Lynn Haven City Commission approves Lynn Haven CRA annual report; public speaker urges attention to CRA sunset

The Lynn Haven City Commission on an unspecified date approved the Lynn Haven Community Redevelopment Agency annual report for fiscal year 2023–24 following a presentation by staff and brief public comment.

Mr. Janke, a staff presenter for the Lynn Haven CRA annual report, told commissioners the CRA installed “a little bit over half a mile of sidewalks” during the fiscal year at a cost of about $360,000 and that an incentive program spent about $20,000 and “increased the taxable value within the CRA…by 1.3, almost $1,400,000.” He said the CRA also helped secure infrastructure grants around the Tenth Street corridor totaling about $5,250,000 and improvements on Florida and Ohio avenues estimated at $4,300,000.

The report’s financial snapshot, Mr. Janke said, showed $1,355,072 in the CRA bank account as of Sept. 30, 2024, and an ending fund balance of $1,348,394 for the most recent fiscal year. He described prior revenue and expenditure figures in the report and answered commissioners’…