Mayor Ken Welch has frequently noted that former Gas Plant residents and their descendants have waited 40 years for the site to provide economic revitalization. The wait will soon end.
The City of St. Petersburg is exploring redevelopment opportunities around the Historic Gas Plant site’s outer perimeter to help fulfill long-deferred promises to the predominantly Black community that once called the neighborhood home. Welch has also signaled a newfound willingness to, under the right conditions, discuss extending the ...
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