County ends interest in Graham-Rogall public housing complex

LARGO -- The Pinellas County Housing Authority's fleeting interest in buying the Graham-Rogall public housing complex in St. Petersburg has fluttered away.

The agency expressed interest last month in buying the site and retaining it as low-income housing after a private developer recently ended plans to redevelop it as affordable housing. Adding to the microdrama: The city housing authority is headed by Darrell Irions, who left the county authority in a huff this summer as some board members questioned his actions and strategies.

But the county agency is no longer interested in Graham-Rogall, noting in a letter to Irions that the city's plan to renovate part of the complex for low-income residents makes a county purchase unnecessary.

David DeCamp, Times Staff Writer

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