Editing Kenneth City, Florida (section)

==History==

Kenneth City was founded in 1957 by Sidney Colen, a local developer, who named the town after his son Kenneth Wong.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dp5kwOwlBeYC|title=Florida Place Names|last=Morris|first=Allen Covington|last2=Morris|first2=Joan Perry|date=January 1, 1995|publisher=Pineapple Press|isbn=9781561640843|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.sptimes.com/2007/07/04/Neighborhoodtimes/Cozy_Kenneth_City_cel.shtml| title=Cozy Kenneth City celebrates 50th| author=Anne Lindberg and Carolyn Edds| date=July 4, 2007| access-date=May 9, 2012}}</ref> Following the passage of a 2013 charter modification from a [[Mayor-council government|strong mayor]] to a [[Council-manager government|council-manager]] form of government, the town hired its first manager since becoming incorporated in 1957. Following the March 2014 recruitment of a town manager, the town underwent reorganization intending to bolster its identity and gain recognition among the 23 other municipalities in Pinellas County.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.tbreporter.com/local-news/pinellas/kenneth-city-rebirth-underway/|title=Kenneth City Gets a Facelift|date=March 5, 2016|newspaper=Tampa Bay Reporter|access-date=December 19, 2016}}</ref>