South St. Pete Community Redevelopment Area Citizen Advisory Committee Seeks New Members

From the Pinellas County Government:

Applications are now being accepted for three appointments to the South St. Petersburg Community Redevelopment Area (CRA) Citizen Advisory Committee. The appointment term is 36 months. Mandatory applications can be found at www.pinellascounty.org/boards and must be received no later than 3 p.m. on Thursday, April 15, 2021.

The South St. Petersburg CRA Citizen Advisory Committee is comprised of nine members who are residents, business and/or property owners or other community stakeholders within the South St. Petersburg Community Redevelopment Area. A map of the CRA boundaries is available to view at www.stpete.org/city_departments/docs/cra_map.pdf.

The mayor of the City of St. Petersburg appoints six Citizen Advisory Committee members subject to confirmation by the St. Petersburg City Council. The Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners appoints three Citizen Advisory Committee members.

Meetings are held the first Tuesday of each month at 5 p.m. at St. Petersburg City Hall. More information about the South St. Petersburg Community Redevelopment Citizen Advisory Committee can be found at www.pinellascounty.org/boards.

The South St. Petersburg CRA Citizen Advisory Committee was created by an interlocal agreement between Pinellas County and the City of St. Petersburg to establish the framework for establishing and administering a redevelopment plan within the identified boundaries. The CRA Advisory Committee advises the Community Redevelopment Agency for the South St. Petersburg CRA about the approved community redevelopment plan and any needed amendments and advises the Community Redevelopment Agency about issues and policies within the South St. Petersburg CRA.

The Board of County Commissioners will review all applications and select board members at a future County Commission meeting.

Please Note: All materials submitted to Pinellas County government are subject to the public records law of the State of Florida.

This press release was produced by the Pinellas County Government. The views expressed here are the author’s own.