The Community Redevelopment Agency was scheduled to review three façade grant applications Dec. 9, but two more were added to the agenda during the meeting when the First Missionary Baptist Church requested two emergency grants. ...more

December 16, 2008

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

January 9, 2008

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

What is a community redevelopment district? In 1969, the Florida Legislature passed a bill enabling local governments to create community redevelopment districts and community redevelopment agencies to work in those districts. Currently, there are more than 178 CRAs operating across the state. ...more

September 23, 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

TAMPA - Tampa Housing Authority officials are unsure whether the long-planned Central Park Village redevelopment is in jeopardy, but they do not appear to be panicking. ...more

September 19, 2007