Tampa Mayor Sandy Freedman Administration's Oral History Project
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Interviewer
Robert J. Kerstein
Publication Date
9-18-2007
Date
2006-01-10
Abstract
During the tenure of Tampa Mayor Sandy Freedman (1986-1995), Bob Harrell initially served as the mayor's Director of Business and Community Services and he later served as the city's Director of Finance. The interview begins with a discussion of Mr. Harrell's education and graduate internship with the City of Tampa in 1974. He then began working for the city in 1975. Mr. Harrell discusses changes to the city's zoning and subdivision codes under the Freedman administration. There is also a discussion of the city's first water conservation ordinance that was implemented during the Freedman administration. Mr. Harrell also talks about the Lykes family, historic preservation, transportation impact fees, and downtown redevelopment. The interview ends with a discussion of Mayor Freedman's leadership style and her administration's focus on the common citizen and the development of the Office of Neighborhood Relations.
Keywords
Sandra W. Freedman (1943- ), Tampa (Fla.). Mayor, Finance, City planning, Zoning, Water conservation, Historic preservation
Extent
01:32:36; 28 page transcript
Subject: geographic
Hillsborough County (Fla.); Tampa (Fla.)
Language
English
Media Type
Oral histories
Format
Digital Only
Identifier
F50-00009
Recommended Citation
Harrell, Bob, "Bob Harrell Oral History Interview" (2007). Tampa Mayor Sandy Freedman Administration's Oral History Project. 21.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/freedman_ohp/21
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