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Pier Park vs. Inverted Pyramid = War and dock voyages to Mexico

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The Pier debate seemed to go quiet after City Council voted to approve Pier Park as the top choice for a new Pier in May. Opponents of Pier Park (or anything not of the inverted pyramid variety) kept rolling with a petition effort to kill the whole shebang, but they kept under the radar. Tom Lambdon, the guy behind Vote on the Pier attempting to derail Pier Park and successful in knocking off the 2013 Lens project, explained why to…

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Pier Park negotiations to go before City Council this week

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It’s been 60 days since St. Pete City Council approved Pier Park as the top-ranked design to replace the aging inverted pyramid. The decision paved the way for negotiations with the design team. According to Mayor Rick Kriseman’s communications director, Ben Kirby, a contract will go before City Council at its meeting this Thursday. The council’s decision paved the way for architects with ASD/Rogers Partners and Urban Designers/KSLA to have a seat at the negotiating table. The city said the negotiation…

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The end for SaintPetersBlog

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St. Pete City Council candidate Aaron Sharpe launches website

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St. Pete City Council candidate Aaron Sharpe has launched a campaign website. In an email announcement Thursday morning, Sharpe asked for supporters to visit the website, where donors can give or sign up to volunteer or host an event. “With less than 60 days to the primary election we need your help just as much as ever,” Sharpe wrote. “Please consider supporting the campaign.” The website’s home page has a blue banner at the top with “Sharpe” in a white…

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Charlie Gerdes draws a challenger less than an hour before qualifying deadline

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St. Pete City Council Chairman Charlie Gerdes will have to campaign to earn another term in office. During the final hour of qualifying for this year’s municipal election a challenger emerged. The politically engaged Monica Abbott filed to run against Gerdes just after 4 p.m. Monday. The deadline to file was 5. “I’m not mad,” Gerdes said. “I’m fired up.” Gerdes said he knew Abbott was an engaged citizen, but was still shocked when he got word she had filed…

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Three City Council races with nine candidates to go before St. Pete voters

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Qualifying officially ended for St. Pete city offices up for election this year at 5 p.m. Monday. The deadline ushered in one unopposed win and another 11th-hour candidate. Ed Montanari will replace outgoing council member Bill Dudley in January after no other candidate surfaced to challenge him in his District 3 bid to represent residents in parts of Northeast St. Pete. The news of Montanari’s easy win doesn’t come as too much of a surprise to those following the race.…

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Finally! Ed Montanari headed to St. Pete City Council after winning seat without opposition

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Ed Montanari isn’t going to have to spend the $45,000 he reportedly has in his campaign coffers. The commercial airline pilot cruised to an easy victory Monday evening as the qualifying period for St. Pete City Council races came and went Monday with nary a consideration of running against Montanari. Unopposed, Montanari is now officially City Councilor-elect for District 3. He will replace outgoing council member Bill Dudley in January when Dudley is term-limited out of office. In his first…

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Crowded field lines up to replace Wengay Newton on St. Pete City Council

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The race for St. Pete City Council District 7 is officially a crowded one. With qualifying now over, there are five candidates who qualified for the election. Candidates Lisa Wheeler-Brown, Aaron Sharpe, Will Newton, Sheila Scott Griffin and Elvert Lewis Stephens are all facing off to replace current council member Wengay Newton, who is leaving office due to term limits. Brown, the first candidate to announce her bid for the seat, is a longtime community activist with strong backing among…

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