Description
To the south of Staybridge Suites, at the intersection of 6th Avenue South and MLK S., there is a large grassy area between Booker Creek and the Pinellas Trail. In that grassy area is a makeshift community composed of a old white school bus, a RV, two tents, metal building, a hearse, a red pick up truck and a fence that's been put up very close to the Pinellas Trail. The area is closed into a circle to keep people out. It is a settlement, without sanitation, utilities and city services. The owner is James Boggs and very likely he is living there. Since when does the City of St. Petersburg let a shantytown get erected close to downtown and the hospitals and neighborhoods, where people walk to get to baseball games, next to a new hotel, and up against the Pinellas Trail? This is ridiculous.
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Mayor's Action Center 1 (Registered User)
Update from the Codes Compliance Department: three cases have been opened and are being investigated for this reported location. Any further updates or action will be handled by the Codes department. To track the status of these cases, or to find contact information for the assigned investigator, click here:
https://actiononline.stpete.org/Click2GovCE/casesearch.html?caseYear=16&caseNumber=3622, 15-7235 & 12-13194
or call 727-893-7373 and refer to case number 16-3622, 15-7235 & 12-13194
Closed Customer Support (Verified Official)
The City of St Petersburg periodically reviews past reports that are made from citizens within our city limits, and in an effort to clean-up old issues that were resolved some time ago, we are marking as 'closed' those issues that were submitted in the past for which the work has been completed or the issue has otherwise been resolved.
If you think for any reason that the issue you submitted in the past might still be unresolved, please feel free to submit a new report with the SeeClickFix St. Pete website and we will make sure the issue is directed to the appropriate City department to be addressed as soon as possible.
Thank you - MAC