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CLOSING THE GAP Chloe Coney and her son Ernest have been working to elevate East Tampa for 30 years – and they’re not done yet

For 30 years, the CDC of Tampa has laid the groundwork for investment in East Tampa.

The first thing you should know about Chloe Coney and her son Ernest is that they didn’t have to do this, and they didn’t have to do it here.

Instead of leading the Corporation to Develop Communities of Tampa, they could have stayed in corporate America, leveraging their experience and their bachelor’s and master’s degrees to almost assuredly reach the C-suite.

Chloe started as a probation officer in 1972 — the first Black female to be hired for the role in Hillsborough County,

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