Daily Archives: February 21, 2015

Broward wants Lauderdale to find way to make downtown living affordable

FORT LAUDERDALE — Thousands of new condos and apartments are coming to downtown, and the county wants them to include places where regular workers can afford to live. The city is seeking Broward County‘s permission to add 5,000 residential units downtown, and officials say they will reserve 750 of them — or 15 percent — for housing…

City considers setting up CRA that includes Koppers site

Gainesville is considering setting up a Community Redevelopment Area in a northwestern part of the city that includes the Koppers Superfund site, a move that could bolster efforts to improve that troubled sector. The Koppers site, Gainesville High School, Stephen Foster Elementary School, nearby shopping centers and the city’s Public Works Complex all fall within…