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Largo designates 8th Avenue Southeast as Brownfield after split vote over redevelopment
Summary
The City Commission approved a Brownfield area designation for an 8th Avenue Southeast property (preliminarily 605 Twinberry Lane), enabling state cleanup incentives. The 4-2 vote followed questions about contamination testing, traffic impacts and an associated 168-unit Live Local housing plan.
The Largo City Commission voted 4-2 on March 17 to designate an 8th Avenue Southeast parcel as a state Brownfield area, a move staff said unlocks state incentives for remediation but carries no direct local fiscal obligation.
Staff told the commission the site, preliminarily addressed as 605 Twinberry Lane and owned by IL Industrial Limited, has "limited soil and groundwater contamination" including metals and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, and that designation would allow applicants to enter a Brownfield Site Rehabilitation Agreement with the state and pursue voluntary cleanup tax credits. "This designation is consistent with the city's comprehensive plan, strategic plan 2030," staff said during the presentation.
The proposal prompted detailed questioning…
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