A business redevelopment plan anticipated for public review in May will be delayed at least 30 days as city departments crunch 2009 budgets. ...more

May 10, 2008

There should be a flurry of activity on Nebraska Avenue at the former Central Park Village public housing site. ...more

February 23, 2008

The city's redevelopment board went on the road this week and heard from residents about what they want to improve neighborhoods. ...more

January 12, 2008

The redevelopment of Central Park Village could be delayed by a year, officials said this week. ...more

January 9, 2008

If you want to improve your community, the city wants to hear from you. ...more

January 5, 2008

fostered by Florida's more than 180 community redevelopment agencies (CRAs) - have been building better communities through the use of increment revenue financing (IRF). ...more

October 9, 2007

City of Tampa and Hillsborough County officials should not let past conflicts between the governments derail the effort to merge services and cut costs. ...more

October 6, 2007

The financing of several high-profile city projects could be on firmer ground after the Florida Supreme Court on Friday revised an earlier ruling that cast those plans in doubt. ...more

September 29, 2007

Talk about changing the rules of the game. These are frustrating, uncertain times for local officials trying to figure out budgets, priorities and property-tax scenarios - without the state Supreme Court messing with their toolbox. In this case, Strand v. Escambia County, the Florida Supremes have unanimously decided to fundamentally alter the way or tax increment financing, or TIF, money can be spent. ...more

September 24, 2007

In issuing a ruling that reverses a 27-year precedent and strips local governments of a key funding source, you'd think the Florida Supreme Court would nail down the details. ...more

September 22, 2007