ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — St. Pete city leaders officially cut the ribbon on the new Benjamin F. Shirley Sr. Sanitation Building at the Joseph E. Savage Sanitation Complex.
“It gives me great pleasure to share that this modern, solar powered facility brings administrative and operational teams under one roof for better efficiency, and it’s also the city’s first net-zero energy building,” St. Pete Mayor Ken Welch said.
The project broke ground in February 2023. The building and the complex are named in honor of two African American sanitation employees who made history in the city. But it’s the statue in front of the new building that adds even more layers to their legacy…