LAKELAND | The decision between two proposals for the redevelopment of a large swath of city downtown property presents two divergent paths for downtown and a tough choice for the Downtown Community Redevelopment Agency Advisory Board, board members said Thursday morning. The Downtown CRA Advisory Board meeting was the first time elected officials discussed at…
LAKELAND | For decades, the home at 1068 Lake Hollingsworth Dr. has been a point of fascination for Lakeland residents and passers-by who can’t help but notice the jutting, steeply pitched roof and Tudor appointments that stand in vivid contrast to surrounding properties. Like some mammoth, storybook cottage straight from the Cotswolds, the majestic structure…
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Organization: Redevelopment Management Associates Annual Salary: $50,000 – $85,000 DOE Apply To: info@rma.us.com This highly responsible, professional mid-level Senior Planner, under general supervision of the Department Director, is responsible for writing text-based documents, including specific plans, master plans, design guidelines, strategic plans, and feasibility studies. Responsibilities also include presentation graphics, base mapping, land use planning,…
FORT PIERCE — The non-profit Solar and Energy Loan Fund (SELF) received confirmation from the Adrian Dominican Sisters (ADS) that they have been approved for another loan for $165,000. SELF was originally approved for a $35,000 loan last year and, after successfully deploying these initial resources with zero delinquency or defaults, ADS has now increased the…
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., May 9, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — The Florida Green Energy Works program has funded its first commercial deal – and it is a perfect example of how PACE or ‘Property Assessed Clean Energy’ can spark sustainable investment in our communities. The $45,000 retrofit is of a family-owned business property at 1101 North Tamarind in West…
TAMPA BAY| The Florida legislature’s refusal to add $20 million to the empty coffers of the state’s entertainment tax incentive program has dealt a blow to everyone from indie filmmakers to government film commissioners. It has also put a ding in the agenda of theTampa Hillsborough Economic DevelopmentCorp. A stated goal in its 2013 annual report was…
St. Augustine, Fla., is considering a narrow-gauge heritage streetcar operation, roughly paralleling U.S. Route 1 and linking several traffic generating sites within the municipality. The proposal, first disclosed publicly this spring by Historic City News website, is being aided by a so-far unnamed designer of track and overhead wire systems. Last September the St. Augustine…
Here in Tallahassee, the Scott Administration has worked hard to create a pro-growth environment that allows businesses to get to work doing what they do best: creating jobs and prosperity for Florida families. One way we’ve done that is by cutting permitting times. The Florida Department of Environmental Protection has reduced permitting time in 2013…
Winter Park | If the Brevard County Manatees move to Winter Park as proposed, Brevard County would be left with an 8,100-seat stadium used for little other than major league spring training each year. And even spring training is in doubt. Brevard County Parks and Recreation Director Jack Masson said: “It would be a loss…
Residents of West Atlantic Avenue know what they want to see in their backyard, so they are working closely with a developer to make their vision of being connected to the rest of downtown Delray Beach a reality. In Delray, as in many cities, new developments are often met with complaints, criticisms and concerns by the toughest…
DUNDEE — An ordinance relieving pressure on downtown parking requirements and another allowing golf carts on some roads will be up for second readings at the Town Commission meeting tonight as officials try to make the town more accessible for businesses and residents. The downtown parking ordinance would create a new district encompassing Dundee Road…
