Martin County commissioners agree to deal to forgive $1.7 million in fines for Rio Village owners A “Welcome to Rio” banner stands next to the entrance of the Rio Village Mobile Home Park on East Martin Avenue along Dixie Highway in 2012 in Rio. Read full story
DetailsDELRAY CRA SELECTS DEVELOPMENT TEAM WITH LOCAL TIES FOR NEW REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT Equity Enterprises USA partners with Delray architect, contractor for West Atlantic Avenue project MEDIA RELEASE October 28, 2013 DELRAY BEACH, Fla.—The Delray Beach Community Redevelopment Agency Board of Commissioners selected Equity Enterprises USA as the successful respondent to a recent Request for Proposals…
DetailsCoconut Grove waterfront plan goes to Miami voters On Coconut Grove’s picturesque but cluttered waterfront, a ramshackle marina, a seafood restaurant well past its prime and a funky if beloved watering hole known as Scotty’s Landing today occupy seven acres of choice public land next to Miami City Hall. Now their leases are up and…
DetailsFort Myers downtown basin beckons Fort Myers is almost ready to unveil its new, downtown waterfront, but developers have yet to sign any contracts to build. A ribbon-cutting is tentatively scheduled for the first weekend in December, said Don Paight, executive director of the Fort Myers Community Redevelopment Agency. “For all practical purposes,” he said,…
DetailsAvon Park CRA gives MLK Day back to community AVON PARK — A vocal majority won over the Avon Park Community Redevelopment Agency Board on Thursday. The Board, consisting of the members of the Avon Park City Council, voted to reject the previous vote to have the CRA sponsor the event. Instead, they have asked…
DetailsEditorial: To start cleaning up Lake Worth, outsource some of the work There are few issues in Lake Worth more pressing than the sad dilapidation of entire neighborhoods, which city officials for years have allowed to deteriorate into chaotic interminglings of orderly homes and abandoned, decaying buildings. Much of the blame lies with the city’s…
DetailsPines downtown city center starts to take shape PEMBROKE PINES— The dream of a downtown city center, first conceived nearly a decade ago and stalled by the 2008 recession, finally is starting to come true. Once complete, the 80-acre site at Palm Avenue and Pines Boulevard will be home to more than 1,000 apartments, a…
DetailsUptown Delray developer will present new plans for project The developers of Uptown Delray are back with an updated plan for their project, which would bring 146 rental apartments and space for shops to the heart of downtown. The original plans for the space, located on Southeast Second Street and Federal Highway, two blocks south…
DetailsWoman 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…
DetailsNew 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…
DetailsPort 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’…
DetailsNine 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…
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