City of Oakland Park – Assistant Public Works Director
Organization: City of Oakland Park Position: Assistant Public Works Director Salary Range: $64,691 – $103,056/yr Amazing opportunity to work for the “The City on the Move”. As the Assistant Director of Public Works you will provide support in all aspects of the administration, direction, and management of the City’s municipally administered public works functions. Ideal candidate…
A Sarasota building boom, but how big?
SARASOTA – A building boom unlike any the city has seen in almost a decade could soon be underway in Sarasota’s urban core. Some two dozen potential developments in or adjacent to downtown’s Community Redevelopment Area (CRA) are in some stage of construction or planning — and many are stalled projects from the housing bubble of…
Homestead voters asked to approve bonds for downtown redevelopment
If all goes according to plan, Homestead’s somewhat forlorn downtown will get a $60 million facelift in the next decade or so, with a new city hall, police station, library and parking garage, and a restored Art Deco movie theater. In addition, there is talk of building a 556-foot observation tower, akin to Seattle’s Space…
Lake Alfred to Select Downtown Sign Design
LAKE ALFRED | The downtown business district in Lake Alfred is getting closer to hav ing long-desired signs to help guide people around both sides of the business corridor. The City Commission will be asked to choose a sign design and accept proposed sign locations when it meets at 7:30 p.m. Monday. Since U.S. 17/92…
Talk of redevelopment district for downtown Venice
VENICE – Business and city leaders regard Venice’s vibrant downtown shopping district as their city’s centerpiece. If downtown experiences an economic decline, they believe the consequences will be felt citywide. That is why City Council member Emilio Carlesimo says he wants a public discussion about the concept of a “community redevelopment area” for downtown. When…