Daily Archives: May 1, 2014

A’dale Offers Grants in Bid to Breathe Life Into Downtown (Auburndale)

AUBURNDALE | City officials want more restaurants, multifamily residences, offices and manufacturers downtown, and they’re willing to pay. Over the past 12 years, the city has been sprucing up its downtown with the help of its Community Redevelopment Agency. The focus has been on maintaining the area and making aesthetic improvements. Now, the CRA is…

St. Pete council hems, haws over long-term waterfront plan

ST. PETERSBURG — On a budget, the City Council will have to decide which parts of St. Petersburg’s coastline are worth including in long-term plans. Last month, the city contracted with AECOM, a Los Angeles-based global consulting firm that worked on Vision 20/20 to develop the city’s land use regulations, to devise a similar plan for…