{"id":269258,"date":"2026-05-13T10:43:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T10:43:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/269258\/"},"modified":"2026-05-13T10:43:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T10:43:09","slug":"st-pete-residents-voice-concerns-for-gas-plant-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/269258\/","title":{"rendered":"St. Pete residents voice concerns for Gas Plant future"},"content":{"rendered":"

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Historic Gas Plant District’s future, affordable housing, and jobs were some of the issues St. Petersburg residents talked about at a town hall meeting Tuesday night.<\/p>\n

Organizers of the community voices town hall meeting said the goal was to identify some of the public’s top priorities and come up with a strategy to make their voices heard.<\/p>\n

The Gas Plant district redevelopment process is in the middle of a 30-day public input period.<\/p>\n

St. Pete resident Whitney Buchmann said she’d like to see housing addressed in final plans.<\/p>\n

“A lot of folks were displaced in their housing to begin with because of the influx in changes and the economy,\u201d she said. \u201cHousing prices have risen, and a lot of locals are being priced out. So, making sure that there’s affordable housing.\u201d<\/p>\n

The city is considering four proposals for redevelopment of the district.<\/p>\n

Feedback can be given on the city’s web page on Gas Plant redevelopment<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

2026 Proposal Submissions
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