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Residents press Clearwater council on hotel-density transfers, 850 Bayway conversions and Greenwood armory outreach

Clearwater City Council · April 24, 2026
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Summary

During Citizens to be Heard on April 23, multiple residents urged the council for greater transparency on hotel-density allocations, questioned whether units granted for the 850 Bayway hotel have been repurposed as condos/Airbnb, and requested better neighborhood notice and engagement around projects like the Greenwood armory.

Residents packed the podium during the Citizens to be Heard period on April 23 to press Clearwater leaders for clearer public notice and accountability on development decisions.

Rudy Michalak thanked staff for reinstating the Citizens to be Heard item and asked the council to place requests for hotel density pool allocations on a moratorium or extend notice periods after a rapid recent request he said disadvantaged other developers. "We ask the city council to put any request on a moratorium for an extended period of time," Michalak said, adding…

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