Local pastors back Sugar Hill group for Tropicana Field redevelopment

St. Petersburg's mayor is just weeks away from a decision on the site of Tropicana Field.

  • By Louis Llovio
  • | 12:00 p.m. May 29, 2022
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A group of Black pastors is urging St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch to award the Tropicana Field redevelopment project to Sugar Hill Community Partners.
A group of Black pastors is urging St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch to award the Tropicana Field redevelopment project to Sugar Hill Community Partners.
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The wait is nearly over.

St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch is set to announce his decision on which development group will lead the redevelopment of the 86-acre Tropicana Field site by the end of June. This, after sending the two development groups a set of 15 follow-up questions in April.

 

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