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Published 20 hours ago‘A dagger straight through the heart’: Former Safety Harbor commissioner argues against Florida’s Amendment 3
For the past 25 years, my wife and I have lived in the city of Safety Harbor, a quaint, yet vibrant, city that we share with 16,000 or so others on Old Tampa Bay. Safety Harbor is full of generous people and businesses who support all of the nonprofit work we do, and has provided…
St Pete Catalyst
Published 22 hours agoMore paid beach parking could be coming to St. Pete Beach
Metropolis wants to turn about 100 surplus spaces at Dolphin Village into public commercial parking.
St. Pete Beach Approves 2027 Budget Amid Wastewater Concerns
The City of St. Pete Beach approved its 2027 budget at the rollback tax rate as residents questioned planned wastewater rate increases.
St. Pete Beach Weighed 21 More Bella Vista Lift Stations
St. Pete Beach weighed a delayed Bella Vista lift station project and studied whether the neighborhood could need 21 more stations.
St. Pete Beach Commissioners Heard Range of Resident Concerns
On Sept. 21, St. Pete Beach commissioners heard concerns about sheriff’s enforcement, development density, city donations, and other issues.
St Pete Catalyst
Published September 25County approves Morean Arts Center expansion funding
The county award is only a small piece of a much larger project.
St Pete Catalyst
Published September 25Ban on large-scale data centers in unincorporated county reinforced
The Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners adopted a resolution Thursday reinforcing the County’s existing ban on standalone, large-scale data centers in the unincorporated county. According to a prepared statement, “large-scale data centers are already prohibited under…
St Pete Catalyst
Published September 25Pinellas ramps up Lealman redevelopment spending
The County created the redevelopment area in 2015, after finding conditions of blight and economic distress.
St Pete Catalyst
Published September 25Places This Week: Property leased to Rococo Steakhouse for sale
The Catalyst’s weekly roundup of notable Pinellas County real estate news.
St Pete Catalyst
Published September 25St. Petersburg College launches its own police department
The force will work in collaboration with Campus Security.
Hillsborough, Pasco and Pinellas counties declare states of emergency to battle dengue fever
Hillsborough added 36 cases, per the latest state report on mosquito-borne illnesses, while Pasco and Pinellas officials went into a proactive mode while their counts remain low.
St Pete Catalyst
Published September 24State of Local Emergency declared for dengue fever in Pinellas County
The Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners today declared a State of Local Emergency for the mosquito-borne spread of dengue fever impacting Pinellas County. The declaration gives County Administrator Barry A. Burton authority to quickly approve expenditures related to…