Kevin Batdorf | Why He's Running for St. Pete Mayor and the Issues Shaping the City's Future
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Ryan Bogden interviews Kevin Batdorf about his candidacy for mayor of St. Petersburg and the city's future challenges.
What are the biggest challenges facing St. Petersburg, Florida? In Episode 103 of Talkin' St. Pete, Ryan Bogden sits down with Kevin Batdorf, a St. Pete native, local businessman, community leader, and candidate running for Mayor of St. Petersburg, for an in-depth conversation about the future of the city. Kevin shares why he decided to run for mayor, discusses the biggest issues facing St. Petersburg, and explains how he believes the city can continue to grow while improving infrastructure, creating jobs, supporting homeownership, and preparing for future storms. The conversation covers many of the topics residents are talking about today, including the Historic Gas Plant District redevelopment, Tropicana Field, the Tampa Bay Rays, housing affordability, hurricane recovery, city leadership, neighborhood preservation, economic development, and public safety. If you live in St. Pete, own a business, recently moved to the area, or simply care about where the city is headed, this episode offers an opportunity to hear directly from one of the candidates running to become St. Petersburg's next mayor. In this episode, Ryan and Kevin discuss: • Why Kevin decided to run for Mayor of St…
Topics covered
- St. Petersburg mayoral election
- city infrastructure
- housing affordability
- economic development
- public safety
- community leadership
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