In an effort to make the Riviera Beach waterfront more accessible for everyone in our community, Riviera Beach CRA recently announced plans for new equipment designed to assist visitors who find it challenging to navigate the sand and water at Marina Village. First will be the installation of a 5-foot-wide ADA-compatible (Americans with Disabilities Act…
As our political discourse generates derision and dissension, our time in the virtual world crowds out our time in the actual one, and trust in our institutions and one another has plummeted, local places such as markets, libraries, and coffee shops can help. A new study shows that living near community-oriented public and commercial spaces brings a…
LAKELAND — The latest mural to be painted in the city is one artist’s way of permanently honoring the community that raised him. Lakeland native Ahmad Taylor started carefully painting the black outlines of the third and final mural commissioned by the Lakeland Community Redevelopment Agency on the outside wall of Boring Business Systems overlooking…
The Pinellas Park Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) is soliciting Letters of Interest (LOIs) for the redevelopment of 5805 Park Boulevard. The property was a strategic acquisition made by the CRA for redevelopment purposes. Located within the City’s emerging Creative District and in close proximity to the future City Center, the property presents a catalytic development…
Senior Coordinator – Economic Development Hillsborough County Closing Date: June 10, 2019 GENERAL DESCRIPTION: Professional level work analyzing and promoting buildings and sites that can accommodate targeted industry job growth with consideration for the intersection of economic development and thoughtful land use. The principle duties of the position include analysis of countywide sites suitable for…
ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER/ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR SALARY: $78,000 – $86,000 DOQ CLOSING DATE: JUNE 7,2019 Fulltime exempt position. Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a Bachelor’s Degree in Urban Planning, Economics, Real Estate, Business Administration, Public Administration or related field. A Master’s Degree is preferred. Four or more years of progressively responsible experience in planning…
Principal Planner $57,759.00/ annually DOQ Full-Time + employer paid benefits package (medical, dental, vision, life, vacation leave, sick leave, retirement) SUMMARY: This is a supervisory position within the Community Development Department’s Planning Division and is responsible for managing the following: Preparation of all ordinance amendments to the Land Development Code and Code of Ordinances; Manages the…
Hillsborough County’s bus agency has approved spending up to $2.5 million in state grant money to study the possibility of a special bus lane connecting downtown Tampa and the University of South Florida. The Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority board voted unanimously Monday to allow consulting firm Tindale-Oliver and Associates to start the first phase…
With all the talk of the urban core’s massive development over the last few years, we wanted to quantify exactly how much it has changed. The Tampa Downtown Partnership and HCP Associates, a marketing consulting company based in the Channel District, have partnered on the Worker-Resident Biennial Survey every two years since 2008 to learn more about who…
Under the leadership of the Southeast Overtown/Park West CRA Board Chairman Keon Hardemon and the CRA board, the SEOPW CRA has partnered with the City of Miami Department of Housing & Community Development to construct a Twin Homes affordable homeownership project to be located at 1900 NW 2nd Court, Miami, FL 33136. On May 16,…