Port Richey
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New Port Richey to negotiate $7.74M in incentives for U.S. 19 project
New Port Richey’s Community Redevelopment Council has agreed to negotiate a $7.74 million public incentive with Royal Five Hospitality Inc. for the Aqua Harbor development at what the city considers its future southern entrance. City officials are expecting that the developer will build a six-story condominium complex and an...
Rezoning for Apartments on Osowaw Voted Down
The Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) agree with local residents that the rezoning of 13.9 acres west of Commercial Way is out of step with the surrounding community. The plans for a 100-unit multi-family development was voted down during Tuesday’s county commission meeting unanimously, citing incompatibility of “intensity and density” with the surrounding area.
Owners of Black Pearl and Living Room selected to open restaurant at restored Dunedin Golf Club
DUNEDIN — City officials are confident the restaurant group they have selected for food, beverage and banquet services at Dunedin Golf Club brings a lot to the table. The operators of Noonan LLC have the experience and credentials to provide first-class quality dining, city Parks and Recreation Director Vince Gizzi told commissioners at their June 18 meeting.
The ABCs of CRAs
Greg Oravec, economic development director and assistant city manager of New Port Richey, offered this explanation of CRAs and how they work:. In 1969, the Florida Legislature adopted the Community Redevelopment Act, empowering cities and counties to revitalize the parts of their communities suffering from conditions associated with “slum” and/or “blight” through a specific set of tools referred to as “community redevelopment and related activities.” As codified and subsequently amended in Florida Statutes, Chapter 163, Part III, in order to engage in community redevelopment, local governments must:
Around Town: North Pinellas news briefs
DUNEDIN — Five students from Dunedin Highland Middle School recently took first place in the Junior group performance category at National History Day. At the annual national competition, held in College Park, Md., students presented original historical research projects to a panel of judges for prizes and awards. Their...
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