TAMPA, Fla. — City leaders in Tampa are trying to find answers about how to stop a development project on land that could be part of a historic cemetery. It’s the Marti-Colon Cemetery off Columbus Drive.
Community members, state leaders, and a local cemetery group have all called on city officials to stop the development.
The three parcels of land next to Marti-Colon Cemetery are permitted and up for sale, ready to be developed into three homes. Now, Tampa city leaders are asking if they can purchase this property and prevent it from being developed…