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CRA board directs 30‑day outreach and updated cost estimate for Panama City Grammar School stabilization
Summary
Facing an active code-enforcement case and debate over taxpayer exposure, the CRA board voted 4-1 to seek updated cost estimates and re-engage the owner about available CRA incentives for stabilizing the Panama City Grammar School; the board did not commit funds at this meeting.
The Panama City CRA board voted 4-1 to direct staff to get updated mitigation cost estimates and to re-engage the property owner of the Panama City Grammar School, with a report back at the board's November meeting. The action stops short of committing CRA dollars for stabilization but opens a 30-day outreach to evaluate whether owner participation and CRA incentives can produce a viable preservation plan.
Board members said the century-old Grammar School poses public-safety and blight risks after years of noncompliance with magistrate orders. “This is not the CRA nor taxpayer dollars going to invest into a property; this is part of our code enforcement process,” a board member said…
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