Woman advocates efforts to preserve downtown neighborhoods in Sebring SEBRING – When Charlotte Pressler accepted a job as a professor at South Florida State College, it was natural for her to buy a historic house in Sebring’s downtown area because she has lived in such neighborhoods much of her life, she recalled Friday. When she…
New Smyrna looks to develop economic incentive program NEW SMYRNA BEACH — Crime, code enforcement issues and dilapidated or vacant buildings will still dog U.S. 1 when a prospective Community Redevelopment Area dawns here in 2015. It’s the Volusia County Council’s decision whether or not to grant New Smyrna Beach a redevelopment district. And even if…
Port Richey concludes street paving project PORT RICHEY — Crews recently finished paving in the Marina Palms subdivision by late last week for the city of Port Richey project. The city tapped into its Community Redevelopment Agency funds for the improvements. In June, city officials approved the bid from BRW Contracting, based in Land O’…
Nine make short list for county economic development manager job in Brooksville BROOKSVILLE – County Administrator Len Sossamon has nine applicants to consider for the vacant post of economic development manager. There had been 11, but one accepted another job and another withdrew his name from consideration. In all, 30 people had responded to the…
West Palm Beach sets CRA selection meeting for Friday A West Palm Beach committee tasked with selecting the private company that will take over the duties of the city’s Community Redevelopment Agency is scheduled to meet at 1 p.m. Friday. The meeting, the group’s first, will be held at the Flagler Gallery on the first…
West Atlantic residents ask questions about redevelopment projects Before Delray’s Community Redevelopment Agency selects a new tenant for six empty acres of land on West Atlantic Avenue, the developers have to make it past the toughest critics: the people who live, work and play in the area. On Thursday night, people packed a conference room…
Program aims to revive Cape streetscape CAPE CORAL – Cape Coral leaders want to spruce up the south end of the city. Tuesday evening, the Community Redevelopment Agency unveiled a new incentive program designed to fix some of the crumbling sidewalks and enhance the streetscape. Leaders said the goal is to create more of a…
Lake Worth shuffleboard building to become element city’s emerging arts district LAKE WORTH — The city’s shuffleboard building is on its way to being the next piece of an emerging arts district on the near west side. Commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to convert the 5,000-square-foot building at 1121 Lucerne Ave. into a community cultural facility where…
Overtown catalyst for new investment heads to commissioners Commercial projects R. Donahue Peebles/Barron Channer and passenger rail company All Aboard Florida are spearheading in Miami’s Overtown are taking their last major step toward becoming a reality. The projects, which would each be developed on separate blocks next to the famous Lyric Theater, are set to go before the Miami-Dade…
Avon Park mayor, CRA advisory chair ask for civility AVON PARK — Deputy Mayor Brenda Giles asked for and got a special meeting of the city’s Community Redevelopment Agency set for Thursday. Giles said Monday that issues brought up at last Friday’s Southside CRA Advisory Board meeting needed to be handled by the “Mothership Board,”…
St. Pete’s CRA could become countywide model CLEARWATER – Despite budget concerns, Pinellas County Commissioners unanimously agreed to continue work with the city of St. Petersburg to create a Community Development Area to combat the problem of blight and poverty. Commissioner Janet Long was absent. A study released last year identified five areas in the…
It’s hard to count the number of downtown Ocala revitalization plans that have been undertaken over the years. Most have been trotted out amid much fanfare. But after some sprucing up here and there, they invariably have found their way onto some obscure shelf in City Hall unfulfilled. The latest plan for downtown does not…
