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David Fischer, who served as Mayor of St. Petersburg for 10 years from 1991 until 2001, has passed away peacefully, his daughter announced Wednesday. He was 92.
Fischer was the city of St. Pete’s first strong Mayor, meaning his predecessors served as leaders of the City Council while a City Manager ran day-to-day city operations while he and all of his successors served as the city’s chief executive.
Fischer is the city’s longest-serving Mayor and led through a number of generational changes, including welcoming the then-Tampa Bay Devil Rays for its inaugural season. He’s also credited with ending the “water wars.”
– Janelle Irwin, Florida Politics