Tampa and St. Petersburg city councils approved a five-year agreement Thursday. Each city commits up to $350,000 per year to fund a year-round ferry that connects both cities. The Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority will oversee the service now called the Tampa Bay Ferry.
St. Petersburg City Council passed the measure with a unanimous vote. Tampa Council approved it with one dissenting vote from Council Member Charlie Miranda.
“I’d rather spend my money on the Heartline and having the people that really need to travel to go to work from A to B, not to be on the waterways having fun,” said Miranda, according to Fox 13 News…