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Two St. Pete City Council members endorse Lisa Wheeler-Brown for District 7

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St. Pete City Council candidate Lisa Wheeler-Brown has nabbed two key endorsements from incumbents Karl Nurse and Darden Rice. “Lisa has an impressive record of service to her country and her community,” Rice said. “She knows that District 7 needs a strong voice on City Council, and I believe she is the best person for the job.” Brown is running for District 7, which covers parts of South St. Pete including two of the city’s poorest neighborhoods, Midtown and Child’s…

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Yes, he’s Wengay’s brother, but City Council candidate Will Newton is his own man

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Five candidates are running to replace City Council member Wengay Newton for his District 7 seat covering parts of South St. Pete including Midtown and Child’s Park. One of them is his brother. Will Newton, or Winnie as his firefighter friends call him, is a St. Pete native and has lived in his district since the 1980s in the home he purchased then. Newton is a retired firefighter who now works as the district vice president for the Florida Professional…

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Absentee ballots already mailed to overseas voters for St. Pete election

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Ballots for St. Pete City Council District 7 have already gone out to overseas voters. The Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections office sent out 26 ballots on July 10 for the August 25 Primary Election. That’s just one day ahead of the deadline to mail overseas ballots. Those ballots went out to active-duty military and their spouses and dependents who are currently serving outside the District and civilians who are currently living outside the country but who are registered to…

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Three neighborhoods rally to make St. Pete recycling more flexible

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A coalition of traditional neighborhoods in St. Pete is angry the city has still not responded to repeated requests for alley recycling pickup, mirroring the way trash is picked up in those areas. Alley access is available in 40 percent of St. Pete neighborhoods, but the city’s newly rolled out universal recycling program only collects recycling from the 95 gallon blue rolling bins from the curbside. The neighborhoods, Historic Old Northeast, Granada Terrace, Historic Kenwood and the Saint Petersburg Downtown…

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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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City of St. Pete internal survey shows diversity in theory, but not necessarily in practice

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St. Pete city employees want to have a diverse and inclusive workplace. The city conducted an internal survey of 1,124 of its employees. There are a little over 3,000 total employees, including about 500 part-timers. The results of that survey show that 95 percent of employees agree there should be equal support and opportunities to grow in their careers. The survey was voluntary and all employees could take it. Another 95 percent think people in the same job should have access…

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St. Pete City Council to approve contractor for new police station

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St. Pete Police may be one step closer to getting a new headquarters. St. Pete City Council will vote on a recommendation from staff to enter into a contract with Ajax Building Corp. to oversee the construction project. Ajax went up against two other building companies during a competitive bid process to secure the $70 million project. The city began the Request for Proposal process in February. Biltmore Construction Co. and Skanska USA Builders were ranked second and third, respectively.…

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