The long-gestating renovation of Lealman’s 38-acre Raymond H. Neri Park was unveiled Saturday, a $10 million investment by Pinellas County government in the future of the unincorporated and historically underserved district.
The ribbon-cutting was followed by the fourth annual Honey & Arts Festival, on the massive athletic fields (re-planted with new grass) near the new playgrounds, adult fitness equipment, dog parks and improved trails. There are picnic shelters and public restrooms.
The work, paid for with Penny For Pinellas dollars, along with state and federal funding, includes improved access to the former Joe’s Creek Greenway Park, behind the Lealman Exchange community services building at 175 45th Street N. in St. Petersburg…