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Complaints about Pier Park already rolling in

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Watch out St. Pete, the pitchforks are coming. While there is no doubting there will be any number of arguments laid out before city leaders and residents about why building the latest approved design for a new pier is a bad idea, there’s already some garbage poking off the bottom of those yard tools. Ladies and gentlemen, complaint number one is the lack of two types of businesses on the Pier Park design team. During the Request for Qualification period,…

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David McKalip jumps back into Pier debate with more tax consequence fear mongering

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Controversy surrounding the Pier didn’t go away when the Pier Selection Committee finally issued its ranking for City Council approval. Opinions are still spreading like wildfire and there is still a petition to stop the process dead in its tracks. And then there’s David McKalip, the brain surgeon who unsuccessfully ran for City Council in 2013 and who loves to bash government overreach and taxation. He calls the Pier process a “classic story of political distraction.” He hasn’t been heard…

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This isn’t the first Pier Park in St. Pete’s history

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This isn’t the first time a “Pier Park” has been proposed for downtown St. Pete’s waterfront. In 1984, St. Pete voters rejected a proposal for a massive renovation to the Pier approach called Pier Park. That proposal would have included a theater, marine science center, arboretum, museums, shops and restaurants. The cost for that project would have been $72 million. Adjusted for inflation, that would be the equivalent of nearly $150 million. The rejection of that project led to at…

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Now that it’s bested the competition, here’s a closer look at Pier Park

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After two “final” meetings reaching about 21 hours of debate, presentations and public comment, the Pier Selection Committee finally issued its ranking of three final St. Pete Pier design teams. The honor Thursday night just before the calendar rolled over to the next day went to Pier Park. “It was all because of our supporters,” said Ken Cowart, an architect working on the winning design. “It was amazing leading up to it. Just every other day someone reaching out and asking…

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Chamber’s Chris Steinocher says continue to respect the St. Pete Pier process

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As news spread Friday of the Pier Selection Committee’s pick for a new St. Pete Pier, social media has been buzzing with comments. The decision to rank Pier Park in the top spot above Destination St. Pete Pier and Alma came just before midnight and the news surprised many who had long since called it a night. One of the groups weighing in on the historic vote is the St. Petersburg Chamber of Commerce. The chamber, headed by president Chris…

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Pier Park comes out on top for St. Pete’s new Pier

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In a meeting that almost went into the next day, the Pier Selection Committee has finally chosen a top pick for a new St. Pete Pier. After hours of hearing from design teams and the public and another several hours of debate, Pier Park has nabbed victory from the jaws of defeat. With all but one member of the six-member committee, the public’s number two pick will now face City Council on May 7 for an up or down vote.…

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Pier Selection Committee Q&A with Pier design teams wraps up, lengthy public comment on deck

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The Pier Selection Committee has now heard from all three remaining design teams for a new St. Pete Pier. The teams were asked to answer a number of questions specific to each design ranging from transportation to bathrooms. Pier Selection Committee chair Mike Connors asked that names be drawn out of a hat to choose the order. A member of the public wearing a hat did the honors of choosing the order. After choosing Destination St. Pete Pier, Alma and…

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