Council approves TravelAmerica TIF application, authorizes performance-based negotiations
Aug 10, 2026
The Stuart City Council approved a tax-increment financing application for the proposed TravelAmerica development, capping the requested rebate at $2,250,000 over 20 years and authorizing negotiations that may include minimum-wage provisions.
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The Stuart City Council on Aug. 10 approved Resolution No. 26-17C authorizing negotiation of a development agreement with Central Mart I, L.L.C. for the proposed TravelAmerica site. City Administrator Jalatama “Jolly” Omar and financial advisor Chip Schultz of PFM presented a revised TIF application that would cap the tax-rebate request at $2,250,000 over 20 years and estimates $6,247,849 of new property tax revenue over that same period to support the rebate and related infrastructure.
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