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March 11, 2023 at 10am
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WE NEED YOUR HELP - Fundraising Is Underway to Restore the Median Sign, Landscaping, Electrical Wiring and Lighting
The Median and Landscape Committee 'Median and Sign' restoration plans were approved in June 2021 by the Hampton Terrace Community Association Board. It's now time to improve the landscaping, upgrade the electrical and replace the old lighting with LED lamps.
The budget is $12,500 and the HTCA has funded $1,500. We now need to raise the remaining funds. The HTCA will update the fundraising chart weekly.
The HTCA board has already updated the sign, built from poly board material, which is sturdier and more resistant to the extreme heat, dry and wet spells. We expect the life expectancy is 30 or more years and the sign can be repainted as needed.
The landscaping budget is $2,500. Electrical and lighting costs is estimated at $4,000 - $6,000. This portion of the budget will be dependent on the amount of existing wiring that can be used, a new timer, new LED fixtures and City of Tampa code requirements. Please help us make these updates by supporting the median with a donation. You can make a donation via the button on the right side of this webpage.
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TO FUND THE PROJECT
THE STORY OF THE MEDIAN:
Once you turn onto Clifton from Nebraska, a charming neighborhood appears! One of only two entrance signs in the City of Tampa, a previously welcoming median with a well-manicured landscape and a beautifully lit, unique trellis sign, is unfortunately no more. The sign has rotted, the landscape is in bad shape and the lights have seen better days.
The Sign and Median Restoration Committee met for the first time in August 2020. The committee is led by Bill Truett and includes our neighbors - Karen Taylor, Brian Frey and Sid Roberts. The committee is tasked to bring back plans to restore the sign, repair the monument bricks, update the lighting/electrical and to create a Florida friendly landscape.
It's important to let our neighbors know why this project is a significant piece of history for Hampton Terrace. In 2001, the entrance was a crumbling, dry fountain surrounded by weeds. A neighbor’s son, Steven Harris, proposed an idea to spruce up the gateway as an Eagle Scout Project. The neighborhood worked together with the Old Seminole Heights Neighborhood Association and City of Tampa to build the sign and monument, as well as install landscaping. It was a bold project that required funds to be raised and approvals from the City of Tampa, but in 2003 the project was completed. A photo of the completed project was supplied by Donna Harris, Steven's mom, who still resides on Idlewild. It is our plan to follow the well documented blueprint created by the committee in 2001.
We have a tremendous opportunity as a neighborhood to work together, and continue to connect neighbors with neighbors. If you have any questions about this project or want to volunteer or donate, please email us at info@myHTCA.org.
