MANATEE — County officials plan to dissolve two existing community redevelopment areas by Sept. 30 and launch a new district Oct. 1.
Manatee County commissioners Tuesday reviewed a tentative timeline for the demise of the 14th Street West Community Redevelopment Area and the South County Community Redevelopment Area during a workshop session at County Administrative Center.
In their places are plans to create a new, larger, Southwest Tax Increment Financing district in southwest Manatee, which will require a series of steps in coming months, county officials said.
The redevelopment projects are designed to encourage commercial activity, fight crime and add amenities, which are paid for by using part of the money from increases in property-tax revenues as the areas revitalize.