The Florida League of Mayors is partnering with an organization called “Project Opioid” which was created to empower leaders to confront the overdose crisis and give those leaders the tools they need to reduce opioid deaths in their communities. Project Opioid is focused on educating leaders on how to build coalitions, launch regional overdose initiatives,…
DetailsOrange County unanimously approved the City of Winter Garden 10-Year CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) extension on March 8, 2022. The Winter Garden CRA has agreed to spend 75% of the proceeds in the East Winter Garden area. This level of commitment to revitalize a low-income community is unprecedented in Central Florida. This area is in…
DetailsDELRAY BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — Small businesses are the backbone of the community in Delray Beach, but many are feeling the strain amid rising rent costs. To attract new businesses to the downtown area and keep existing mom-and-pop shops in business, the Delray Beach Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) is opening up a new mixed-use retail…
DetailsFORT MYERS, Fla. (March 24, 2022) — The Fort Myers Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) is soliciting proposals for the restoration, purchase or lease and management of the McCollum Hall property located at 2717 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, Fort Myers. The request is for restoration of the historic building for a neighborhood commercial center…
DetailsThe Fort Myers Community Redevelopment Agency recently approved a tax increment rebate and development agreement for 2010 Hanson Street located in the Cleveland Avenue redevelopment area. The CRA approved a tax increment rebate in the not-to-exceed amount of $8.2 million for 2010 Hanson Street disbursed at 85% of increment revenue generated each year until the…
DetailsIn celebration of World Art Day, the Winter Garden Art Association, in conjunction with the City of Winter Garden, will host Arts in April, a series of FREE events for the community to celebrate, explore, and create art. The events will be held in Downtown Winter Garden and include a wide range of activities for all…
DetailsFlorida Community Loan Fund has finalized closing on New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) financing for Feeding Northeast Florida. FCLF provided $14 million in NMTC allocation for the new $16.1 million facility in Jacksonville that will allow the organization to consolidate and expand services that combat food insecurity. The renovated 120,000 square-foot building will streamline and expand Feeding NE Florida’s food distribution network, which…
DetailsFORT MYERS, Fla. (March 14, 2022) — The Fort Myers Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) recently approved a tax increment rebate and development agreement for 2010 Hanson Street located in the Cleveland Avenue redevelopment area. The CRA approved a tax increment rebate in the not-to-exceed amount of $8.2 million for 2010 Hanson Street disbursed at 85 percent of…
DetailsPANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (WMBB) – Panama City Beach officials temporarily hired a Miami construction group to manage all their CRA projects. The Corradino Group will come to assess the current projects and figure out the best way to move forward. The beach CRA stretches down all of Front Beach Road. Beach Councilman Michael Jarman…
DetailsRegister today for Reimagine, Reinvest, Rebuild, the 2022 National Interagency Community Reinvestment Conference. The 2022 conference will be held March 15-17, and for the first time, we’re hosting the entire program online. The COVID-19 pandemic took a toll on our nation’s health and economy and exacerbated existing inequities in low-income communities and communities of color. Recovery…
DetailsThe Lakeland Community Redevelopment Agency is cobbling together small, mostly vacant lots in an effort to support investment interest in “a large-scale project” in the Parker Street neighborhood. The agency’s advisory board last week agreed to pay $25,000 for two side-by-side undeveloped parcels collectively totaling one-quarter acre at 901 N. Tennessee Ave. and 210 Plum St. The purchase…
DetailsWINTER GARDEN, Fla. – To celebrate its first anniversary in historic downtown Winter Garden, the owner of Writer’s Block Bookstore donated a Little Free Library to the community to provide an opportunity to share books and encourage reading. The Little Free Library is located at 207 W. Plant St. in front of the Post Office. …
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