The City of Lake City established the Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) in 1981 to create an area in which the Central Business District would evolve into a more dynamic office, service, financial, entertainment, residential and governmental area. The authority to establish the CRA is enabled by Sections 163, Part III Florida Statues. The CRA was revised in 1989 and again in 1993.
Projects and Funding
CRA projects must have a public purpose with the intent to alleviate urban blight in the district. Examples of projects could be streetscapes, new buildings, parking lots/garages, neighborhood parks, sidewalks and street landscaping. “Tax Increment Financing” (TIF) provides funding for projects in the CRA.
Completed CRA Projects in Recent Years:
Downtown Lighting Theme
Downtown Benches and Trash receptacles
Sidewalk and Streetscape
Downtown Façade Grant Program
New projects in the planning or implementation phase:
The 812 N. Marion Project
Consists of a multilevel building containing
Commercial and Residential units.
Economic Development
The Downtown Redevelopment Department is responsible for facilitating development and redevelopment in the Central Business District. Department activities are intended to expand and diversify local enterprises and the existing economic base, and attract new businesses to the area.
Specific incentives supported by the department include:
▪ CRA
▪ Brownfields Designation
▪ Assist with site location information
Meeting Information
City Council sits as the Community Redevelopment Agency and meets as needed in the City Council Chambers, City Hall, 205 North Marion Avenue.
The Downtown Development Committee meets on the 4th Wednesday of every month (excluding legal holidays) unless otherwise specified, at 12:00 Noon, in the City Council Chambers, City Hall, 205 North Marion Avenue.
For additional information about the Downtown Redevelopment Department contact:
Jackie Kite
Downtown Redevelopment Manager
City of Lake City
205 North Marion Avenue
Lake City, FL 32025
Phone: (386)719-5766
Fax: (386)719-2607
