To some local leaders, Hurricane Michael made Panama City a blank slate from which they can make significant improvements in the coming years. The Panama City City Commission and city department heads gathered on Thursday for their annual goal-setting session for the coming year. But unlike previous years, the devastating Category 5 storm has potentially…
The two-block stretch of Miami Beach’s Ocean Terrace is now the future site of a $15 million public park space. Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber and city commissioners gave unanimous approval Wednesday to a deal involving a notable trade: In exchange for the city vacating street and sidewalk space in addition to altering its zoning…
The first topic the Fort Myers mayor’s diversity council is set to discuss won’t be an easy one. It’s gentrification. Concerns have been raised because of a redevelopment project approved by the Community Redevelopment Agency on Seaboard Street in Fort Myers, an area near primarily black community of Dunbar. Residents are worried it could change…
A plan to build 126 affordable apartments off of Price Boulevard was chosen earlier this month by the state for financing by Low-Income Housing Tax Credits, and would be the first new complex of its type to be built in the city since 2005. The complex, dubbed Palm Port, would be built on 8.44 acres…
Working with about a $3.5 million budget for the 2016-17 fiscal year, the Palmetto Community Redevelopment Agency isn’t sitting still in planning for the future. With much of its funding tied up in existing projects, the CRA is still introducing new proposals for the coming five years. CRA Director Jeff Burton outlined the new initiatives…
SUMMARY: This is a highly technical and responsible position involving assisting the public and providing office support duties related to processing of applications for Business Tax Receipts (BTRS) and Code Compliance Inspection Applications for permits and issuance of BTR’s. Collects and analyzes data and zoning compliance within the city and determines the fees to be…
