Wimauma Civic Association, Inc.
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PAST PRESENT FUTURE
The Founder of Wimauma:
Capt. Christopher "Kit" Hartwell Davis 1846-1928
Part of the The Mission:
- Establish a Founder’s Day in Wimauma recognizing C.H. Davis as the Founder
- Acknowledge that Wimauma Post Office was dedicated on October 24, 1902
- Register as a Neighborhood Association:
- • Receive Notices of land use and zoning hearings
- • Receive Notices of Citizen’s Board (s) vacancies
- • Grow Keep Tampa Bay Beautiful Anti-Litter campaign in Wimauma
- • Grow the V.I.P.S. Participation
- • Participate in The Hillsborough County Back Stage Pass Program
- • Explore Adopt-a-Road for 579 and/or Saffold Road
- Explore purchase and installation of street banners on light poles on 674:
- • Verteran’s Day/ Patriot's Day
- • Christmas
- • Founder's Day
- Regain Public use of Civic Center:
- • Re-establish as Polling Place
- • Hold Community Meetings
- Petition Hillsborough County to open 19th avenue at Westlake Drive
- Re-establish Community Council Meetings
- • Sheriff Department
- • Code Enforcement
- • Community Leaders/Volunteers/Apartment Managers/Civic Leaders/Pastors, etc.
- Advocate for Residents who are adversely affected by new Community Plan Changes
- Be involved in naming of new schools in Wimauma
- Advocate for Traffic Calming Measures
- Explore community interest in a Small Business Baseball/Softball League
- Register Wimauma Elementary School, Built in 1926, as a Historical Place
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Tiger Lake - Lake Wimauma
Historical records indicate Tiger Lake was officially renamed Lake Wimauma with the 1914 expansion. It took a while to catch on, it was still being referred to as Tiger Lake as late as 1956.