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Kings Highway Jobs Corridor plan projects thousands of jobs and millions in local tax revenue, EDC tells Fort Pierce commission
Summary
EDC and planning consultants presented Phase 1 of the Kings Highway Jobs Corridor initiative, showing potential for industrial and mixed-use buildout with an economic impact analysis that projects roughly 21,000 direct jobs and significant municipal tax revenue; staff set a March 6 workshop to draft an optional overlay zone.
EDC officials and planning consultants told the Fort Pierce City Commission on Monday that the Kings Highway Jobs Corridor could become a major economic engine for the city if coordinated land‑use, infrastructure and design standards are adopted.
Leslie Olson of District Planning Group presented the Phase 1 final report and summarized an economic impact analysis that models buildout scenarios for the corridor. Olson said a scenario with roughly half of the study area as industrial use would yield about 4.7 million square feet of industrial space and, combined with commercial and office allocations, could generate an estimated 21,000 direct jobs and nearly $6 billion in total…
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