The Pinellas County Commissioners vote to defund Creative Pinellas Sept. 4. (Screenshot via the Pinellas County Commission)
LARGO, Fla. | Creative Pinellas announced Sept. 17 that the Pinellas County Board of Commissioners’ vote to defund the arts organization earlier this month is final.
Pinellas County Chair Brian Scott proposed defunding Creative Pinellas just days before the governing body held a vote on its 2025-26 budget Sept. 4. Commissioners voted 5-2 to eliminate over $150,000 that the organization receives from a general operating fund ahead of a second budget vote Sept. 18…