Growing Backlog of Tax Credits Owed to Cities

FDEP received record-breaking number of state Voluntary Cleanup Tax Credit applications, highlighting need to address $10M VCTC backlog FEBRUARY 14, 2014 – The Florida Department of Environmental (“FDEP”) received a record- breaking number of Voluntary Cleanup Tax Credit (“VCTC”) applications for the 2013 cycle for environmental work performed at Brownfield sites across Florida. The record…

Ward ratified as head of West Palm Beach CRA

Jon Ward now officially is the executive director of the city’s Community Redevelopment Agency. The city commission, sitting as the CRA board, voted 5-0 at its meeting Monday to ratify Ward’s selection. On Dec. 16, the city approved a contract to turn over the CRA’s duties to Broward County-based Redevelopment Management Associates, run by former…