圣彼得堡为7M美元购买废弃的铁路线,转而由私人供资和99年租约来跟踪。 St. Petersburg to buy abandoned rail line for $7M, convert to trail with private funding and 99-year lease.

圣彼得堡已同意从CSX以700万美元购买一条长达近一英里的废弃铁路线, St. Petersburg has agreed to buy a nearly mile-long abandoned rail line from CSX for $7 million, down from an initial $87.9 million appraisal, to convert it into a trail linking the Historic Gas Plant District to the Pinellas Trail. 该市将捐助100万美元,其中马克·弗格森提供400万美元,埃利森发展公司提供200万美元。 The city will contribute $1 million, with $4 million from Mark Ferguson and $2 million from Ellison Development. 如果市议会批准,私人投资者将建造小路并租回部分99年,从而建立一个新的娱乐走廊。 If approved by City Council, private investors will build the trail and lease back portions for 99 years, creating a new recreational corridor.