Vacancy Reduction Program News Today

CLEARWATER — The city of Clearwater’s Community Redevelopment Agency has adopted three new business assistance grant programs for commercial property owners and tenants starting May 3. The programs total more than $1.5 million over two years and are at three varying levels that address both short- and long-term challenges in the CRAs 488-acre boundary. The three grant programs are focused on reducing blight and filling vacant ground-floor commercial spaces with uses that generate pede...