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Residents and nonprofit leaders press Tampa CRA over spending, appointments and potential state changes
Summary
Multiple public commenters at a Tampa Community Redevelopment Agency meeting criticized how CRA money is spent in East and West Tampa, questioned appointment rules for citizen advisory committees and urged the board to encumber funds ahead of pending state legislation.
At a Tampa Community Redevelopment Agency meeting (date not specified), residents, nonprofit leaders and CAC members pressed the board to clarify how tax-increment funds are being used in East and West Tampa and asked the agency to protect locally funded programs if state legislation alters CRA authority.
The public speakers’ comments converged on three concerns: how CRA dollars have been allocated, rules governing citizen advisory committee membership and the need to encumber or reserve funds ahead of a potential change in state law.
The concerns were raised during the meeting’s public-comment period by longtime neighborhood volunteers, CAC members and nonprofit staff. Sandra Diadiego Sanchez, a member of…
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