City to offer new affordable housing tax exemptions

The City of St. Petersburg will be the first in the county to leverage a new tax abatement program to promote the construction and longevity of affordable housing developments.

The newly passed Live Local Act, Senate Bill 102 allows affordable housing in otherwise impermissible areas. It also grants several local tax exemptions, including a nonprofit-owned land used for affordable housing with a 99-year ground lease and the "missing middle" property.

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Museum of Fine Arts CEO Anne-Marie Russell to step down

Anne-Marie Russell, who was named Executive Director and CEO of the Museum of Fine Arts St. Petersburg in March, will step down effective March 1, 2024, the museum’s Board of Trustees announced Nov. 3.

Russell joined the MFA in September 2022, following the resignation of longtime executive director Kristen A. Shepherd.

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