ST. PETERSBURG (WFLA) — The grand opening of the St. Pete Pier has been delayed “just a bit longer” due to COVID-19.
Mayor Rick Kriseman made the announcement at a press conference Tuesday. The mayor didn’t give a new date for a grand opening, but says the city needs to wait “just a little bit longer, but not too much longer.”
The St. Pete Pier was scheduled to open Saturday, May 30. City officials made the opening day announcement in a video posted on YouTube in March.
The site will include a $1 million wooden playground, a fishing deck and a $1.5 million sculpture from local artist Janet Echelman titled “Bending Arc.”
For more information on the Pier, click here.
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