Tuesday, July 27, 5:30-7pm
3200 34th Street South
The event will also be live-streamed from the St. Pete Catalyst:
Zoning is the Answer is sponsored by the Council of Neighborhood Associations-CONA, Deuces
Live, Faith and Strength Together-FAST, the St. Pete Chamber of Commerce, 22 South, Edge
Central Partners, NAACP, St Pete College, Neighborhood Home Solutions, Bandes Construction,
Habitat for Humanity, Barkett Realty, One Community/Power Broker Magazine, YIMBY St. Pete-Yes
In My Back Yard, CHAF Properties, Boley Centers, Bright Com
Dorine
July 26, 2021at4:37 pm
John, We have over 75 high rise building projects in the works and NOT ONE PLAN to replace or refubish the Albert Whitted sewage plant — the one that shoots hospital waste to another sewage plant that also cannot handle capacity! Seriously we need to talk about increasing sewage infrastructure instead of housing until the current sewage plants can cope with the load they have… Planning for one without the other is short sighted and will only pollute the whole of Tampa Bay. OH — Wait! We already are! Upgrading our sewage infrastructure should be priority ONE! Unless you like dead fish, seabirds and Manatees washing up on the beaches and literally toilet to tap for your water supply!
John Schreiner
July 26, 2021at3:24 pm
Dorine, you’re right about the need for a sewage solution BUT St Pete is desperate NOW for genuinely affordable housing, not the high-end stuff that’s being approved by our current city council & mayor.
These luxurious abodes will drive up already unaffordable housing costs throughout the city & county while exasperating an already dire affordability crisis.
Dorine McKinnon
July 21, 2021at7:18 am
Seriiously? St. Petersburg is in the process of building 25 high rise apartments/condos with over 45 more in the planning phase while the city continues spewing sewage onto the streets and into the Bay every single month… I’d say we need a sewage plant more than another housing project.. The topic really should be “Mayoral candidates confront St. Pete’s wastewater crisis” instead of begging them to add housing to an already inadequate sewage system!
Dorine
July 21, 2021at5:47 am
Seriiously? St. Petersburg is in the process of building 25 high rise apartments/condos with over 45 more in the planning phase and the City is still spewing sewage in the streets every single month… I’d say we need a sewage plant more than another housing project.. so “How they are going to confront St. Pete’s wastewater crisis” instead?
John Schreiner
July 20, 2021at4:28 pm
Affordable Housing?? The entire City Council unanimously approved a 20 story building with only 51 luxury dwelling units and 10,400 sq. ft. of commercial space. There’s another $30 Mil, 18 story building on the way with 95 dwelling units each with a private courtyard.
They said the St. Petersburg Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) finding is consistent with the Intown Redevelopment Plan???