CRA Provides Update on Major Projects
The Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) has contributed to twenty-eight projects in 2018, twenty-four of which are in Frenchtown/Southside and four of which…
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Commissioner Bill Proctor Calls for New CRA Director Amid “Illegal Shake Downs”
Leon County Commissioner Bill Proctor has renewed his request that the current CRA Executive Director Roxanne Manning be replaced. In a letter…
CRA Staff Ignores Citizens Advisory Committee, Moves Forward With Sale of Southside Property
On Wednesday, the Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) will recommend that elected officials authorize the CRA Director to amend a development agreement with Big Bend…
Group Seeking Arts Funding from CRA has Ties to Controversial City Vendor
The Big Bend Community Development Corporation (Big Bend CDC), one of three groups in line to receive part of a $3 million cultural…
UPDATED: CRA Board to Vote on $450K Grant for Proof Brewing Company
Update On Monday morning the CRA Board voted against a staff recommended $450K grant to help Proof Brewing Company renovate a recently…
Corporation Seeking CRA Funds Has Official Under Federal Indictment
On Monday, the Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) will consider approving $281,660 in pre-development costs as requested by The Frenchtown Redevelopment Partners, LLC. (FRP)…
BREAKING: The Edison Subpoena
Listed below is what the FBI is seeking from the City of Tallahassee. See original document here. From the subpoena: Please provide…
CRA Personnel Expenses Increases 66% Over Four Years
The closeout of the 2017 budget for the Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) shows that personnel expenses have increased approximately 66% over the…
CRA Staff Recommends Approval of $6.6 Million Tax Rebate for Downtown Project
The Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) staff is set to recommend that the Board approve a $6.6 million tax rebate for a downtown…
CRA Stays Alive, Looks to Fund $9.6 Million Project. Gillum Takes on Critics
Members of the Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) voted to gather more information about the ramifications of shutting down the downtown CRA and…
Commissioner Dozier Defends Property Purchase from CRA Developer After Vote
On October 23rd, 2014, the Community Redevelopment Agency voted 7-1 to provide IB Tallahassee, LLC, as the owner of the Doubletree Hotel…
FBI Serves City with Subpoenas related to CRA Deals
On June 13th, 2107 the FBI served the City of Tallahassee with subpoenas seeking information related to Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) projects…