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St. Pete sewer symposium to hear public on wastewater woes

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After recent meetings on the improvements to St. Petersburg’s sanitary sewer system, it is becoming clear that residents are watching developments with great interest. With questions ranging from possible reactivation of the downtown Albert Whitted Plant, to costs of upgrades at other facilities and issues of resiliency system wide, public works leaders left with an increasing sense of just how important this systemwide fix is to constituents. “Our residents want this taken care of,” said Director of Engineering and Capital…

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Rick Kriseman suspends two city directors in wake of sewer tangle

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St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman has placed two mid-level city employees on unpaid leave in the wake of allegations that city officials knew that closing the Albert Whitted sewer facility could cause flooding. Kriseman said he plans to address the City Council on Thursday about the status of an independent review, the management study of the water resources department, and the plan for the two directors. Kriseman made the announcement in a short release Wednesday: “Mayor Rick Kriseman has placed…

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