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Today’s Agenda

Today’s Agenda. Overview of project Funding Strategies Next steps. Project Goal. Where you are now. Where you want to go. Steps along the way. Define the look and feel (vision) of Crawfordville as Wakulla County’s Downtown

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Today’s Agenda

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  1. Today’s Agenda Overview of project Funding Strategies Next steps

  2. Project Goal Where you are now Where you want to go Steps along the way Define the look and feel (vision) of Crawfordville as Wakulla County’s Downtown Development a step-by-step implementation plan to carry out this vision

  3. Consolidated Past Visioning Telephone Survey - May 17-19, 2005 Business & Commercial Property Owners Visioning Workshop – August 23, 2006 Public, Government & Businesses Visioning Workshop – August 29, 2006 Community & Economic Development Plan Workshop Evaluation and Appraisal Report (EAR) Recommendations EAR-based Amendments Public Meeting – September 28, 2009

  4. Crawfordville Town PlanPublic Workshops • Not intended to create a new vision • Focused on specific strategies to implement the existing Crawfordville vision • Business & Property Owners Workshop – July 27th, 2010 • Design Charrette – August 26 & 28th, 2010

  5. Crawfordville Town PlanRecommendationsDraft

  6. Define Crawfordville Consensus at public workshops Primarily based on land use and developable lands Crawfordville Planning District and Core Area

  7. Crawfordville Planning District Define Crawfordville

  8. Crawfordville Planning District Crawfordville Core Area

  9. Recommendations • Address land uses and zoning • Higher densities and increased intensities • Land development code recommendations • Leverage incentives • Community gateway features • Improved signage and wayfinding • Community park improvements • Building façade improvements grant • Better leverage enterprise zone • Bicycle and pedestrian facility improvements • US 319 improvements and alternative construction strategy • Consideration of Crawfordville alternative route

  10. US 319 Improvements • Design Completed • $150 million project is unfunded • 3 segment phases • US 98 to Lost Creek • Lost Creek to Ivan Church Road • Ivan Church Road to Leon County • Crawfordville Town Plan proposed changes to the Lost Creek to Ivan Church Road segment only

  11. Existing Conditions

  12. Currently PlannedTypical Section

  13. Currently PlannedTypical Section

  14. Crawfordville Town Plan Proposed Typical Section

  15. Alternative Construction Strategy • Key Intersections • Wakulla Arran Road • Ivan Church Road • MLK Jr. Memorial Road • Bloxham Cutoff Road • Construct segment within Crawfordville based on Crawfordville Town Plan recommendations • Construct segments outside of Crawfordville as designed by FDOT

  16. Alternative Construction Strategy Benefits • Cost can be spread out across multiple phases • $3 to 5 million per intersection v. $150 million unfunded • Provides additional capacity for growth and economic development • Storm water utility can be established during design and construction

  17. Existing Conditions

  18. Intersections and Roadway Improvements

  19. Development and Redevelopment

  20. Funding Options • Many recommendations can be accomplished through: • Land Development Code updates • Comprehensive Plan updates • Grants and Programs • SRTS, FRDAP, RTP, VISIT FLORIDA, Safety Funds, Enhancement Funds, etc. • Leverage incentives • Leverage Public-Private Partnerships • Community Redevelopment Agency is option

  21. CRA • Sub-unit of local government charged with undertaking redevelopment functions. • Not a taxing authority • Does not set millage rates or assess property • Benefits from Tax Increment Financing • When a CRA is created, the assessed value of the redevelopment area is set as the base year • The taxes from additional increases in property values are dedicated to redevelopment projects in the redevelopment area

  22. Tax Increment Financing

  23. Next Steps BOCC Workshop Finalize Crawfordville Town Plan Implementation of Recommendations

  24. Questions?

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