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Four developers bid on SPC affordable housing site

Four development teams - some for the second time - have submitted proposals to provide affordable homeownership opportunities at a city-owned site in West St. Petersburg. 

St. Petersburg College formerly owned the 5.23-acre property at 7045 Burlington Ave. N., which once housed the Gibbs Wellness Center. The city council unanimously approved purchasing the site for $4.2 million in November 2023. 

Clearwater condo residents still not allowed to return 

Clearwater condo residents still not allowed to return 

Federal, state produce-purchasing programs in jeopardy

Federal, state produce-purchasing programs in jeopardy

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St. Pete enhances successful scooter share program 

St. Petersburg will soon have 900 new, technologically advanced electric scooters amid ongoing efforts to increase mobility. 

The city-sponsored initiative has generated about $1 million in right-of-way usage fees since a pilot program began in 2020. St. Petersburg has not recorded an incident involving shared scooters since 2023. 

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