TAMPA — The owners of Channelside Bay Plaza sought a federal judge’s approval last week for a speedy sale of the faded downtown mall to the Tampa Port Authority. A former suitor is saying not so fast. Liberty Channelside LLC, which tried and failed to buy the mall last year, asked the judge to block…
DetailsSEBRING – The Sebring Community Redevelopment Agency is to announce the arrival of several new and expanding businesses in Downtown Sebring in the past few months. – Cake Wanted, 10 N. Ridgewood Drive, is Downtown Sebring’s newest bakery featuring custom cakes and cupcakes owned by Brandi Gonzalez. – Heartland Band Supply, 209 Circle Park Drive,…
DetailsDelray Beach launched a new form of free downtown transportation in July, bright red, white and blue trolleys that circulate from Atlantic Avenue to Ocean Boulevard. But for some city officials and residents, the newly-painted vehicles that replaced the outdated, run down mini-bus service aren’t as charming as they appear. While the trolleys save the city…
DetailsLAKE PLACID – The Town of Lake Placid will take the initial step to start a Community Redevelopment Agency, but council was split on how to initiate the effort. Councilman Ray Royce said it may cost $75,000 to $80,000 to start a CRA. He suggested having the Central Florida Planning Agency seek grant money to…
DetailsThe Escambia County Commission voted Thursday night to approve the Cantonment Redevelopment Plan — a plan designed to address issues that need major improvement in a distressed area of Cantonment. Just under 2,000 people live in the Cantonment Redevelopment Area in 533 family households. The median household income is $28,291, far below the Escambia County…
DetailsTAMARAC— In a modified version of a plan that created a public relations nightmare more than six years ago, the city plans to charge businesses a tax to raise millions of dollars for Tamarac Village. But this time, it’s the businesses that aren’t even here yet who will foot the bill. The city commission will vote Jan. 22…
DetailsPANAMA CITY — Planning board members Monday approved a development plan that would put more condo units at a beachfront motel, but they tabled a request some members feared might allow developers to install a low-income housing project in the heart of the struggling area. With some hesitation about the lack of specificity in the…
DetailsIf you want to park in downtown Delray Beach, you may have to pay for it. At Tuesday’s meeting, the commission will consider a proposal for charging for parking in downtown garages and on downtown streets, places that are mostly free. The rates would vary depending on how close people want to park to the main…
DetailsThe Community Redevelopment Agency gave the final green light this morning to provide $816,709 for the renovation of a historic building in Cascades Park. The panel made up of members of the Tallahassee City and Leon County commissions voted 7-1 in favor of making the entire sum of money available for renovation of the brick…
DetailsNEW SMYRNA BEACH — While the city’s current Community Redevelopment Agency provides grants for residents to fix up their homes, it hasn’t been much use to some residents in the Historic Westside neighborhood who can’t afford to put up the matching funds needed to be eligible for the program. That needs to change in the city’s…
DetailsBroward County commissioners will help determine the fate of a prime piece of beachfront land. The property is the Pompano Beach pier parking lot. The city and its Community Redevelopment Agency propose a commercial complex, including a hotel, on the public land. The County Commission must first change the land use designation on the 5.4…
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