Save Our Streets Campaign secures close to 200,000 dollars in funding from the St. Pete City Council
Advocates for the campaign explained the proposal aims to reduce gun violence and make communities safer. While the campaign closed on nearly $200,000, the original proposal requested $1.1 million to fund youth programs and community development.
One of Florida’s great snorkeling and diving sites is being threatened by development
Developers have proposed a campaign to build a 25-story condominium and marina in a vacant lot next to popular snorkeling spot, Blue Heron Bridge. As a result, a petition has been started by citizens and local businesses that do not want development to continue.
Campus demoliton is scheduled as soon as December as part of the Tampa Bay Rays $2.3 billion ballpark project. Community members claim the demolition would remove public infrastructure without replacement plans in place.
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