ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — St. Petersburg City Council members talked publicly for the first time about Mayor Kenneth Welch’s redevelopment strategy for the Historic Gas Plant District at their Thursday meeting, and a majority were critical.
“Community conversations and priorities do not equal planning,” said council member Lisset Hanewicz. “I think we need a longer period, and it is once in a generation.”
Under pressure from the community, Welch sent a memo to the City Council on Wednesday, stating he was extending the city’s deadline for the proposal window to open in January, instead of mid-November…