I’m familiar with the area.
I went to Disston J.H. and Boca Ciega H.S. (way back when) but left for college and didn’t return to live there.
Someone has to make the hard choices - everywhere - giving bonuses while raising taxes is insanity. As mentioned in the article, it will not be thought of as a one time thing but expected every year.
I went to Bogie until senior year. Graduated from Dunedin HS. They did away with the busing garbage for the purpose of desegregation, and Bogie’s returned to a poor-grade HS.