Mayor Ken Welch recently told city council members that his administration has considered purchasing the Pinellas County Job Corps Center in St. Petersburg to prevent students from becoming homeless.
The city already has some competition. Councilmember Corey Givens Jr. subsequently told the Catalyst that three developers have already inquired about the 16.3-acre site at 500 22nd St. S.
The campus is not officially for sale amid federal efforts to dismantle the organization. However, Givens noted that some Job Corps properties have already hit the market…