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Commissioners told Tarpon Springs plans a new, larger CRA; staff recommends public hearing and county review
Summary
Tarpon Springs requested on May 15 that Pinellas County find blight and allow the city to prepare a new, expanded CRA plan; county staff said the statutory finding is a first step and told commissioners a countywide workshop on CRA policy and fiscal impacts would be appropriate before any final county commitment.
Pinellas County staff told commissioners May 15 that the city of Tarpon Springs has submitted a request to make a finding of blight and establish a new community redevelopment area (CRA) boundary. The proposed boundary would include additional acreage west of the city’s existing CRA and would expand the area eligible to use tax-increment financing.
What staff presented. Staff briefed the commission on the statutory first step: a county legislative finding of blight is required before a municipality may proceed to prepare the full CRA plan and tax-increment…
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