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Resident warns council a rushed gas-plant deal could cost St. Petersburg ‘a billion dollars’
St. Petersburg City Council · January 8, 2026
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Summary
A resident urged the council to halt current processes on the city’s gas plant site, arguing a piecemeal approach will surrender public value and urging a city-led planning process before any sale or development.
A St. Petersburg resident told the council the city risks giving away massive public value if it moves forward with proposals for the former gas plant site without first conducting city-led planning and community engagement.
"The way the future of the gas plant is being handled…
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