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Apopka staff propose buying Duke Energy lot near Loaves and Fishes for a resource center; CRA rules, funding and site constraints discussed
Summary
City staff outlined a preliminary plan to acquire a 0.45‑acre Duke Energy lot at 205 E. 8th St. (appraised $137,000) to assemble a downtown resource center for people experiencing homelessness, noting CRA disposition rules and several site constraints; council asked staff to explore an option contract and funding sources.
City planning staff presented a preliminary discussion on Feb. 7 about purchasing a 0.45‑acre parcel at 205 East 8th Street owned by Duke Energy that sits adjacent to city‑owned parcels and across from Loaves and Fishes. Planning manager Bobby Howell described an appraisal at $137,000 and said the city could combine the parcel with adjacent city property — and possibly a paper right‑of‑way — to create a resource center operated by a third party.
Howell and other staff emphasized the early…
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