On
Aug. 6, 2009, Baywalk's owners told the St. Petersburg city
council that keeping the sidewalk public is a "deal-breaker,"
meaning that unless the city gives the sidewalk to the owners they will
not go through with plans to spend up to $6 million revitalizing the
property (read). The
following public documents support that statement.
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This is the city's proposed resolution:
This is from Baywalk's owners:
This is from Ciminelli - Baywalk's property managers:
This is from the City of St. Petersburg:
This is from the St. Petersburg Chamber of Commerce:
This is the city's map highlighting where the sidewalk would become private:
To read the "Baywalk Revitalization Plan" here are the links: 1, 2.
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