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Port Richey city manager asks council to shape five‑year CRA plan, highlights Brashear Park and digital sign
Summary
City Manager Don King asked the Port Richey City Council to help create a five‑year Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) plan ahead of the CRA’s 01/08/2032 sunset, proposing Brashear Park and a city hall digital sign as early, visible projects and flagging mural ownership and annexation as implementation issues.
Don King, Port Richey’s city manager, asked the City Council to help develop a five‑year plan for the city’s Community Redevelopment Agency because the CRA is scheduled to sunset on 01/08/2032. King told council members he wants a short list of “year‑1” projects and a sequencing plan so staff can deliver visible results and track timelines and budgets.
King said a visible first‑year project could be upgrades to Brashear Park, which he described as “big” and “visible,” and suggested timing work so the city could hold a ribbon cutting before July 4. He said smaller, short‑term items such as new signs would be useful early wins: “Signs, I think, will give us a big win. It’s a short term first year project,” he said.
King also proposed installing a digital sign at city hall to post dates, time, weather and public safety or event notices. “We are able to passively communicate to the community…on council dates and different things that are ongoing,” he said, arguing the display would complement social media and reach residents driving through the city.
Council and staff raised implementation questions. Staff told the board a recent property survey shows a vinyl fence and a concrete wall near Oldsmar Park sit on or across property lines, and that the wall proposed for a downtown mural is privately owned. That ownership raises concerns about mural permanence and whether the city should negotiate purchase, an easement or a contract to secure the artwork’s longevity.
King said some business owners had offered to fund projects if the city can provide access or property for construction, and he flagged annexation as one mechanism to give a private donor the ability to deliver a fully built park. He also reminded council that CRA financing can sometimes be extended to cover bonded obligations if projects are bonded before the CRA formally sunsets.
Staff will return with project sequencing, cost estimates and options for securing rights to private walls and parcels before council finalizes priorities. The council asked the city manager to organize a workshop so members can provide detailed input on project priorities and milestones.
