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Board delegates authority to Tarpon Springs to prepare downtown redevelopment plan; vote 4–3 amid TIF questions
Summary
The board granted the City of Tarpon Springs authority to develop a Central Tarpon Springs Community Redevelopment Area plan after finding statutory blight factors; staff estimates a 20‑year tax‑increment financing range and said a future plan will present projects and a recommended county contribution.
The Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners voted 4–3 on Tuesday to delegate redevelopment authority to the City of Tarpon Springs so the city can prepare a redevelopment plan for a proposed Central Tarpon Springs Community Redevelopment Area (CRA).
County staff described the process and statutory tests for creating a CRA and said the city’s study area meets multiple factors listed in Florida law that establish “finding of necessity” for a CRA. Rebecca Stonefield, housing and community development staff, said…
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