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The Martin County Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) is revitalizing and restoring the neighborhoods and town centers of the Martin County community redevelopment areas. We are dedicated to maintaining the unique character of our communities by encouraging sustainable economic investments, promoting walkability and livability, and working collaboratively with the Neighborhood Advisory Committees and Martin County Board of County Commissioners to advance the future health and success of our communities.
The Mission of the Community Redevelopment Agency
Martin County
Community Redevelopment
Agency
January 2018
History for the CRA – Golden Gate Building by Julie Preast, Rio Civic Center
The Mission Revival style Golden Gate Building was built by the Robb Construction Company in 1925 for the Golden Gate Development Company. This trapezoidal, two-story stucco structure with walls composed of clay tile (open-work tile bricks) is located at the intersection of Southeast Dixie Highway and Delmar Street in Stuart. The words “GOLDEN GATE” in raised stucco appear on the facade above the second story doors. The prominent arched main entrance doors are flanked by pilasters
with composite order capitals. Those pilasters support a second story wrought iron balconet. An elaborate roof line with clay barrel tiles on the corners and decorative brackets contains a parapet topped with spindles and an inset for the bell.
The Golden Gate Building was originally used as a real estate sales office, meeting hall and the Port Sewall Post Office (1925-1936). It served as the town hall for the short-lived incorporated Town of Port Sewall from 1927 to 1933. From 1958 to 1959 artists James and Joan Hutchinson rented the building for their studio and residence James Hutchinson painted fish on the walls at the landing and base of the staircase. The building remained mostly vacant after the Hutchinsons moved.
The Golden Gate Neighborhood Advisory Committee began
meeting in 2001 and proposed that the county purchase the Golden Gate Building for use as a community center. The Golden Gate Building and lots were purchased by Martin County in 2002. Lindell Construction began work on the stabilization of the Golden Gate Building in 2004 and completed Phase I in 2005. Grant funding made the restoration possible.
In 2008, Saadia Tsaftarides, resident of Golden Gate and long-time advocate for the preservation of the Golden Gate Building. organized The Friends of the Historic Golden Gate Community, Inc. to support the completion of the building. This organization is currently raising funds for the removal of the drywall and display of James Hutchinson’s fish murals with protective, see-through covering for public viewing.
An anonymous donor contributed funds to complete the building. Martin County leased the Golden Gate Building to House of Hope in 2015 to finish the interior and create an enrichment center.
Historical research volunteer, Julie Preast, revived the effort for the review of the nomination of the Golden Gate Building for the National Register of Historic Places upon completion of the interior of the building. The Golden Gate Building was officially listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 12, 2017.
Imprints of a Project by Jordan Pastorius, Project Manager, Office of Community Development
The imprint a project leaves on a
community affects future
generations. Whether it is bringing
water and sewer to a neighborhood,
making a storm water treatment
area to achieve clean waterways or
adding pedestrian friendly spaces to
bring community together, these
projects bring distinctiveness to our
small part of Florida.
In Old Palm City, if you drive down
Mapp Road, between Martin Downs
Boulevard and Martin Highway,
there may be places you never
noticed before, like the local florist
or barbershop, but you will also see
tractors, trucks, traffic cones and
lots of dirt moving around.
This is known as Mapp Road
Phase 1. The project
incorporates storm water
wetland located behind the
Martin County Fire Rescue
Station 21, a freshly paved road
and bike lanes!
Martin County and your Old Palm City Neighborhood Advisory Committee are working to enhance Mapp Road into another beautiful streetscape in Martin County. Phase II will complete the vision with generous sidewalks, landscaping, on-street parking and a well- connected corridor that safely accommodates
vehicles, bicycles and people.
CAPTEC Engineering Inc. will be presenting an enhanced Mapp Road for public comment on February 19 at 6:00 pm at the Palm City Community Center, 2701 SW Cornell Ave., Palm
City.
We welcome your input!
Susan Kores, Manager, Office of Community Development
I am delighted to be part of the Martin County Office of Community Development, which carries out the mission of the Martin County Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA). I am passionate about community development and it is a thrill to have the opportunity to make positive changes in my own community.
The CRA works for the benefit of the county as a whole and specifically for our seven Community Redevelopment Areas: Hobe Sound, Rio, Jensen Beach, Old Palm City, Golden Gate, Port Salerno and Indiantown. These special and unique areas of our county have seen many redevelopment projects since early 2000, and will be sure to see many more in the next 10-15 years.
In future issues of this newsletter, I will be keeping you up to date on all redevelopment happenings in these areas. In this, our first issue, I would like to introduce you to the team of talented and dedicated redevelopment professionals that will be the shepherds of this positive change throughout our CRA neighborhoods.
