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Board backs CRA plan update to add Walton & 1 and extend redevelopment timeline
Summary
The Planning & Zoning Board recommended approval of the Community Redevelopment Agency’s proposed amendment to the original US-1 Corridor CRA to add the Walton & 1 town‑center initiative and extend the CRA timeline by 30 years; the item will go to City Council for ordinance adoption.
The City of Port St. Lucie’s Planning & Zoning Board on June 3 recommended approval of a redevelopment-plan amendment for the original U.S. Highway 1 Corridor Community Redevelopment Area (CRA), file P25-085.
Bethany Grubbs, filling in for the planner on the project, told the board the petition, submitted by the City of Port St. Lucie Community Redevelopment Agency, would add new planning initiatives—including a project referred to as “Walton And 1”—and extend the CRA master-plan timeline by 30 years from the date any ordinance adopting the amendment becomes effective. Grubbs said the amendment aligns with comprehensive-plan policies that support redevelopment and mixed use in the corridor.
Grubbs reviewed the CRA’s background: the original CRA was established in February 2001 to create a transit-friendly central business district at the southeast corner of U.S. Highway 1 and Walton Road; subsequent redevelopment efforts produced the Mid‑Florida Event Center, public plaza with interactive fountain, a parking garage, and several private-development phases. She explained the master plan stalled after the Great Recession and later financial and legal complications; the city reacquired key properties in 2022 and engaged the Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council to update the town‑center master plan.
Russ Blackburn, identified in the hearing as associated with the CRA work, said the 30‑year extension would run from the date the amendment becomes effective (after Planning & Zoning recommendation, City Council adoption via ordinance, and the ordinance taking effect).
With no public comment, the board voted to recommend approval of P25-085. The board’s recommendation will be forwarded to City Council, which must adopt an ordinance to extend the CRA and effect the timeline change.
