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CRA approves $200,000 facade grant for 110–130 N. Ocean Blvd.; public raises questions about fairness and transparency
Summary
The CRA approved a $200,000 reimbursable facade and business site improvement grant for the property at 110–130 North Ocean Boulevard (application by LFTIRREVTR). The board authorized a $20,000 intra-budget transfer to cover the full grant and commissioners and residents debated program rules, eligibility and perceived favoritism.
The Pompano Beach Community Redevelopment Agency voted June 17 to approve a facade and business site improvement grant agreement for the property at 110–130 North Ocean Boulevard, authorizing up to $200,000 in reimbursable funds to support exterior improvements.
CRA project manager Kimberly Vasquez told the board the property — described in the packet as mostly vacant with two current tenants and limited exterior updates since 1972 — has a proposed eligible project cost of $750,000. Property owners (listed in the application as Sarah Martel and an LLC/trust) plan to replace windows and doors, add metal cladding, raise and finish the parapet, add exterior lighting, and perform minor landscaping.
Under the program, the applicant is eligible for a maximum reimbursable amount of $200,000. Vasquez said the East CRA line item for façade incentives had…
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