Pinellas County, Florida -- Pinellas County commissioners and the county administrator will be spending quality time with the public on Wednesday, April 10, at Pinellas County’s 2014 Budget Community Forum.

It’s the community’s chance to find out more about Pinellas County programs and services and provide feedback on next year’s budget. As the county works on a strategic direction for the future, they are asking citizens to share their own vision of the community and of Pinellas County as a whole.

Tarpon Springs, Florida -- Voters in Tarpon Springs have picked David Banther to join the City Commission.

Banther bested three other candidates in Tuesday's municipal election to take Seat 4 on the City Commission.  He won just under 41% of the vote--beating out Timothy Keffalas (28%), Jim Bouldin and Tommy Frain (who both won 15% of the vote.)

Banther, 30, is already a member of the Tarpon Springs Budget Advisory Committee and a past member of the city's Heritage Preservation Board.  He is general manager at Banther Consulting Corporation.

Pinellas County, Florida -- The Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections Office reports Supervisor of Elections Deborah Clark mailed nearly 27,000 ballots on Tuesday, Feb. 5 to domestic voters living in the nine municipalities conducting elections on March 12.

On Jan. 25, 311 ballots were mailed to absent military and overseas voters.

The breakdown for each city is as follows:

Belleair Bluffs
Pinellas Military: 3
Other Domestic: 682

Gulfport
Pinellas Military: 11
Other Domestic: 3,266