Persistent issues continue plaguing years-long efforts to redevelop Tangerine Plaza, a city-owned strip mall in South St. Petersburg that housed the area’s only grocery store until 2017.
Sugar Hill Group, which submitted its first proposal for the embattled site in 2020, is now requesting $22.3 million in public funding and a one-year extension to meet city requirements. Mayor Ken Welch’s administration is recommending that the City Council approve the additional time at a Dec. 11 meeting.
In June 2024, council members narrowly approved offering the group 18 additional months to secure funding and a grocer in a 5-3 vote. According to the Dec. 11 agenda, the developers have yet to fulfill either stipulation…