St. Petersburg City Council

Utility bills will increase an average of around 9% in fiscal year 2026, which begins Oct. 1. Officials recommend a 17.5% increase on stormwater rates.

The city council agreed to extend contracts with security, design and disaster recovery companies. The city’s engineering director said the project will not exceed the $55 million projection.

The proposed Center for The Arts could include a new professional music venue, space for businesses and renovations to the Mahaffey Theater and the Dali Museum.

The replacement roof panels should be installed by December, leaving the Rays a couple of months to finish up interior stadium repairs.

The city is obligated to make repairs. Once the roof is back, more damage must be addressed, but the work is expected to be done in time for the Rays to return to their longtime home next season.

In an interview with Chris Russo on SiriusXM, commissioner Rob Manfred reiterated that "we believe in the market" and remains hopeful the Trop will be ready for the Rays in 2026.

There are several possible scenarios that could keep the team in the Tampa Bay area. Or they might seek greener fields elsewhere.

The St. Petersburg City Council continues to question why some residents' water bills were as much as six times the normal amount following last year's hurricanes.

After a construction crane fell on an office, the city council wants the state to create guidelines on crane safety and what measures should be taken.

During his State of the City, Mayor Ken Welch says the city remains committed to DEI policies and reflected on a need to remain prepared for more devastating hurricanes, "undeniable evidence of our new reality."

The next move is up to the team as to whether it will honor an agreement to build a new stadium as the lynchpin to the biggest redevelopment plan in Pinellas County's history.

A nine-foot-tall, 500-foot-long AquaFence will soon guard Lift Station 85, a wastewater treatment plant that services St. Petersburg’s downtown waterfront.