The City of Naples is moving forward with a plan to consider renovating city-owned property into affordable housing for police officers, teachers and others who can’t afford to live near jobs within the city.
City Council, acting as the Community Redevelopment Agency, on Sept. 16 voted 6-1, with Vice Chair Linda Penniman opposing, not to reconsider a prior motion to ask city staff to create a task order with real estate consultant CBRE to draft a request for proposals from investors and developers for 160-190 10th St. N. They agreed to pay CBRE up to $36,000 and that the CRA would review and approve the RFP before it’s publicized.
The CRA unanimously voted on the proposal Aug. 23, but Mayor Teresa Heitmann asked to reconsider the vote to clarify the scope.
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