St. Petersburg mayoral debate: Ken Welch and Charlie Crist face off Tuesday

St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch and his challenger Charlie Crist will face off Tuesday night in a debate, ahead of Election Day.St. Petersburg mayor debate tonightIncumbent Mayor Ken Welch and former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist are set to debate Tuesday at 7 p.m. in a televised event ahead of the upcoming election.In August, Crist beat Welch by about 14% of the vote in the primary election, forcing a runoff.Property tax reform proposalsBoth candidates previously sat down for one-on-one interviews with FOX 13's political editor Craig Patrick to discuss major city issues, including Flock cameras, data centers, the future of the Historic Gas Plant District, and property tax reform.They discussed Amendment 3, which appears on the ballot in three weeks and aims to cut property taxes statewide.Mayor Welch warned that the amendment would cause a $35 million budget deficit for the city in its first year and $50 million in its second year."When you take into account that all of our property taxes