Due to heavy rains on Tuesday night, wastewater discharges occurred from manholes at two locations.
At 22nd Ave. N. and 58th St. N., 1,000 gallons of wastewater were discharged into nearby ditches. This discharge has now ceased.
Meanwhile, at 36th Ave. N. and 66th Way N., 2,000 gallons of wastewater have been released into storm drains leading to Joe’s Creek. Efforts are ongoing to halt this discharge.
Further updates will be provided on stpete.org/PublicWorksAlerts.
The St. Petersburg City Council has approved the acquisition of a GIS-based system to enhance the city’s ability to forecast and assess coastal flooding.
More than 15 residents with special needs have moved into Founders Point Apartments, a new affordable housing development in St. Petersburg.
The City of St. Petersburg will officially reopen the President Barack Obama Main Library with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Saturday, September 27.
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