St. Pete loses $45.66 million in federal funding requests 

St. Petersburg’s congressional representatives requested $45.66 million for several community projects in the city. Nearly half would have supported storm recovery and mitigation efforts after two catastrophic hurricanes. 

That money evaporated March 13 when Republicans, at the presidential administration’s behest, rallied around a stopgap funding extension to avert a government shutdown. 

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Interim CEO: Homeless Leadership turnover ‘not sustainable’ 

St. Pete banks on seagrass preservation generating $10 million

Decade-long plans to create an environmentally responsible and financially lucrative seagrass conservation area along St. Petersburg’s downtown waterfront are now taking root.

The much-anticipated, 179-acre Seagrass Mitigation Bank project will protect a critical marine habitat while generating millions of dollars in development credits. City Council members lauded the innovative initiative’s progress and approved a $178,250 supplemental appropriation at their March 27 meeting.

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