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St. Pete Beach commission approves scaled rebuild of Mary Pier bait shack
Summary
The St. Pete Beach City Commission voted Dec. 16 to rebuild the Mary Pier bait shack, directing staff to seek a scaled-down design after staff and residents argued the structure is culturally and economically important despite a funding gap and FEMA constraints.
The St. Pete Beach City Commission voted unanimously on Dec. 16 to approve rebuilding the Mary Pier bait shack, with direction to scale back the contractor proposal to reduce costs.
Camden Mills, the city’s public services director, told commissioners the structure had been declared substantially damaged by the city building official and FEMA. An updated appraisal placed the building’s value at $210,000; the lowest bid meeting flood-proofing and building-code requirements was $210,682, not including permitting or engineering. Mills said demolition bids were just under $66,000 and the city currently has $144,650 available in insurance proceeds and capital improvement funds, leaving an estimated…
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