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Zephyrhills CRA adopts 2025–26 budget, signals funding push for downtown grants and projects
Summary
The City of Zephyrhills Community Redevelopment Agency approved its fiscal 2025–26 CRA budget on Sept. 22 and directed staff to pursue expanded grant incentives and several capital projects, including streetscape, park and tree-planting work in the redevelopment district.
The City of Zephyrhills Community Redevelopment Agency on Sept. 22 approved its fiscal year 2025–26 budget, clearing the way for capital projects and expanded grant programs in the downtown redevelopment district.
CRA Director Gail Hamilton told board members the budget before them had been through workshops and was ready for adoption. "The resolution tonight is to approve the budget for the 2025-2026 CRA budget. In your backup, you should have the budget. We've looked at it. We've workshopped it," Hamilton said during the meeting.
The agency approved what staff described as the district budget and associated exhibits under resolution language read at the meeting; the board took the vote by voice and the motion passed unanimously. Hamilton said CRA staff will return to the board soon to discuss enlarging some grant line items "to try and create more incentive to get people purchases of homes or help businesses open up or restore their buildings within the district."
Main Street director Anton Gildan, reporting under the CRA agenda, summarized community and economic development activity downtown.…
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