Welch to revisit plans to redevelop Tropicana Field with focus on affordable housing

Newly-elected St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch is viewing the city's future through an equity lens, and wants to make affordable housing a key priority for the 86-acre redevelopment of Tropicana Field.

“I've been engaged in this whole process to the selection of the master developer … I really think the Kriseman administration did a great job in developing the RFP, it focused on those 21 points and equity was quo to that,” Welch said during a virtual discussion on equity Tuesday.

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County approves new Fort De Soto Bay Pier

Pinellas County’s largest park will soon feature a long-awaited new amenity, as the county commission is moving forward with a plan to remove and replace the Fort De Soto Bay Pier.

In its first meeting of the new year Tuesday, the Pinellas Board of County Commissioners approved a bid from Shoreline Foundation Incorporated (SFI) to construct a new pier at Fort De Soto Park, on Mullet Key.

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Startup Report #110 – Blenheim Chalcot

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