TAMPA, Fla. – Tampa residents got their first chance to respond to the proposed 250-foot Tampa WOW! Ferris wheel for the Channel district Thursday night.

And there were plenty of opinions about the idea.

What You Need To Know • Tampa residents got their first chance to respond to the proposed 250-foot Tampa WOW! Ferris wheel for the Channel district Thursday night • The $20 million wheel will take visitors up 250-feet and show views of Downtown Tampa. The wheel would have 27 gondolas • The city council will hold a second public hearing on the Ferris wheel proposal on Oct. 23 at 10:30 a.m.

"It is a cluster down there,” said Bob Harrington, who was against the idea. “People looking for parking. Living in a condo across the street, we frequently have people coming in from the ships l

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