St. Pete City Council approves Rays deal
The Tampa Bay Rays can begin the long-awaited process of looking for a new stadium site outside of St. Pete in Pinellas or Hillsborough County. St. Pete City Council approved a new Memorandum of...
View ArticleCharlie Gerdes wants to turn dead leaves into teen jobs
St. Pete City Council will hear a staff report pertaining to the city’s estimated 40,000 tons of yard waste dumped at the city’s brush sites each year. A sole bidder, Consolidated Resource Recovery, is...
View ArticleSt. Pete City Council finalizes W-Architecture for Pier Approach design
St. Pete City Council unanimously approved W-Architecture to lead design and construction administration services for the Pier Approach project. The vote allocates $500,000 from the Downtown...
View ArticleYard waste grinding services in St. Pete raise questions about competitive...
St. Pete City Council went ahead and approved a three-year contract with Consolidated Resource Recovery, Inc. for yard waste grinding services despite some concerns raised about the lack of competition...
View ArticleHere’s what to expect in St. Pete City Council’s bike share discussion
The St. Petersburg City Council will likely set a date Thursday to decide whether to fund the first phase of a bike-share program in the city. At a council workshop, city staff is set to deliver a more...
View ArticleSt. Pete City Council still unsure about bike share
St. Pete City Council appeared to still be on a fence during a workshop discussing a proposed bike share program that would cost the city $1.5 million. The board agreed Thursday, though not by formal...
View ArticleSt. Pete City Council to vote on ten programs geared to boost South St. Pete
St. Pete City Council will vote on a resolution supporting ten items aimed at improving conditions on the Southside at its meeting Thursday. The items are recommended by the Citizens Advisory Committee...
View ArticleSt. Petersburg City Hall evacuated when suspicious package spotted after...
St. Petersburg City Hall was evacuated Thursday morning after a group of activists from the local Uhuru movement stormed a meeting of the St. Pete City Council. The group were said to have left behind...
View ArticleSt. Pete City Council approves 10 Southside CRA programs and nearly $500,000...
St. Pete City Council approved 10 items aimed at lifting poverty and boosting the economy in South St. Pete during its meeting. The vote was 7-0 with Council Vice Chairwoman Darden Rice absent for the...
View ArticleEd Montanari to undergo heart surgery
St. Pete City Council member Ed Montanari will be absent for meetings for “a few months.” Montanari announced in a letter to Council Wednesday and from the dais Thursday that he will be undergoing...
View ArticleCity Council lays down preliminary 2017 budget priorities
St. Petersburg City Council members met Thursday to start early debate on how the city should allocate its money next week. During a workshop, each council member laid out priorities for the fiscal...
View ArticleBike share program heads to City Council for up or down vote
St. Pete City Council will decide whether or not to approve funding for a proposed bike share program. During a workshop Thursday approved via straw poll scheduling full City Council approval. A...
View ArticleNew St. Pete Public Works Administrator officially welcomed to the Sunshine City
Claude Tankersley began his post as St. Pete’s public works administrator this month. During an unrelated workshop Thursday, City Council members officially welcomed him to the city. “My motto is that...
View ArticleSt. Pete adopts changes to noise ordinance
St. Pete City Council finally came to consensus on an update to the city’s noise ordinance. The board approved a measure that requires bars and restaurants with outdoor noise projection to point the...
View ArticleRace week in St. Pete gets City Council’s green flag
St. Pete City Council approves Race Week 2016 for the March 10-13 Grand Prix in downtown. Chris Ballestra, the city’s managing director of development coordination, touted the race as an “off the...
View ArticleSkyway Marina District leaders want $5,000 for design plan development
St. Pete City Council’s Public Services and Infrastructure committee will discuss a potential $5,000 grant to the Skyway Marina District for design plan development services next week. The board is...
View ArticleSt. Petersburg staff to present alternative uses for downtown TIF
St. Petersburg city staff will present ideas on how to expand the use of Tax Incremental Funds downtown to relieve the city’s budgetary burden. City Council member Karl Nurse wants to see whether...
View ArticleBarclay Harless to kickoff St. Pete City Council bid with Jan. 31 fundraiser
Barclay Harless is starting 2017 with a bang. The 31-year-old St. Petersburg banking executive, after launching a bid for City Council District 2 Monday, announced his first fundraiser for next week....
View ArticleSt. Pete City Council sets Al Lang Stadium Special Election for May 2
On Thursday, St. Petersburg City Council voted to approve and set the Al Lang Stadium special election for Tuesday, May 2. This is another positive step in bringing Major League Soccer to St....
View ArticleRene Flowers, Frank Peterman endorse Corey Givens Jr. for St. Pete City Council
Corey Givens Jr. has earned endorsements of two former St. Petersburg City Council members in his bid for District 6 on the St. Pete Council. Pinellas County School Board member Rene Flowers and former...
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