Frostproof Takes First Step Toward CRA

Frostproof Takes First Step Toward CRA Before establishing a community redevelopment agency, city leaders need to know what part of the city can go into it. So the Frostproof City Council took the first step Monday by accepting a $15,000 grant from the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity to do a “finding of necessity” study.…

Pensacola City Council eyes zoning to cut industrial activity downtown

Pensacola City Council eyes zoning to cut industrial activity downtown Seeking to forever eliminate the unwanted sights and sounds of industrial activity from downtown Pensacola and its surrounding neighborhoods, City Council members this afternoon will discuss tightening the zoning regulations on several downtown lots, including ECUA’s 19-acre Main Street property. In December, the city Planning…

Daytona preparing for development boom

Daytona preparing for development boom Three years ago, Daytona Beach was a city so wounded it launched a self-affirmation campaign with billboards and newspaper ads aimed at restoring a little pride and hope. The town’s unemployment rate was flirting with double-digit range, housing prices had hit bedrock and too many oceanside lots were the butt…