St. Pete Catalyst; Published By Mark Parker
City council members representing both sides of 49th Street South are leading the push to create a business district encompassing a commercial corridor vital to the cities it intersects.
St. Petersburg City Councilmember John Muhammad and Gulfport City Councilmember Ian O’Hara hope to increase connectivity and support growth and innovation along the thoroughfare. Business owners and community stakeholders recently decided incorporating a Business District would best help achieve those goals.
The two city officials will host a Strategic Visioning Session Aug. 28 to further establish a strategy. Muhammad is encouraging area business owners to participate in the long-awaited process.
“We are the ones that we’ve been waiting on, and the opportunities are in front of us now,” Muhammad said. “This is the time to get involved so that you can really have your voice included in the chorus of voices who are looking to determine and decide what happens.” Read more