Alice Bojanowski, Project Manager (Port Salerno, Hobe Sound, Golden Gate)
Alice is from a small town in upstate New York where the streets were arranged in a grid and kids walked to school, even in the snowstorms! Riding a bicycle nurtured her curiosity to explore. Soon, she was borrowing road maps from her Dad to discover how far she could explore her community by bike. Alice’s love of bikes and maps led to graduate degrees in Landscape Architecture (University of Virginia) and Urban Planning (University of Florida) with a concentration in Geographic Information Systems (GIS). She engaged in public outreach assignments and GIS mapping projects throughout South Florida, with an emphasis on citizen involvement and multimodal transportation options. Alice is a certified Land Planner and a Master Gardener. Alice also enjoys gardening with native plants and assisting at her neighborhood community urban farm.
Jordan Pastorius, Project Manager (Palm City, Rio, Jensen Beach)
Jordan grew up in a very small town that had one blinking stop light, a K-12 central school, a post office, a gas station, a feed store and possibly more cows than people. At 14, he moved to the Tampa Bay area. Jordan
studied environmental science and policy as well as geography at USF. He is interested in creating safe, connected bicycle lanes and sidewalks, encouraging small business development within downtown spaces while avoiding urban sprawl, and keeping the community happy and engaged. His other interests include mountain biking, boating, baseball and cars. Jordan lives in Palm City with his wife and son.
Kimberly McLaughlin, Administrative Specialist (all CRA areas)
Kim comes to us from Houston Texas where she was the Executive Assistant for the athletic director of a large school district. Most recently she worked at Scripps in Jupiter. Kim is excited to be a part of her community by working in, and learning about, the CRA areas of Martin County. Kim brings marketing and IT expertise, along with crazy administrative skills, that keep us all on task. She also attended the Cordon Bleu of Paris! She and her family have come to Martin County for the past 30 years and they made Hutchinson Island their permanent home in 2014.
What is a Community Redevelopment Agency?
A Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) is a
public entity that finances redevelopment within
focused areas. These areas tend to be older
neighborhoods where there is a need to reverse
deterioration, create jobs, revitalize the business
climate, increase property values and encourage
active participation and investment by citizens. Under Florida law (Chapter 163,
Part III), local governments are able to designate areas as Community Redevelop-
ment Areas when certain conditions exist. In order to be established, a Community
Redevelopment Agency (CRA) follows the guidelines outlined in the Community
Redevelopment Act (Chapter 163, Part III, Florida Statutes). The act outlines the
process for creating a CRA.
DID YOU KNOW…
CRA projects are largely funded by tax increment financing (TIF) from each respective area. Generating TIF does not require an additional tax levy or a supplementary assessment on property owners.
It is not an additional tax.
Community Redevelopment Board Members
Find us on the web!
www.martin.fl.us/CRA
You can see a projects progress in your neighborhood, learn
about community redevelopment or sign up to receive our
newsletter along with useful information happening in Martin
County.
Richard Zurich
Saadia Tsaftarides
Michael Banas
Craig Bauzenberger
Cynthia Hall
Mark Palazzo
Catherine Winters
Rio, Chair
Golden Gate, Vice Chair
Hobe Sound
Indiantown
Jensen Beach
Old Palm City
Port Salerno
Check us out on social media!
Like the Martin County Board of Commissioners page for great information on CRAs.
~ Sailfish Splash
~ Boardwalk Bridge Port Salerno, Florida
Art in Public Places
The AIPP program in Martin County has been in operation, through the Department of Administration, since 1997 and has a variety of completed projects across the county for public enjoyment. This includes photography, mosaics, sculpture, ironwork, murals and more! The newest addition to this inventory will be “Swimming Dolphins,: a nine-foot granite sculpture to be installed in the Rio roundabout on Highway 707 in
2018.
We are pleased to introduce the seven members of the Martin County Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA), as the new AIPP Site Selection Committee. This
Committee is charged with the annual review of the Public Art Master Plan, including the budget, and convening public meetings to solicit public comment and input to evaluate submissions and make recommendations to the Martin County Board of County Commissioners on specific public art projects, as needed. The Site Selection Committee will collaborate with design professionals in the community, Martin County Staff and the Arts Council of Martin County as we explore some new and exciting pubic art projects for the community’s benefit, pleasure and
education!
~Historical Presentation Boards, Tactical Urbanism Project Indiantown, FL
Tactical Urbanism in Indiantown by Craig Bauzenberger, Indiantown NAC Chair
AROUND TOWN
2018 ArtsFest in Stuart
ArtsFest 2018 will be held on February 10- 11, 2018 at Memorial Park in Stuart.
The CRA will have a booth, come see us!
2018 Martin County Fair
The Martin County Fair will be held on February 9 – 17, 2018.
www.martincountyfair.com
Martin County Fair Association and the Stuart/Martin County Chamber of Com-merce and features the latest in home and garden products and services on March 3, 2018.
2018 Home Show
The CRA will have a booth, come see us!
