Historic Gas Plant District

“I’ve been leasing this same piece of property for the last 33 years.”

This is only the beginning of negotiations that must be approved by the city council — and a possible new mayor.

St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch is expected to announce his selection shortly after the Fourth of July holiday.

The format prohibited rebuttals and direct exchanges, forcing candidates to spend nearly all of their time discussing policy.

It's the fourth time in two decades the city has opened up the district to redevelopment proposals. Here's how the latest round of bids reimagine the 86-acre site in downtown St. Pete.

On "Florida Matters Live & Local," the city councilor touched on a number of topics, including her run for mayor and pushing to pause redevelopment plans for the Gas Plant District.

A submission deadline is scheduled for April 30.

Lakeland residents face higher electric bills, while a Senate bill transferring USF Sarasota-Manatee land to New College vanishes — leaving both energy costs and campus plans in uncertainty.

On "Florida Matters Live & Local," St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch took listeners' calls and addressed several topics, including the redevelopment of the historic Gas Plant District.

Mayor Ken Welch said now is not the time to stop any progress that has been made in what would become the largest redevelopment project in the city's history.

It’s hard to have a conversation about what a place can be without talking about the way it was. Such is the case with the current Tropicana Field site.

The number of submissions is down to eight after the city of St. Petersburg website listed a development from Tempo Novus as withdrawn.