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    Citizen accuses St. Petersburg council chair of voting in favor of donors

    By Colleen Wright,

    18 hours ago
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    St. Petersburg city council chairperson Deborah Figgs-Sanders addresses the audience during Suncoast Tiger Bay's "The City Council Debates" event at the St. Petersburg Museum of History, 335 2nd Ave N, on June 21, 2024 in St. Petersburg. [ DIRK SHADD | Times ]

    A constituent has filed an ethics complaint against the chairperson of the St. Petersburg City Council who voted in favor of donors to her re-election campaign when their business came before the council.

    In a complaint to the Florida Commission on Ethics, Lakewood Estates resident Bradlee McCoy documented how his City Council representative, Deborah Figgs-Sanders, has received donations that line up with votes taken by Figgs-Sanders and the council.

    He pointed to campaign records that show Figgs-Sanders received $3,000 from the Sugar Hill Group, the developers approved by the council to redevelop a city-owned strip mall called Tangerine Plaza; $1,000 from developer...

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