Tactical Urbanism is all about action. This
is a public/private, citizen-led approach to
neighborhood building using short-term,
low-cost and scalable interventions to
catalyze long-term change. The purpose
of this project to “test” the viability of Post
Park becoming a Town Center for the
Village of Indiantown. Tactical Urbanism
provided a temporary way to see if this
concept would work without investing
millions of dollars to see the results, and
this was the first one in Martin County.
The Office of Community Development
was approved for $15,000 in April and
given six weeks to complete the entire
project. After several phone conferences,
we were on our way. Indiantown is such a
wonderful community, as we all came
together to design construct all the
infrastructure needed for the day. In that
six -week period, we were able to enlist
over 20 groups and agencies to provide
manpower and brainpower. This was a one
- day project, so it all had to be installed,
used and torn down the same day. We
had a number of displays, a free food bank
(to simulate a farmers’ market), a Kids
Corner with games and rock- painting,
new walkways, and a history museum. We
also had a message board to ask residents
You can watch Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) Meetings on MCTV
Comcast channel 20 or at www.martin.fl.us
what they wanted to see in Post
Park. That proved to be very
interesting with lots of good
suggestions. We had over 55
volunteers signed up for the day, but
in the end,
we actually
had over 80!!!
It was a real
testament to
how involved
the people of
Indiantown
actually are.
We had
volunteers from all over, as far as
Hobe Sound.
Post Park proved to be a wonderful
Town Center! We hope that the new
council in Indiantown will consider
the merits of Post Park Town Center
for future implementation and
provide the Indiantown community
with a beautiful location to gather,
rest and play, all within walking
distance. This will prove to be a
valuable asset for the new Village of
Indiantown.
Golden Gate Neighborhood Advisory Committee Meetings Cassidy Community Center, 2895 SE Fairmont Street, Stuart –6:00 PM Monday, February 5 Monday, April 2 Monday, June 4 Monday, August 6 Monday, October 1 Monday, December 3
Hobe Sound Neighborhood Advisory Committee Meetings
Hobe Sound Community Center, 8980 Olympus Street, Hobe Sound – 6:00 PM
Wednesday, January 17 Wednesday, March 21 Wednesday, May 16 Wednesday, July 18 Wednesday, September 19 Wednesday, November 21
Indiantown Neighborhood Advisory Committee Meetings
Indiantown Civic Center, 15675 SW Osceola St., Indiantown – 6:00 PM
Wednesday, January 10 Wednesday, February 7—Cancelled Wednesday, March 14
Jensen Beach Neighborhood Advisory Committee Meetings
Jensen Beach Community Center, 1912 NE Jensen Beach Blvd., Jensen Beach – 5:00 PM
Wednesday, January 3 Wednesday, March 28 Wednesday, May 2 Wednesday, July 11 Wednesday, September 5 Wednesday, November 7
Meetings Near You
Old Palm City Neighborhood Advisory Committee Meetings
Palm City Community Center, 2701 SW Cornell Avenue, Palm City – 6:00 PM
Monday, January 22 Monday, February 19 Monday, April 16 Monday, June 18 Monday, August 20 Monday, October 15 Monday, December 17
Port Salerno Neighborhood Advisory Committee Meetings
Port Salerno Civic Center, 4950 Anchor Avenue, Port Salerno – 6:00 PM
Thursday, February 8 Thursday, April 12 Thursday, June 14 Thursday, August 9 Thursday, October 11 Thursday, December 13
Rio Neighborhood Advisory Committee Meetings
Rio Civic Center, 1255 NE Dixie Highway, Jensen Beach – 6:00 PM
Thursday, January 18 Thursday, March 8 Thursday, May 17 Thursday, July 19 Thursday, September 27 Thursday, November 15
**All NAC meetings are subject to change.
CRA MEETINGS
Martin County Community Redevelopment Agency
BOCC Commission Chambers Martin County Administrative Office
2401 SE Monterey Road, Stuart, Florida - 3:00 PM
____________________________ January 22, 2018
February 26, 2018 March 26, 2018 April 23, 2018 May 29, 2018
(Tuesday due to Holiday)
June 25, 2018 July 23, 2018
August 27, 2018 September 24, 2018
October 22, 2018 November 26, 2018 December 17, 2018
* Meetings are monthly on Mondays
MARTIN COUNTY OFFICE OF COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT
2401 SE Monterey Road Stuart, FL 34996
PHONE:
(772) 463-3253
SUSAN KORES, MANAGER [email protected]
ALICE BOJANOWSKI
[email protected] PROJECT MANAGER
GOLDEN GATE/HOBE SOUND/PORT SALERNO
JORDAN PASTORIUS [email protected] PROJECT MANAGER
JENSEN BEACH/PALM CITY/RIO
KIM MCLAUGHLIN [email protected]
ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST