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May 2, 2024- May 8, 2024
Winds Of Change By Patrick Heinzen
CITY OF ST. PETE BEACH
At the April 23 St. Pete Beach City Commission meeting, the commission approved an application for the TradeWinds resort to redevelop.
At the April 23 St. Pete Beach City Commission meeting, the commissioners sat for more than six hours. They held a quasi-judicial hearing for the TradeWinds Island Resort. What’s Happening with the TradeWinds? Resort expansions on the beach have been a hot topic for the whole
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year. The Sirata redevelopment became the focal point of multiple commission meetings. Now, the TradeWinds resort looks to expand as well. What is the expansion? A new restaurant? Try this: more than 600 hotel rooms, with nearly 70,000 square feet of building space. The plan, set to end in 2043, includes a new hotel space, restaurants, pools,
and parking across three new buildings. The plan details four phases of work, each looking at a different part of development. Ideas from the City Commissioner Betty Rzewnicki spoke about her concerns with sea turtle lighting. TradeWinds continued on page 11
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