St. Petersburg is beginning its third attempt in six years to find a developer for its most talked-about tract of land: the Historic Gas Plant District, home to Tropicana Field.
The city published a notice Jan. 4, that gives interested parties 30 days to submit proposals for how they would redevelop 86 acres in the city’s core. Responses are due Feb. 3.
Mayor Ken Welch’s administration is attempting to bring certainty to a lingering open question: the future of Tropicana Field. Welch has staked much of his four years at City Hall on finding a resolution. Up for reelection next year, he has begun campaigning and fundraising but has not filed to run…