West Central Florida Land Use Oral History Project
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Interviewer
Bill Mansfield
Publication Date
2-13-2008
Date
2008-02-08
Abstract
Ed Ruttencutter, retired electrical engineer and city commissioner for St. Petersburg Beach, talks about his activities on the city council and his opinions about city development. He discusses his move to St. Pete Beach, changes in the city, the city plan and sewer study, issues with previous city management, listening to the community, the cost of tourism, building heights of hotels and condos, land investors, and redevelopment. He ends by suggesting that land taxes encourage development by investors.
Keywords
City planning, Citizen participation, Buildings, Height restrictions, Politics and government
Extent
01:32:41; 33 page transcript
Subject: geographic
Pinellas County (Fla.); St. Petersburg Beach (Fla.)
Language
English
Media Type
Oral histories
Format
Digital Only
Identifier
W34-00005
Recommended Citation
Ruttencutter, Ed, "Ed Ruttencutter Oral History Interview" (2008). West Central Florida Land Use Oral History Project. 14.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/west_florida_land_use_ohp/14
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