Terri Bailey and her family were the first homeowners living in the 5th Avenue/Pleasant Street neighborhood to get the exterior of their home painted for free as part of a program sponsored by the city of Gainesville Community Redevelopment Agency. Known as the Fifth Avenue Pleasant Street Residential Paint Voucher Program, the program was created…
An ambitious plan to develop the City of Milton’s riverfront and link it with the picturesque Village of Bagdad a few miles downstream is on Mayor Guy Thompson’s desk, ready to launch. Authored by the Buffalo, N.Y., urban design firm of Peter J. Smith & Co., the $15 million to $20 million plan has five…
Panama City Commission Approves Port Authority and CRA Budgets The Panama City Community Redevelopment Agency was met with opposition once again as those from the Downtown North Community, namely Glenwood, were not happy with how the CRA plans to spend funds. Specifically, more than $500,000 for more sidewalks down 9th Street in Panama City. “I would…
