The Miami-Dade Economic Advocacy Trust’s Rehabilitation Assistance Program (RAP) – which offers low-to-moderate income homeowners a $50,000 forgivable loan for roofing, plumbing, heating, ventilation and other structural repairs – will be bolstered by an additional $2 million in surtax dollars, according to the agency. MDEAT, at a board meeting last week, said it planned to exhaust an already allocated…
West Palm Beach is gearing up to host its 17th annual Celebrate Westgate event, a community gathering promising a day filled with fun, food, and festivities. The Westgate Park and Recreation Center, in collaboration with the Westgate Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA), is setting the stage for an event that aims to knit the Westgate/Belvedere homes…
On Wednesday, the city announced a redesign of its website and the website for the Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) will launch on Tue., April 2. While the content on both sites will stay the same, a change in look and appearance will take place. “Changes to the color schemes, navigation menus, Home page buttons, banner…
Fort Myers Community Redevelopment Agency commissioners unanimously approved March 27 the findings of slum and blight analysis of 1,100 acres in the eastern part of the city and the East Fort Myers Redevelopment Area Plan. Both will be forwarded to City Council for final approval. LaRue Planning began working on reestablishing the revitalization plan for east…
Cape Coral Community Redevelopment Agency commissioners plan to emphasize parking and pedestrian connectivity in the South Cape Downtown Redevelopment Plan. The commissioners, made up of City Council members, agreed March 27 that pedestrian crossovers and parking structures should be categorized in the plan under mid- to long-term projects. Mid- to long-term projects are characterized by…
There will be a new farmers market coming to Glenwood this summer. A grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture was acquired to turn this dream into a reality. Farmers markets have become quite the commodity in recent years. It will be located on the corner of Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard and 15th Street.…
Clearwater hosted the city’s very first art mural festival in the Gateway neighborhood near downtown in March and hopes to make it an annual event. “We really are lacking art in Clearwater,” said Amber Brice, Clearwater Arts and Cultural Affairs Manager. “The easiest way to get a bunch of art in the city at one…
Salary Range – $70,688.32 – $ 106,032.48 (depending on Education & Experience) The City of Dade City is looking for a Utilities Director. This is highly technical, managerial, supervisory and responsible administrative work directing the City’s public utility programs. Responsible for oversight and management of the Water and Wastewater divisions to ensure that water and…
Salary Range – $70,688.32 – $ 106,032.48 (depending on Education & Experience) The City of Dade City is looking for a responsible professional, with technical, administrative and supervisory experience in the respective areas of planning, zoning, community development, and building division functions. This position requires the coordination of assigned revitalization activities with other departments, and…
Salary: $56,180.80 Annually Closing date: Monday, April 15th MAJOR FUNCTIONS Duties are performed under the leadership and guidance of the Director of Economic Development/CRA. The CRA Program Manager performs multi-dimensional tasks involving program and land development, industry business program and organizational management. This position also requires building and strengthening the district-community Advisory Board/Stakeholders group(s). The…
This is a formal Request for Proposals (“RFP”) being issued to any firm or group of firms able to act in planning and development capacity to implement a mixed-use project on approximately 8.0 acres of “Property” or “Subject Site” owned by the City of Oldsmar(“City”) in downtown Oldsmar adjacent to Tampa Road. The City’s intent…
A Kissimmee company is seeking economic incentives to redevelop a downtown property that formerly housed part of a Coca-Cola bottling plant into a $1.1 million, 21,300-square-foot project dubbed Violet’s Garage that will include retail, restaurant, and other uses. 100 Honeymoons LLC is requesting $90,945 from the downtown Kissimmee community redevelopment agency’s Pioneer Project Incentive Program…
