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Residents raise police conduct and water-billing complaints during Pinellas Park public comment
Summary
During the public‑comment portion of the Dec. 11 meeting, one resident alleged a warrantless, heavily armed police entry on his property last Christmas and said he received no follow‑up; another resident urged the council to reconsider a 3,000‑gallon minimum water bill. City officials invited commenters to meet staff and noted the city purchases water from the county.
Two public commenters used the Dec. 11 Pinellas Park City Council meeting to press city officials on separate local concerns: an alleged aggressive police entry on private property and a complaint about the city's 3,000‑gallon minimum water billing policy.
In a lengthy public comment, a resident identified in the record as Lee Stemus described what he said was a Dec. 25 incident in which officers arrived at his home with ballistic shields and rifles. "I was greeted with an officer with a ballistic…
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