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CRA board discusses new Main Street contract; staff and board seek measurable deliverables and fundraising incentives
Summary
City and CRA members discussed a proposed contract with Lake Wales Main Street that would make the nonprofit autonomous, provide roughly $150,000 in support (salary/benefits plus $50,000), and include deliverables, annual reporting and potential incentive/matching structures; no formal action was taken.
The City of Lake Wales Community Redevelopment Agency board held an extended discussion of a proposed contract for services with Lake Wales Main Street, focusing on accountability, allowable uses of CRA funds, measurable deliverables and fundraising expectations. The item was presented as a discussion; the board did not take formal action and asked staff and Main Street to return with revisions.
Ronnie Wood, executive director of Lake Wales Main Street, described recent accreditation results and the program's responsibilities under the Florida Main Street network. Wood said the program had received an annual evaluation score of 98 out of a possible 116 and that the organization had completed its required annual certification with the state. "You have to have figures to really show what the program is all about," Wood said as she explained the accreditation and reporting framework.
Board members, led by Chair Gibson, emphasized legal limits on CRA expenditures and the need for grants and programs to align with the Community Redevelopment Act…
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