Morning Briefing, August 29

Today is Monday, Aug. 29, the 240th day of 2011.

HEADLINES

TIDBITS

• Open contract negotiations between Hillsborough County Public Schools and the Hillsborough School Employees Federation (HSEF) are scheduled for today from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the HSEF office, 5126 N. Florida Ave.
• Nominations for the Old Seminole Heights Neighborhood Association Board of Directors end on August 31st. If you or someone you know would like to sit on the OSHNA Board and volunteer for the neighborhood, send their name and contact information to elections@oldseminoleheights.org. Members of the Board must be residents of Old Seminole Heights and be up-to-date on their membership dues.

EVENTS

• 7 p.m. at the John F. Germany Library, 900 N. Ashley Dr.

See Patch's Events Calendar for the rest of today's happenings.

MEETINGS

City of Tampa

• 2 p.m. ETCRP Land Use Sub-Committee, 1907 E. Hillsborough Ave.

Hillsborough County

• No meetings scheduled.

FORECAST

• Monday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. West southwest wind between 3 and 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
• Monday Night: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 77. West wind at 6 mph becoming southeast. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

POLLEN LEVEL

• Tree: No Activity
• Grass:  High
• Weed: Medium

*Headlines compiled from Patch.com and other regional media outlets; Forecast and Pollen Level obtained from the National Weather Service and Weather.com.