Commission turmoil delays Sirata redevelopment vote

The St. Pete Beach City Commission filled its last vacancy a day before holding a special meeting on a massive, controversial redevelopment project.

However, the four newly appointed officials and Mayor Adrian Petrila punted a long-awaited hearing on the Sirata Beach Resort expansion that would add two hotels to the 13-acre property. Kentucky-based management company Columbia Sussex requested a continuation because every district representative recently resigned.

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Rays president explains new podcast’s importance

Tampa Bay Rays’ leadership realizes that soundbites and succinct news articles cannot adequately convey the complexities surrounding the Historic Gas Plant District’s history and its 20-year, $6.5 billion redevelopment.

Team president Brian Auld believes the project’s myriad stakeholders could glean exponentially more insight into the process by listening to experts in their respective fields. So, the Rays launched a unique podcast, Here to Stay, Wednesday (Jan. 10).

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