St. Pete Beach warns of scheme targeting zoning, planning applicants

ST. PETE BEACH, Fla. (WFLA) — The City of St. Pete Beach is warning residents of a scheme targeting zoning or planning applicants for money.

The most recent instance involved a business owner who had asked the city for a permit to put a balcony on their restaurant. They reported the email.

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Channel 8 spoke to another business owner who says scams are becoming more commonplace.

“We get cold calls all day long, we get text messages and emails,” said John Brooks Murray, owner of Baywaters Apartments…

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