A prominent development firm has asked St. Petersburg to extend its window for submitting Historic Gas Plant District redevelopment proposals. Some people are tired of waiting.

Mayor Ken Welch announced Tuesday that, starting in mid-November, he would officially welcome proposals to reimagine the area around Tropicana Field for 30 days. Troy Simpson, president of Delray Beach-based Kolter’s mixed-use division, emailed Council members and the city’s procurement department on Wednesday to request 90 days.

The receipt of two recent unsolicited proposals did not trigger the process , despite conflicting reports. State law requires local governments to provide at least 30 days’ notice before entering into “any contract to sell, lease, or otherwise transfer real property” within a Commu

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