County considers investing over $270M for new HQ, facilities

After more than a decade of discussions about developing a new administrative campus and dealing with deferred maintenance, Pinellas County is preparing to sell its Clearwater properties.

The county has 14 facilities scattered throughout the downtown core that are "functionally obsolete" and highly underutilized, according to a 400-page report.

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Expansive facility for neurodiverse children, adults opens

Local children and adults with special needs, autism, attention deficit disorder and other neurodiverse conditions now have a new educational facility at a former Suncoast YMCA center in Clearwater.

Mayor Brian Aungst, Sen. Nick DeCeglie and several community leaders celebrated LiFT’s (Learning Independence for Tomorrow) new school opening Tuesday morning at a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The state-of-the-art building at 1005 South Highland Ave. encompasses 60,000 square feet and sits on 7.2 acres.