ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The City of St. Petersburg opened all of its waterfront parks just in time for the holidays, as some areas had been closed for repairs after flooding damage from both hurricanes Idalia and Helene.
“All of these parks were inundated with saltwater,” said Barbara Stalbird, Parks and Recreation assistant director. “What happened was a lot of the trees had died and all of the sod had died.”
The flooding killed about 23 trees and caused drainage problems too, according to Stalbird…