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Council schedules special work session to clarify proposed downtown entertainment projects

Clearwater City Council (work session) / Clearwater Downtown Development Board (meeting) · May 4, 2026
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Summary

Council agreed to a public work session to gather facts about proposed downtown projects including a potential EVO/Dolby family entertainment center and Cleveland Street redevelopment. Members cited public confusion from media coverage and requested staff updates and invited developer presentations.

Councilmember Romano asked for a special, public work session so the full council and staff could "fact find" and address community confusion about several high-profile downtown proposals, including Cleveland Street redevelopment and a proposed EVO/Dolby family entertainment center.

"Our community deserves this level of transparency," Councilmember Romano said, urging a neutral forum for developers and partners to present and for staff to explain the review process. Several council members said media and promotional messaging had created an…

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