As part of their strategic planning efforts, the county commission elected to pursue establishing a community redevelopment area (CRA) program as a tool to further economic development opportunities promoting investment and reinvestment within suitably identified areas of the Marion County.

As part of the CRA program, the county commission created the Marion County CRA Agency, consistent with Florida Statutes (163.356 and 357), by adopting Ordinance 2013-14, & appointing itself as the agency’s governing body by adopting Resolution 2013-R-169.

The county commission elected this option to accommodate the potential for creating multiple CRAs over time & avoid possible area representation concerns resulting from having multiple CRAs.

The first CRA created was the Silver Springs CRA, established in 2013.

Resources

• Agency creation ordinance 2013-14
• Agency governing board - Resolution 2013-R-169
• Agency Board meetings (agendas & minutes) - To access CRA Agency Board meetings from this link, select Meeting Type "Agency Boards" in the Search Options section.