A Kissimmee company is seeking economic incentives to redevelop a downtown property that formerly housed part of a Coca-Cola bottling plant into a $1.1 million, 21,300-square-foot project dubbed Violet’s Garage that will include retail, restaurant, and other uses. 100 Honeymoons LLC is requesting $90,945 from the downtown Kissimmee community redevelopment agency’s Pioneer Project Incentive Program…
The Williston Area Chamber of Commerce recently held its March Lunch & Learn on March 14. The event took place at the R. Gerald Hethcoat Community Center and was sponsored by the Williston Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA). Lunch was provided by Cafe Trolley Deli & Dawgs. Laura Jones, Community Development & Grants manager for the…
New Port Richey city council members have approved the $1.1 million purchase of land fronting the Cotee River that has been a priority acquisition of city leaders for several years now. The property, known as the Montemayor parcel, is sandwiched between a boat ramp park to the south and the “Potter Property” to the north…
For a buck, riders can board a quiet green and white electric shuttle to and from the beach and other municipal locations in Lake Worth Beach and Boynton Beach. “These vehicles are a low-cost, safe, environmentally positive alternative to driving. We have one of the highest riderships to Tri-Rail, so this should provide the ‘last mile’ to our…
The Cape Community Redevelopment Agency discussed this week different measures that could be taken to further eliminate unsightliness and illegal dumping in commercial trash receptacles in city parking lots in the South Cape. Solid Waste Manager Terry Schweitzer said the receptacle enclosures aren’t kept clean, which is attracting rats, mice, birds, and insects and the…
Development grants and urban renewal plans are usually sponsored by a local organisation called a Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA). If you’re unfamiliar with what a CRA is, it’s essentially an organisation that helps revitalise urban areas. Tampa has eight different CRAs, with the one in East Tampa being one of the largest in the state.…
