Citizens for the Revitalization of Temple Terrace

At the Thursday, August 21st meeting of the City of Temple Terrace Strategic Teamwork and Redevelopment Committee (STAR) the following two motions were unanimously passed regarding recommendations to the Temple Terrace Redevelopment Agency (TTRA, which consists of the Mayor, City Council and City Manager) regarding our Downtown Revitalization: STAR supported the recent actions of the […]

On Thursday, July 31st, there was a meeting of the City of Temple Terrace Revitalization Agency (TTRA, formerly known as the CRA). The TTRA is composed of the City Council, Mayor, and City Manager. Here are the highlights of that meeting: The City’s closing date for the purchase of Kash ‘N Karry parcel is in […]

On Wednesday, June 25th City of Temple Terrace Community Redevelopment Director R. Matthew Shannon (Downtown Revitalization Project Manager) resigned his position as our first CRA Director, effective immediately. The City has placed an ad to hire a new CRA Director with the knowledge and experience to manage the Downtown Revitalization process. Ideally, our new CRA […]

The preliminary property appraisals are in for Terrace Plaza and the Burger King parcel. Trigg, Catlett & Associates have appraised Terrace Plaza for $5,860,000.00 and Burger King for $800,000.00. Lee Pallardy Inc. has appraised Terrace Plaza for $6,008,000.00 and Burger King for $950,000.00. Appraisals for Regions Bank, Chevron Station and Beacon Plaza are forthcoming. The […]

The City Manager and staff is wrapping up the creation of the Town Planner Selection Committee. The Town Planner Selection Committee will consist of seven categories of individuals from the community that will provide a broad range of expertise and knowledge. Since the categories are now defined, individuals will be selected for each slot with […]

March 11, 2003: CRA Director Matt Shannon hosted a tour of noteworthy urban environments in the Tampa area for members of the Strategic Teamwork and Redevelopment (STAR) CRA advisory committee. Two additional CRTT members (Grant Rimbey and Jeanne Zylstra) joined STAR on Shannon’s informative field trip. It followed a similar route to the one he […]

February 24, 2003: The City of Temple Terrace held a public Town Meeting atttended by many citizens. The tone of the Town Meeting was generally positive with the majority of citizen comments addressing our city’s number one priority: the Revitalization of our Downtown. Worth Williams emphasized the need to move the Post Office to a […]

February 14, 2003: The City of Temple Terrace Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) received fourteen (14) responses to its request for qualification statements (RFQs) from Town Planning firms interested in conducting our Public Charrette and creating the Master Plan for our Downtown area. Grant Rimbey has said it is a remarkable feat for a city of […]

February 2, 2003: The City of Temple Terrace formally released the Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for a downtown master planner on January 16, 2003. According to the document, the City of Temple Terrace Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) is seeking a qualified firm to provide the Plan with a corresponding code that addresses the following: Retail, […]

Latest News November 6, 2002 November 6, 2002: The elections on November 5 supported the downtown revitalization project with a strong turnout and high percentage of votes for our candidates. Joe Affronti was re-elected and “civic activist” Ken Halloway won election to public office with a classic “grass roots” campaign. The other new member, outstanding […]