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New funding and leadership will propel long-discussed efforts to upgrade Williams Park and establish a St. Petersburg Downtown Improvement District.
A nonprofit group recently secured $800,000 in state funding to enhance St. Petersburg’s first park, which opened in 1888. The city has already allocated $1.2 million to repair its iconic bandshell, designed by renowned architect William B. Harvard in the early 1950s.
Those efforts intertwine with the St. Petersburg Downtown Partnership’s plans to develop a “Clean and Safe” urban management program. Shaun Drinkard, who previously served as Senior Vice President of Public Programming and Operations for the Tampa Downtown Partnership, will oversee the local initiative.
Drinkard is now vice president of the St. Petersburg partnership and will lead the implementation of a downtown improvement district. He said the $800,000 is “specifically for infrastructure improvements,” and cannot help fund the Clean and Safe program.
Click here to read more on the St. Pete Catalyst.
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