Valet service might ease downtown Stuart’s parking crunch
One by one, your excuses for not making downtown Stuart’s entertainment district your regular weekend spot are getting scratched off the list. Read full article
Tavares looking for investors to build city square plans
TAVARES — City officials are poised to start a worldwide search for developers and investors to build a recreation, retail and entertainment square in downtown, adjacent to City Hall. The plaza dubbed “Tavares Square” would take over the property of the clerk of courts’ Public Records Center, which the city agreed to buy from Lake County for about…
Take great care, seek public’s ideas before transforming Tavares
The city of Tavares, which transformed itself from a dreary government town with nowhere to get lunch into America’s Seaplane City over the past several years, is about to take the next step — but it should tread carefully. The new idea is to demolish the building where the clerk of the court’s recording section remains…
‘Dumping ground’ CRA looks to remove boats from Watson Bayou
PANAMA CITY — One boat is fully submerged in Watson Bayou, with only its mast sticking up out of the water. Another is partially submerged, and a few more are just falling apart. The Panama City CRA wants to clear these and several others — at least five vessels — out of the Bayou. “Watson…
CRA board hears plans for new Downtowner Car Wash
Downtowner Car Wash owners appeared before the CRA Commission Monday night following the City Council meeting at City Hall with a proposed development for their third location in Cape Coral. It amounted to a courtesy presentation since the proposed site for the car wash is located outside the CRA’s core area on Cape Coral Parkway…
CRA looking to make downtown land development deal with builders
SEBRING — The Sebring Community Redevelopment Agency has a deal for local builders and it involves free land. The CRA and the City of Sebring are seeking proposals from licensed contractors and developers for the residential development of five city-owned vacant lots located in the CRA district. The successful applicant will be given the parcel…
Central Avenue business owners plan challenge of redesign they fear will hurt customers
Central Avenue business owners will be armed with evidence next week when Naples City Council discusses the avenue’s history, proposed traffic-calming measures and a 2005 plan they hope council again will adopt. Read full article
FLC University Summit Series
The Florida League of Cities (FLC) offers new and ongoing training through a variety of methods: regional summits, workshops and presentations for local and regional leagues, webinars, training for new and veteran elected officials and more! The FLC University was designed to offer our cities a variety of excellent Florida specific classes, with plenty of…
Learn How New Markets Tax Credits Stimulate Growth Workshop 4/2 – Lakeland
The New Market Tax Credit Program (NMTC) was established by Congress in 2000 to spur new or increased investments into operating businesses and real estate project located in low-income communities. The NMTC Program attracts investment capital to low-income communities by permitting individual and corporate investors to receive a tax credit against their Federal income tax…
Year-long renovation underway at downtown plaza
The Bo Diddley Community Plaza has just been closed for a year-long renovation project that will give the public space a fresh look and new features for people to enjoy once it eventually reopens. The plaza officially closed March 1, forcing any homeless people who were staying there as well as the weekly Union Street…
Live Oak CRA roundup
Michael Mitchell, the event coordinator for the Civil War re-enactment Raid on the Suwannee, informed the Live Oak Community Redevelopment Agency of the success of last year’s event during a recent CRA meeting. Mitchell said he was able to return money back to the CRA, per an agreement, and received a lot of positive feedback…
A year later, south AP redevelopment moving along
AVON PARK – It has now been over a year and a month since the vote was taken to officially pursue grants in an effort to beautify and upgrade the blight while bringing back the positive vibrancy of its yesteryear. Jan. 8, 2014, the five-member Avon Park Southside Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) voted unanimously to…