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Residents criticize ‘Clean and Safe’ and proposed business improvement district, urge housing and outreach instead
Summary
Multiple speakers at the June 12 council meeting criticized a proposed Clean and Safe program and business improvement district (BID) that residents say would privatize park management and displace unhoused people; speakers urged housing‑first, expanded outreach and non‑punitive services
A series of residents and faith leaders urged the St. Petersburg City Council on June 12 to reject proposals they say would criminalize or displace people experiencing homelessness and to instead fund housing, outreach and mental‑health services.
Lede: Dozens of public‑comments speakers used the council’s open forum to push back on a proposed Clean and Safe program and related business improvement district (BID) approach that some say would put private property owners in charge of public space rules and pressure vulnerable residents to move.
Nut graf: Speakers — including ministers, neighborhood organizers and people who deliver services — framed the issue as a choice between privatizing public parks and pursuing…
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