n Monday, Florida Department of Management Services (DMS) Sec. Jonathan Satter announced almost $860,000 in grant awards to Citrus, Franklin, Gulf, Jackson, Sumter, Walton, and Washington Counties through the E911 State Grant Program. Since January, DMS has awarded more than $6 million in funds to Florida counties to modernize Florida’s public safety communications systems. “The E911 State Grant…
TAMPA – For years, Tampa city officials have struggled to find a way to keep pedestrians safe as its downtown core draws more people. It’s a conundrum that’s consistently landed Tampa near the top of national rankings among the deadliest cities for pedestrians and bicyclists. But Tampa artist Meaghan Farrell Scalise and the Tampa Downtown…
SUMMARY: Work involves ensuring the interest of public safety, health, and general welfare through compliance of national, state and local policies codes, regulations, ordinances and statutes as they pertain to residential and commercial buildings and related structures through the performance of inspections and review of permit applications and plans to ensure conformity with established building codes…
SUMMARY: This is a highly technical and responsible position involving assisting the public and providing office support duties related to processing of applications for Business Tax Receipts (BTRS), Change of Use applications for Business Tax Receipts, Development Applications, Code Compliance Inspection Applications for permits and issuance of BTR’s. Collects and analyzes data and zoning compliance within…
Education and Experience: Bachelor’s Degree in municipal urban planning field, and four (4) years of work experience involving municipal urban planning/land development responsibilities SUMMARY: Assists and coordinates with staff regarding the review of development related applications, creates ordinance amendments to the Comprehensive Plan, Land Development code and code of Ordinances and processes Board of Adjustment applications…
The City of Homestead and the Homestead Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) have launched three programs designed to help residents and businesses that have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The City of Homestead CDBG Rent & Utilities Assistance Grant Program (the “Program”) is designed to provide residents who reside within the incorporated City of Homestead…
A bill making its way through City Council seeks to boost historic redevelopment in the North Core and throughout Downtown. Two Council committees are scheduled next week to debate Ordinance 2020-0527 expanding city programs that offer incentives for the renovation and redevelopment of historic properties and old Downtown properties. The Downtown Investment Authority board approved…
POMPANO BEACH, Fla.) — NEWS: Pompano Beach residents are encouraged to attend a special presentation about the McNab House & Botanical Gardens during a virtual Pompano Beach CRA meeting on Tuesday, September 15, 2020 at 1 p.m. The presentation will introduce Randy Hollingworth, Director of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Urban Design from the award-winning, international…
The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) is reminding communities that the deadline to submit applications to the Rebuild Florida Mitigation General Infrastructure Program is 5:00 p.m. (EST) on Monday, September 14, 2020. The Rebuild Florida Mitigation General Infrastructure Program is designed to provide funding opportunities for counties, municipalities and state agencies to develop large-scale…
The National League of Cities has highlighted ways that municipalities can lift up the awareness of the CARES Act funding for black communities and overall, but the data shows more work needs to be done. Are your residents among the estimated twelve million people in the United States who did not receive their stimulus monies? According to the…
Mayors from across the country are calling on Congress and the White House to return to the negotiating table and deliver critical aid to local governments in the next COVID-19 relief package. While Congress is in recess, mayors from cities large and small are continuing to confront unprecedented budget crunches due to revenue shortfalls and…
In case you missed it, EPA’s Office of Brownfields and Land Revitalization sponsored a webinar on Resource Roadmapping for Revitalization: Tools for Leveraging Funding & Other Resources for Brownfields & Land Revitalization on July 21. This webinar for EPA brownfield grantees and local community leaders presented on the “resource roadmapping” approach that can be used…
