Amid waning enthusiasm for things millennial, a punishing drought and changes in downtown, the idea to build an interactive Millennium Fountain in St. Petersburg has gone down the drain. The idea was to install a fountain concealed beneath a flat surface, like ones in West Palm Beach and Atlanta.
People can walk among the jets, which squirt water into the air in unpredictable patterns.
Mayor David Fischer suggested such a fountain last year to a committee, led by First Night St. Petersburg, that was looking for a way to memorialize the millennium. Last month, leaders of the volunteer committee said they were looking for a site for the project, and they toured Crescent Lake Park, Spa Beach Park and Central Avenue. But now they have sent Fischer a letter saying they will stop working on the project. We look forward to continuing our work at a future time. The inability to raise money from the private sector.