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Pinellas County staff seek developer for STAR Center after $250,000 state grant
Summary
County staff told commissioners they were awarded a $250,000 Florida Department of Commerce grant and a $135,000 Duke Energy grant to pay consultants who will complete utility and market analyses and produce an RFP to pursue a public-private partnership for the 96‑acre STAR Center campus.
County staff informed the Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners that the county has been awarded a $250,000 grant from the Florida Department of Commerce and a separate $135,000 grant from Duke Energy to support planning for redevelopment of the STAR Center campus through a public‑private partnership (P3).
The presentation, by a county staff member identified in the meeting transcript only as Cynthia, said the Duke Energy award will fund a utilities assessment for the full campus that is under way and expected to finish in February. Cynthia told the commissioners the Florida Department of Commerce grant will fund a…
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