✨ FRA Newsletter Highlights | July 9, 2026
🎥 FRA Webinar Now Available
CRA Do’s and Don’ts
Missed the live webinar? FRA members can now watch redevelopment attorney Clifford Shepard’s presentation on eligible CRA expenditures, TIF funding, statutory requirements, common compliance pitfalls, and best practices for keeping CRA spending aligned with Florida law.
🌿 Brownfield Basics Webinar
🗓 July 15 | 12:00–1:00 p.m. ET
Join FRA Board Member Miles Ballogg for an informative webinar on brownfield redevelopment, EPA funding opportunities, tax credits, liability protections, and strategies for transforming environmentally impacted properties into productive community assets. FRA members can contact FRA for registration information.
🏛️ FRA Board Nominations
Deadline: July 10
Interested in helping lead the Florida Redevelopment Association? Nominations for the 2026–2027 FRA Board of Directors close tomorrow. Don’t miss your opportunity to serve.
📚 FRA Academy
Infrastructure I – Above Ground
🗓 July 17 | Orlando
Learn about roads, lighting, amenities, infrastructure funding, project coordination, procurement requirements, and the role CRAs play in advancing infrastructure improvements throughout Florida communities.
📰 Redevelopment News
Featured stories from:
• Orlando 407 Connect Housing Program
• Palmetto Oyster Restoration Project
• Riviera Beach Named an All-America City
• Fort Myers CRA McCollum Hall Redevelopment
• West Palm Beach The Spruce Workforce Housing
• Pompano Beach E. Pat Larkins Community Center
Additional redevelopment news from:
• Cape Coral
• Lake Wales
• Lakeland
• Fort Myers
• West Tampa
• Newberry
…and other redevelopment projects from communities across Florida.
💼 Job Opportunities
Featured positions include:
• CRA Manager – City of Haines City
• Executive Coordinator – Delray Beach CRA
• Building Official – City of Bradenton Beach
• Building Inspector – City of Brooksville
Plus additional redevelopment and planning opportunities from FRA members statewide.
📣 RFPs / RFQs
Additional redevelopment contracting opportunities are available from FRA members throughout Florida.
#RedevelopmentWorks