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Tom Lambdon: Pier petition is far from over

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After reporting Tuesday evening the window to place a petition-based referendum on the November ballot had passed, supporters of the effort were quick to take to social media pointing out their efforts are not dead. Tom Lambdon, head of the group Vote on the Pier and Preserve our Waterfront, said he’s continuing to gather petition signatures to place a referendum before voters asking whether or not construction and demolition on downtown waterfront property should be voted on at the ballot…

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St. Pete Pier celebration scheduled for Friday

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St. Pete Mayor Rick Kriseman will celebrate the St. Petersburg Pier this Friday along the Pier approach. Kriseman plans on “honoring the past while pursuing the future.” The event will include free commemorative brick pavers on a first come, first served basis, children’s activities including the Great Explorations Children’s Museum and a “memory station” where attendees can write and display memories or record them with St. Pete TV. The recorded interviews will air later on St. Pete TV. The event…

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It’s official: The St. Pete Pier is being demolished

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When the City of St. Petersburg announced demolition was going to begin on the iconic inverted pyramid that’s served as a staple of the downtown waterfront for 40 years, there was a sort of “I’ll believe when I see it” mentality. Fences were up and the call was made, but fences had been up before and an earlier claim to demolish was thwarted when the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers stepped in and told the city it needed additional permitting. Well…

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City officials: Downtown waterfront petition effort dies by the clock

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Inverted Pyramid preservationists may have lost any hope of thwarting demolition of their beloved icon when pieces of the Pier began being reduced to rubble this week. Now their hopes at avoiding unwanted demolition or construction projects on downtown waterfront have also evaporated. According to St. Pete Communications Director Ben Kirby, the deadline to turn in petitions for a petition effort that would have asked voters whether they should have a say in downtown major waterfront projects passed at 5:00…

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Downtown waterfront master plan should include all parks, not just Pier Uplands

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St. Pete City Council approved a motion asking staff to include all of the parks in funding for the downtown waterfront master plan. Phil Graham, president of the Waterfront Parks Foundation, presented ideas on how to use a proposed $20 million in funding associated with the plan throughout the downtown parks system. Graham showed photos of various utility infrastructure placed in areas where they degrade aesthetics. Some examples include the blue back flow preventers that appear frequently in locations throughout…

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Could the Times be celebrating Mike Connors’ slash in responsibility?

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The Tampa Bay Times posted a scathing story about St. Pete Mayor Rick Kriseman’s scaling back of a key staffer’s role. Public Works Administrator Mike Connors will oversee 200 fewer employees as a result of a staffing change that removes him from power over the city’s sanitation department, which includes its newly rolled out recycling program. He also is being removed as the head of the city’s purchasing department, which oversaw the purchase of seven recycling pickup trucks. Despite the…

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Construction fences to go up around Pier next week

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Fences will go up as soon as next week in preparation to demolish the existing St. Pete Pier. St. Pete City Council members approved several items related to constructing a new Pier, including demolishing the current one, during a meeting Thursday. According to Public Works Administrator Mike Connors, the city is prepared to fence off the area beginning next week. The city can begin demolition of the inverted pyramid almost immediately because that project is already permitted. Demolition of other…

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