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CRA board advances negotiations with Sankofa for MLK–15th grocery and housing project
Summary
The Panama City CRA voted to begin negotiations with the Sankofa Group for a mixed-use project at MLK Boulevard and 15th Street that would include a full‑service grocery, apartments and townhomes; the project has community supporters and critics and affordability remains a central concern.
The Panama City Community Redevelopment Agency board voted 5-0 on April 15 to begin negotiations with the Sankofa Group for a mixed‑use development at Martin Luther King Boulevard and 15th Street that would include a full‑service grocery, 62 rental apartments and 20 townhomes. The action authorized staff to negotiate contract terms with the developer. The negotiation matters because the intersection is a longstanding target for revitalization in Glenwood and because the proposal pairs a grocery anchored retail element with housing — a combination the CRA and community have sought for two decades. “This vision for a grocery store at MLK And Fifteenth Street really is a 20 year vision,” CRA board…
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