Boynton Beach CRA ITB – Welcome Signage
The Boynton Beach CRA (BBCRA) is soliciting sealed bids for the Boynton Beach Welcome Signage Project. To learn more about the ITB, please visit the BBCRA website. Click here.
Historic Tampa neighborhood losing homes to wrecking ball
TAMPA — The craftsman bungalows, granite curbs and Queen Anne style homes that give Hyde Park its distinctive character are also a fixture of the adjacent Courier City Oscawana neighborhood. The homes, mostly built when the Hyde Park enclave was being settled between 1886 and 1933, helped put the neighborhood in the Hyde Park Historic District…
A vision for Sarasota’s bayfront
The Sarasota City Commission will hear tonight from a community-based group that has been endeavoring to create a shared vision for the 42 publicly held acres that include the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall and other civic buildings. Bayfront 20:20 — a coalition of organizations that have voluntarily joined together and hired a consultant with…
Tall buildings may be allowed on smaller lots in Boca’s downtown
To rise to the highest point allowed in Boca Raton, builders have to meet a slew of guidelines. This coming week, though, dropping one of those guidelines is under consideration in front of the City Council. Meetings addressing the issue are scheduled Monday, when the council meets as the Community Redevelopment Agency, and Tuesday, when it…
Hallandale Beach CRA – RFQ# FY 2-14-2015-004 – Main Fire Station
In accordance with Chapter 23, Section 23-3, the City of Hallandale Beach seeks to pre-qualify General Contractors for the construction of the Main Fire Station to be located on 111 Foster Road, City of Hallandale Beach, FL 33009. Pre-qualification is a procedure by which a General Contractor may qualify to bid on the above mentioned…
Can Tampa transform a sad, sweet trolley?
I rode Tampa’s historic streetcar the other day. And it was … Sad. It wasn’t sad just because only a few silver-haired tourists and I rumbled along the 2.7-mile stretch between the southern edge of downtown east and north to the Latin Quarter of Ybor City. Yep, just us — even though it was a…
New High Springs CRA director has full plate
HIGH SPRINGS – While High Springs City Manager Ed Booth has been acting in the capacity of Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) Executive Director for more than a year, he says he is “delighted” to now turn over the day-to-day administrative duties. Amanda Rodriguez joined the staff on Dec. 8 and was introduced to the public…
2015: THE YEAR AHEAD: Inverness prepares for banner year
INVERNESS — From security cameras at the Inverness Government Center and boardwalk lighting at Cooter Pond Linear Park to the grand opening of the Valerie Theatre and a master plan regarding fire services within the city limits, the city of Inverness is gearing up for a banner year in 2015. What will 2015 look like?…
Restoration Hardware building mega-mansion ‘gallery’ in Tampa
Now deeply into construction, Tampa’s next mega-mansion will rise three stories tall and spread out over a 47,000-square-foot space, roughly half the size of some Publix grocery stores, and likely feature rooftop gardens, fountains, and a dozen bedrooms, bathrooms and living rooms. Luckily for guests and visitors, the mansion will have an open-door policy and…
Delray Bearch CRA Project Manager
Title: Project Manager Organization: City of Delray Beach Salary: $58,200 – $90,000 Description: This is professional and technical position involving planning, managing and coordinating a variety of redevelopment projects. Performs day to day communication and coordination between contractor and architect/engineer for completion of construction projects to meet deadlines, monitors budget and established construction standards. Work…
Delray Beach CRA Assistant Director
Title: Assistant Director Organization: City of Delray Beach Salary: $80,000 – $115,000 annually Description: This is a highly responsible position assisting the CRA Director in the operation of the agency and the implementation of projects and programs contained in the Community Redevelopment Plan. The Assistant Director will be involved to varying degrees in all facets…
Economic Development Summit for Florida City Officials
The FLC University presents JANUARY 14, 2015 – NOVA UNIVERSITY DAVIE CAMPUS TOOLS THAT WORK FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Effective economic development requires leadership. Policy decisions, implementation strategy and economic reality ideally come together to achieve a community’s economic development goals. This program provides real-world guidance on the fundamentals and tools of realistic economic development. Elected officials can use them to guide strategies…