Recount Friday For Treasure Island Election

Election officials will be holding a recount Friday morning after Treasure Island voters were split on a referendum dealing with downtown redevelopment in Tuesday's municipal election.

Referendum question No. 3, which would allow density of up to 60 hotel or motel rooms per acre in the city's new downtown redevelopment district, ended in a dead heat. There were 762 votes in favor and 762 opposed, according to unofficial results from the Pinellas Supervisor of Elections.

The Pinellas County Canvassing Board will meet at 9 a.m. Friday to conduct a recount and to certify the results, elections spokesperson Nancy Whitlock said.

Officials will canvass provisional ballots and conduct a manual recount if required, Whitlock said.

Here's the text of question No. 3 as it appeared on Tuesday's ballot:

Should the City's Planned Redevelopment - Mixed Use - Core District, established by Section 68-410.07 of the Land Development Regulations of the City of Treasure Island, Florida, allow density of up to 60 tourist dwelling units (hotel/motel rooms) per acre in the new downtown redevelopment district?

Friday's meeting is open to the public and will be held at the Supervisor of Elections Office at 13001 Starkey Rd., Largo.

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