  Children's Board Family Resource Center Plant City, 301 N Palmer St, Plant City
  10:00 am
Friday September 25
• Last Friday
  Downtown Plant City
  9:00 am
Saturday September 26
• Medal Madness 5K & 10K at Plant City, FL (39) →
  Plant City FL
Monday September 28
• Community Free Food Pantry
  The Greater Plant City Chamber of Commerce, 402 West English St., Plant City
  6:00 pm
Tuesday September 29
• Senior Adult Breakfast →
  Plant City FL
Thursday October 1
• Entrepreneur/Small Business Consulting Services
  Plant City Chamber of Commerce, 2504 Walden Woods Drive, Plant City
  9:00 am
• Baby Café - Children's Board Family Resource Center (Plant City) →
  Children's Board Family Resource Center Plant City, 301 N Palmer St, Plant City
  10:00 am
Friday October 2
• Connect 2026 →
  Abundant Life Non-denominational Church, 410 Swilley Rd, Plant City
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Question: Does anyone know of a good, yet reasonably priced appliance repair person or company?
  My washing machine balance is giving me problems. (Nextdoor Antioch)
• I am under the impression, neighbors, that our neighborhood has garbage/recycling pickup and lawn & plant matter pickup on specific days.
  I live in Fairway Villas and some unknown homeowner in my area seems to think that lawn & plant matter pickups (which are to be placed at the curb on… (Nextdoor Walden Lake)

• TIBCO Software, Inc. posted a job opening for Billing Specialist in Plant City. Apply here.
• Maximus posted a job opening for Customer Service Representative Bilingual Spanish, Healthcare (Part Time) in Seffner. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Plant City here.

🗞 Nearby News

Valrico

• Eye On Business — Valrico, September 2026 (ospreyobserver.com)
• Florida Woman Killed, Northport Man Hurt in Wednesday Night Crash (tuscaloosathread.com)
• Florida Realtors launch campaign urging voters to support Amendment 3 property tax changes (clickorlando.com)

Seffner

• Conroe opening plays into Rooms To Go's Texas strategy (furnituretoday.com)

Tampa

• 15-Year-Old, 12-Year-Old Arrested After Loaded Gun Brought To Tampa School: Reports (patch.com)
• Valrico Woman Killed In Head-On Collision In Alabama (patch.com)
• Tampa-Area Woman Killed In Head-On Crash In AL, Troopers Say (patch.com)

Ok Plant City! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: 10-4, good buddy! (Thank you Jean H. for sending it in!)
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