Blue tech boom: Resilience center appears headed for ballots

Voters will likely decide the future of St. Petersburg’s marine-based economy as much-anticipated plans to expand on the Maritime and Defense Technology Hub’s success have cleared an initial hurdle.

Four city council members expressed support for building a 50,000-square-foot sister facility, dubbed the Center for Coastal Resilience, at a committee meeting Thursday. What was previously known as Hub 2.0 would replace Port St. Petersburg’s surface parking lot.

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‘Unreasonable’: Pinellas amends tree removal ordinances

Pinellas County residents who remove an average-sized tree from their yard must no longer plant 15 others or pay over $7,000, solving what some commissioners believe is a “property rights issue.”

County commissioners unanimously passed several ordinance amendments related to tree removal, protection and planting Tuesday. The goal was to mitigate overly burdensome regulations and simplify a complex - and costly - process that often resulted in disputes or unpermitted home improvements.

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