THE LEALMAN LEDGER
Pinellas County government & CRA updates
Follow Pinellas County government decisions affecting Lealman. Read the latest on the Lealman CRA, public works, and county commissioner meetings.
Voters oust anti-art Commissioner Brian Scott
Scott’s defeat closes a term marked by cuts to Creative Pinellas. In Lealman, his appointee backed the Dream Center’s expanded use despite documented neighborhood impacts.
Lealman criminal-mischief charges fall, but a Pinellas comparison is missing
Lealman Crime, By the Numbers: Part 7. Two property-damage charge rows declined after 2021. Public county and city statistics do not establish whether Lealman improved faster.
What the asterisks leave out of Lealman’s crime table
Lealman Crime, By the Numbers: Part 6. The same symbol covers large increases, complete declines and zero baselines. Counts and definitions are essential to reading the report.
34th Street corridor remains a Lealman crime hot spot in sheriff’s maps
Lealman Crime, By the Numbers: Part 5. The area near 50th Avenue North stands out in both recent analyses. Map clusters do not establish incident totals for individual motels.
Lealman domestic-battery charges fall, but the figures leave gaps
Lealman Crime, By the Numbers: Part 4. The domestic-related battery row fell to 116 charges. Separate categories and unreported abuse limit what that decline can establish.
Lealman drug-possession charges rise as other counts fall
Lealman Crime, By the Numbers: Part 3. Possession charges reached 413 in the latest reporting period. The sheriff’s figures do not separate drug activity from enforcement changes.
Lealman burglary and auto-theft charges fall sharply, with a vehicle-theft exception
Lealman Crime, By the Numbers: Part 2. Residential-burglary charges fell about 72% from 2016 and auto-theft charges about 68%. A separate vehicle-theft category rose.
Sheriff Gualtieri's Lealman crime report leaves questions unanswered
Lealman Crime, By the Numbers: Part 1. Selected charge counts fell about 41% from 2016. The report leaves the overall crime rate and reasons for the change unresolved.
County reports 150 miles of road resurfacing still waiting after Oct. 8 work session
A birthday solo, a 150-mile road backlog and other moments from the Pinellas County Commission’s Oct. 8 work session.
Commissioner Nowicki presses Sheriff Gualtieri on Flock camera program
Nowicki questioned camera-company sponsorships of the sheriffs’ association. Residents later criticized the commission’s handling of the exchange.
Lealman CRA committee returns October 28 after canceled September meeting
The meeting is set for 6 p.m. at the Lealman Exchange. With a new spending plan in place, residents have reason to keep watching where the money goes.
Lealman gets a say in $200,000 redevelopment plan update
A county mailer invites residents and business owners to two November 2 open-house sessions at the Lealman Exchange.
Commissioner Peters calls us the poors
There is no shame in having a low income. Residents deserve answers about the services their neighborhoods receive.
Lealman's "poop building" stalls in county permitting
The owners say county permitting bureaucracy has kept their plumbing business from opening at 49th Street and 62nd Avenue. The county says it is working with their engineer.
Who decides how Lealman’s redevelopment money is spent?
County commissioners make the decisions. Lealman’s advisory committee makes recommendations. The work plan is where residents can start following the money.