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Good News From Florida’s CRAs

Lauderdale Lakes Community and Children’s Gardens

Redevelopment NewsBy FRAstaffNovember 24, 2015

Below are some pictures from the City of Lauderdale Lakes Community and Children’s Gardens.  The residents have learned to grow and harvest, and the gardens have been a great success. The skills that the children especially have learned can never be lost. We have 45 individual beds where each family grows what vegetables they like,…

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CRA goes big with growth catalyst in Lakeland

Redevelopment NewsBy FRAstaffNovember 24, 2015

LAKELAND — Plants are thriving on the walls of the derelict building that was once an A&P grocery store in the Parker Street neighborhood. Grass has reclaimed much of the yard, like a green tide lapping against its loading docks. Inside, a woodwork mezzanine is illuminated by the hot November sun cutting a cone of…

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CRA to move forward with redevelopment goals

Redevelopment NewsBy FRAstaffNovember 23, 2015

CHIPLEY — The City of Chipley approved an agreement to receive Small Community Outreach Program (SCOP) and Rural Areas of Opportunity (ROA) funding in the amount of $407,682 in Tuesday night’s regular meeting. The funding will cover a project to resurface 5th Street and drainage improvements. Work should be completed by March of 2017. The…

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Tampa City Council gives first blessing to redevelopment of Tampa Tribune site

Redevelopment NewsBy FRAstaffNovember 23, 2015

TAMPA — Plans to build 400 apartments or condominiums and a riverfront restaurant on the current site of the Tampa Tribune moved forward Thursday night. The Tampa City Council gave its initial approval to a rezoning proposed by Related Development LLC of Miami to build an eight-story building on the Tribune property at 202 S Parker St., just north…

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New Port Richey seals Main Street Landing deal

Redevelopment NewsBy FRAstaffNovember 22, 2015

NEW PORT RICHEY — The city has reached a long-elusive deal with the developer of Main Street Landing to get construction going again on the property. In 2004, the city first approved Main Street Landing — located just east of U.S. 19 on Main Street — as a mixed-use residential and commercial development location. It…

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Winter Park commissioners vote to make historic preservation easier

Redevelopment NewsBy FRAstaffNovember 22, 2015

It’s been more difficult to create a historic district in Winter Park than in almost any city in Florida, but its City Commission took steps Monday night to strengthen its historic-preservation laws and get in step with the rest of the state. The historic-preservation ordinance, discussed and tweaked for years and the subject of hours of public…

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Feds to sell off foreclosed homes to nonprofits

Redevelopment NewsBy FRAstaffNovember 21, 2015

South Florida nonprofit organizations will have the first crack at buying government-owned foreclosed homes in a new program launching Dec. 1, the Federal Housing Finance Agency announced Tuesday. Normally, the feds auction off foreclosed homes to the general public. Flippers and investors generally win. But a program to let community groups bid first is now…

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Downtown getting ready for the holidays

Redevelopment NewsBy FRAstaffNovember 21, 2015

Downtown Pensacola will be lighted like never before this holiday season, and the New Year’s Eve Pelican Drop may well be the largest now that the event has been moved. The Downtown Improvement Board has already begun spending about $200,000 it received from the Escambia County Board of County Commissioners to light and decorate downtown…

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Corey Jones vigil leads into panel on body cameras

Redevelopment NewsBy FRAstaffNovember 20, 2015

OAKLAND PARK —The death of Corey Jones and the climate of distrust between police and citizens were the topics of a three-hour discussion Sunday night that started with a candlelight vigil. “We feel your pain, we don’t understand it all, we’re here to have a conversation … so that we never go through it again,”…

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The Panama City C.R.A. is preparing for a project to revitalize Harrison Avenue

Redevelopment NewsBy FRAstaffNovember 20, 2015

In an effort to continue the revitalization of downtown Panama City, the Community Redevelopment Agency is working on a project to revamp Harrison Avenue between Sixth Avenue and Government Street. The city says they want to attract more visitors and businesses so this project will work in conjunction with other city projects to promote the…

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Pinellas Park creative district getting gallery made from shipping containers

Redevelopment NewsBy FRAstaffNovember 19, 2015

PINELLAS PARK — Construction began this week on an empty lot of Park Boulevard but not on a shopping center or restaurant typical of the area. It will be made from some unconventional building blocks: shipping containers. The containers are being repurposed to make a gallery and apartment space for a local artist to serve…

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Dinghy docks will be big boost for downtown Fort Pierce

Redevelopment NewsBy FRAstaffNovember 19, 2015

FORT PIERCE — Transient boaters will have an easier time visiting downtown and downtown businesses and special events should get a shot in the arm when the city completes construction of a series of dinghy docks near the intake of the old King Power Plant on Indian River Drive. The $380,000 project, to be completed…

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  • Public Workshops and Webinar to Access Nearly $47 Million in Mitigation Funding for Hurricane Michael Impacted Communities Posted on: Apr 15th, 2021
  • City of Dania Beach Resolution 2021-038 Opposing Unwarranted or Overly Broad Preemptions of Municipal Home Rule Powers Posted on: Mar 29th, 2021
  • CITY OF HALLANDALE BEACH - RELEASE OF FORMAL SOLICITATION - BID # FY 2020-2021-CRA003 Off Street Sustainable Surface Parking Facility Posted on: Mar 25th, 2021
  • Town Park Village to begin $18 million renovation Posted on: Mar 15th, 2021
  • Bradenton CRA - New Community Redevelopment Agency Logo Posted on: Mar 4th, 2021
  • City of Tarpon Springs Launch of New Community Engagement Platform Posted on: Feb 26th, 2021
  • CRA Executive Director Recognized for Community Contributions Posted on: Feb 23rd, 2021
  • Fort Myers CRA Board of Commissioners Approves NEW CRA Home Preservation Program and Partnership with Habitat for Humanity of Lee and Hendry Counties Posted on: Feb 23rd, 2021
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