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Sanford staff proposes Goldsboro "hybrid CRA" with Main Street administering local funds
Summary
Economic development staff proposed Sept. 8 establishing a locally administered redevelopment program focused on historic Goldsboro Boulevard, to be administered by Goldsboro Main Street with City of Sanford oversight.
Economic development staff presented a plan Sept. 8 to create a locally administered redevelopment program for the Goldsboro neighborhood, saying the proposal would be operated by Goldsboro Main Street with City of Sanford oversight and an initial funding profile tied to tax-increment-like revenues.
Brady Lessard, Sanford’s economic development director, framed the proposal as a “hybrid” — not a traditional state-certified Community Redevelopment Area (CRA) requiring county or state partners — but a city initiative to re‑deploy a portion of taxes generated within the mapped Goldsboro boundary into neighborhood improvements. Lessard said staff and Main Street agreed that the highest near-term impact should focus on historic Goldsboro Boulevard and adjacent blocks, with a suggested mix of facade grants, public…
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