Neighborhood associations, the Sierra Club and the Chamber are meeting with City Hall as St. Petersburg shapes a ballot measure to speed up stormwater and water upgrades.

Crystal River’s council declined to formally oppose a proposed Suncoast Parkway borrow pit, leaving activists to push regulators over groundwater and springs risks. The fight now moves into the permit record.

HART advanced a roughly $140M plan to replace its cramped, flood‑prone maintenance shop on 21st Avenue. The project would add full‑height bays, training space and better stormwater controls.