San Marco Avenue’s look and atmosphere could be changed by a city effort to update the road’s design standards. The street is one of three entry corridors in the city, along with King Street and Anastasia Boulevard. The city adopted design standards for those streets in 2003, and in 2016 the city decided to update…
The Lake Placid Town Council, in a 2-1 vote, agreed to adopt findings from a study that confirms the town has blight in its downtown area. The study, a “finding of necessity,” is one of the steps toward establishing a Community Redevelopment Agency. Councilwoman Debra Worley was absent from the meeting, despite being a proponent…
The City of Pinellas Park, on behalf of the Pinellas Park Community Redevelopment Agency, is seeking proposals from qualified firms to update and amend the 1990 Pinellas Park Community Redevelopment Plan to reflect current market, demographic and mobility trends, and provide supporting services for a requested 10-year extension of the CRA, currently scheduled to sunset…
Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) Director Salary: $90,000 – $100,000 Target Entry The City of Clearwater is seeking a professional leader and manager to coordinate the City’s Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) and its programs and activities. The CRA Director will be responsible for developing project work plans, scheduling, budgeting and allocating resources for assignments and design…
Open Position Announcement Economic Development/Redevelopment Coordinator Full-time Salary range $45,000 – $50,000 Please apply to charris@cityofrockledge.org Description The City of Rockledge, Florida seeks an Economic Development/Community Redevelopment Agency Coordinator who is responsible for assisting in economic development, marketing, and research activities directed toward broadening the current business and industry base, as…
Hernando Sun More than 220 CRAs operate in Florida. These are local initiatives, authorized under state law, that allow communities to target blighted areas for redevelopment. The money comes from something called “tax incremental financing” – basically, the agency captures any increased tax receipts arising from business growth attributable to its investments in the targeted…
If you follow the Florida Legislature, prepare to hear a lot of criticism about Community Redevelopment Agencies. As you consider these mostly unfounded complaints, I’d ask the people of Fort Pierce to think about a few of the revitalization projects that have been completed in our CRA district: The restored and enlarged Fort Pierce City…
See below for more information on each of this year’s winners and their projects. Outstanding New Building Project: Boynton Beach Community Redevelopment Agency 500 Ocean The 500 Ocean project is located at the southwest corner of Federal Highway and Ocean Avenue on a 4.8-acre parcel. The project is a mixed-used development with 341 residential…
Position Summary (Major Job Duties) RMA is seeking an accomplished, articulate professional urban designer/planner with a minimum of 10 years of experience. The Director position is a merit-based post offered to qualified candidates who have demonstrated the necessary leadership and management skills to fulfill this role. The Director’s primary responsibility is to manage projects, oversee…
Director of Community and Economic Development $87,457.19 – $162,451.57 Annually This is highly responsible administrative and professional work in directing the City’s community and economic development programs. This individual is responsible for the application of specialized knowledge and administrative skills in the formulation, adoption, implementation and amendment of comprehensive and subsidiary plans for the City’s…