Stuart will seek Triangle Property developer
STUART — Redevelopment of city-owned property, stalled since 2013, could be moving forward. Read full article
DetailsBoynton CRA attorney to resign
The Boynton Beach Community Redevelopment Agency’s attorney will announce his resignation tonight. He is pursuing another job. Ken Spillias will be working for Ocean Ridge as the town’s attorney. Spillias, who works at the firm Lewis, Longman and Walker, has worked as the town’s attorney since 1999, but as an outside contractor, according to town…
DetailsCRAs effectively address local challenges
The recent debate about Community Redevelopment Agencies (CRAs) appears to be an effort to mislead the public into believing that their tax dollars are being misused. This isn’t the case, and this inflammatory rhetoric, which pits residents against each other, can be extremely harmful to communities. It has been alleged that “some of South Florida’s…
DetailsBoynton officials to vote Tuesday on Casa del Mar project
BOYNTON BEACH — The Boynton Beach City Commission is expected to vote tonight on whether to allow a waterfront townhome community to be built along Federal Highway, a project strongly opposed by residents to the immediate south. But there’s a chance that the commission again will delay the vote, which has been postponed twice since December.…
DetailsShopping centers’ face lift good for Boynton, businesses say
BOYNTON BEACH — For the past nine months, David Grzech has fielded calls from The UPS Store customers who want to know if the store in the Boynton Plaza is open. It is. But it’s difficult to tell because the shopping center, anchored by what will be a new, modernized Publix, is under renovation. While the stores are…
DetailsDowntown West Palm Beach bike sharing plan good to go
WEST PALM BEACH — The light is green for West Palm Beach’s bicycle rental program, even though the bikes probably will be blue. The board of West Palm Beach’s Downtown Development Authority voted unanimously last week to close what would be a 10-year deal with consultant P3GM. Read full article
DetailsBoynton CRA to show free movie Friday at Ocean Avenue Amphitheater
BOYNTON BEACH — The Boynton Beach Community Redevelopment Agency will host a free Movies in the Park event at 7 p.m Friday. The movie “Penguins of Madagascar” will play on a large inflatable screen at Ocean Avenue Amphitheater, 129 E. Ocean Ave. Attendees are encouraged to bring a beach chair or blanket. Food and beverages will…
DetailsMount Dora residents concerned about building-height restrictions
MOUNT DORA — Described by residents and visitors as “charming” and “quaint,” Mount Dora needs to be protected, several residents say. And they say a proposal to allow 50-foot-tall screens at the EPIC Theatres location off U.S. Highway 441 between Target and Wal-Mart could usher in development of taller buildings in the downtown commercial area.…
DetailsBoynton looking to get more downtown parking spots
Parking spaces are a hot commodity in Boynton Beach‘s downtown. That’s why on Tuesday the city will make a deal with the city’s redevelopment agency to get a few more. At the city’s regular meeting, the commission will decide whether to transfer the city-owned property underneath the now-closed Little House restaurant to the city’s Community Redevelopment…
DetailsLocal firm picked to develop old West Palm Beach City Hall site
WEST PALM BEACH — After sweating through another round of discussion, local developer Navarro-Lowrey got the nod Monday for the old West Palm Beach City Hall site. Commissioners, sitting as the board of the city’s Community Redevelopment Agency, voted unanimously to start talks with Frank Navarro’s firm. They picked him over New England-based architect Hasham…
DetailsEyesore removed: Grant used to raze downtown buildings
PANAMA CITY — Property owner George Kingston and the Panama City Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) are hoping a demolition will be a catalyst to downtown improvement. Kingston owns the buildings, now a quickly diminishing pile of rubble, in the 200 block of East Sixth Street across the street from Grocery Outlet. Construction crews equipped with…
DetailsLive Oak CRA grants $15K for JAB Fest
The Live Oak Community Redevelopment Agency approved a budget request of $15,000 for the Jazz, Arts and Blues Festival that will take place in Festival Park [across from Millennium Park in Live Oak] in October 2015. The request was presented by Chairman Keith Mixon, who originally presented a budget request of $20,000. Last year, the…
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