St. Petersburg to require developers who get city money to provide community benefits
The plan requires developers who get significant city funding to reinvest in the community.
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ST. PETERSBURG â The City Council on Thursday approved a âcommunity benefit agreementâ that would require developers who get significant city funding to reinvest in the community.
Depending on the amount of funding received, the requirements can include building new affordable or workforce housing or paying into a fund for those projects, paying into a fund to improve local schools and renovate historic buildings, and providing job training. Developers would also have to hold public meetings to get input on their projects.
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TAMPA A familiar face and byline to anyone who follows Florida politics will soon be on news releases, YouTube videos and television in a new role: Adam Smith has been hired as Mayor Jane Castor’s communication director.
Smith, 56, begins work Thursday. And he said his main focus will be telling all the good stories that Florida’s third-largest city has to offer.
There are more than he knew before taking the job, Smith said Wednesday.
“My job is to help the city tell as many good stories as possible,” he said.