VoteOnThePier Petitioners No Longer Part of Lawsuit Against City
The court-ordered mediation will go on as planned this Friday between the City and attorney Kathleen Ford.
The City of St. Petersburg and attorney Kathleen Ford, representing VoteOnThePier.com, have reached an agreement to move forward with Friday's court-ordered mediation. More than 15,000 petitioners will be removed from a lawsuit seeking to force a citywide vote on the future of the St. Petersburg Pier. Monday's hearing in St. Pete was requested by the city, in order to delay the Jan. 18 mediation. That mediation will not be delayed. The hearing took less than five minutes, as Circuit Court Judge Jack Day announced that the parties had reached an agreement, or agreed to a "stipulation." Joseph Patner, representing the city, said today's "stipulation" is a step in the right direction to make sure no unwilling citizens are a part of the …
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Les B.
8:36 am on Tuesday, January 22, 2013
My family & I love The Pier. Every year when we go to Florida we visit The Pier & shops. We love watching & feeding the pelicans. Watching people fish. We always go to Cha Cha Coconuts, the Aquarium. We always visit the shops & we always spend hard earned money inside The pier purchases many items for friends & family back home. We are from Toronto Canada & The Pier is always one of our favourite… more ›