Baker fights for BayWalk

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NOVEMBER 21, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG - Mayor Rick Baker tried to save BayWalk and its owner, Fred Bullard Jr., from foreclosure.

"BayWalk was, and continues to be, a critical component of the city's overall effort to revitalize our downtown area," he wrote in a letter to CW Capital Vice President Robert C. Flandrau in October. "Mr. Bullard has advised us that he will need some temporary assistance from your mortgage company in the form of a temporary mortgage payment abatement, in order to allow him time to invest in improvements to the complex and cover operating costs, while repositioning BayWalk to once again be a premier destination in downtown St. Petersburg. I ask that you work with Mr. Bullard to assist him to the greatest extent possible, in order to assure the continued positive impact of BayWalk on our city."

Cristina Silva, Times staff writer

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