16 THE COURIER NOVEMBER 18,2004 Taking aim at history Grant Karppe, 6, checks out a cannon during the East Hillsborough Historical Society's 27th annual Pioneer Day on Nov. 13 at the 1914 Plant City High School Community Center. There were arts and crafts displays and demonstrations, live music and other entertainment, and lots of food. DELAY Continued From Page 14 multiple department moves possible is costing the city taxpayers about $5.2 million. The money is being financed by a 30-year bond. Mathews Construction is the same general contractor who the city hired to build the Nettie Mae Draughon Municipal Building on Rey- nolds Street. "We have made a real effort to include every conceivable need into this project," said Police Chief Bill McDaniel. "Public parking, a secure entrance, waiting areas, information and records will all be accessible to the public. Offi- cers will also be able to enter a secure holding area by driving patrol vehicles right into the building before processing or questioning sus- pects." Those plans now contain the emergency operations center. The EOC will be used by city emergency officials, including the police chief, the fire chief, the city manager, other depart- ment heads and security personnel. They will be responsible for city operations during natural disasters or civil defense alerts. Construction plans for the center include a kitchen and sleeping quarters for the EOC staff. Extra communication networks' will also be included. A tour of the facility gives a sharp contrast between the new building and the old, 23,000- square-foot headquarters on South Collins Street. "The old building (formerly a Publix grocery store) has outlived its usefulness," McDaniel said. "We knew that we had to plan for a move. Having the AutoNation property come avail- able when it did was perfect timing." Sollenberger sees the facility as a productive and useful site for years to come. "We are replacing an out-of-date facility with one that will be useful to the city for the next 40 to 50 years," Sollenberger said. "It will remain a very functional facility even as Plant City expands and grows over the coming years. The renovations will make it a state-of-the-art facility, with laboratories for identifying evi- dence, secure sally ports for transporting sus- pects and witnesses into and out of the facility, and many of the things needed for a useful and productive police department." The building on the east side of the property will replace a smaller work facility now used by the vehicle maintenance department on Victo- ria Street. The maintenance area will be sepa- rated from the police facility by a large security fence and will have separate entrances. It is being renovated to allow work to be done on city vehicles, from dump trucks to lawnmow- ers. The building will house a parts and service department, administrative offices, bulk stor- age areas, a welding shop and additional stor- age space. Changes planned at the water treatment facility grounds, now shared by vehi- cle maintenance, would have forced the department to find new space to work. The newly designed Willamette Drive facility will solve that problem. CALENDAR Continued From Page 3 served with ,cole slaw and corn bread. There will be iced tea, coffee and lemonade with homemade desserts. Cost is $6 for adults and $3 for children 6 to 10 years old. Call 754-6687. Thanksgiving celebration The Plant City Cornerstone Center, 315 N. Collins St., will host a "Thanksgiving Cele- bration" Nov. 19. The theme of the nondeno- minational event is "Count Your Blessings." There will be a chili meal at 6 p.m. and special guest singers Sweet Spirit and Carolyn Gillman. An offering will be accepted to benefit the restoration of the center. Call: Norm Blanton, 752-4671. SATURDAY Car show The Plant City Chamber of Commerce hosts the Straw- berry Classic Car Show in downtown near McCall Park on the third Saturday of every month from 4 to 9 p.m. The next show will be Nov. 20. Unity fundraiser Unity in the Community, a fundraising group whose mission is to help feed Plant City's needy, now offers food during the Bike Fest and Strawberry -Classic Car Show at the Plant City Community Bingo Hall, 105 Arderi Mays Blvd., from 5 to 9 p.m. BIGGER WAGONWHEEL PLEA MARKET 50 ACRES 2000 BOOTHS I 727-544-5319 I 7801 PARK BLVD PINELLAS PARK i I EVERY SAT & SUN RAIN OR SHINE m EXP. 12/1/04 .IJ i. & n &llr lilllillllm lllwmwwmwmm llm ll... lil.Mmm ll The most important date in 2004. That's when you can get your copy of the 2005 Plant City calendar! It will help keep you on track, and it has many valuable coupons to use at local businesses all year long. Look for the Plant City calendar in The Courier on Thursday, Dec. 2. 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Call: 754-3707. Trike-a-Thon The Plant City Family YMCA, 1507 YMCA Place, will host a Trike-a-Thon Nov. 20 at 9 a.m. in the building's park- ing lot. Children should bring their trike or bike and a helmet. A $5 donation will be accepted to benefit St. Jude Hospital. Staff from South Florida Baptist Hospital, Plant City Police and Fire Rescue depart- ments will be on hand to talk about bike safety. Call: 757-6677. Parking lot sale South Florida Baptist Hospital will hold its "Parking Lot" sale Nov. 20 from 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. The sale, featuring used goods, will be held in the lot at the Swindle Diagnostic Center, 1702W. Reynolds St. See CALENDAR, Page 18