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› Ybor City Development Corporation's ‘More in Ybor' Campaign Wins Prestigious Award
The Ybor City Development Corporation (YCDC), in partnership with the City of Tampa Community Redevelopment Agency and HCP Associates, won the 2019 Florida Redevelopment Association (FRA) Award in the promotion category for the ‘More in Ybor’ campaign.
› Fort Lauderdale homeowners to pay higher tax bills, fire fee and water rates
Pretty things cost money — especially when you’re talking about upgraded parks and a new high-tech police station. Fort Lauderdale voters said yes to both when they approved $300 million in bonds on March 12. That means homeowners in Broward County’s largest city will see their overall tax rate increase by $22.50 per $100,000 in assessed value for the fiscal year that begins Oct. 1
› Study shows Central Florida is the most dangerous place to walk in the United States
A new study from Smart Growth America has found that between 2008 and 2017, drivers struck and killed 49,340 people who were walking on streets across the United States. The study shows that 5,433 of those people died in the state of Florida, but an alarming 656 of those fatalities occurred in Central Florida.
› Repairing a home costs less in Miami than in most U.S. cities
Home repairs cost less in Miami than in 14 other major U.S. cities, according to a recent study by the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. The Miami median cost was $1,053 — significantly lower than the national median of $1,450. The next lowest were Houston at $1,125 and Washington, D.C. at $1,139.
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