St. Pete Council approves innovative storm solutions

Mayor Ken Welch has touted the need for agile resilience since back-to-back hurricanes decimated the area in September and October. St. Petersburg will now purchase a deployable flood wall and waterproof sewer infrastructure.

City Council members unanimously approved the initiatives Thursday afternoon. Administrators plan to have a custom-manufactured AquaFence, an impermeable flood barrier, ready to protect a downtown lift station before hurricane season begins in June.

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Federal grant will help reconnect South St. Pete, downtown

Long-discussed efforts to remediate an interstate’s negative impacts on predominantly African American neighborhoods in St. Petersburg received a federal boost Friday.

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has awarded the city $1.4 million for its Reconnecting the Historic Gas Plant District Project. The overarching goal is to increase safety, access, air quality and economic development opportunities in South St. Pete.

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