Margate CRA Greenlights New Signs, Eyes Future Development and Small Business Support

by David Volz September 13, 2024

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Margate's Long-standing Legal Battle Concludes, Paving Way for City Center Development

A rendering of the proposed City Center project for Margate. [SeaVest Consulting Services].

The Margate Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) took significant steps toward enhancing the city’s landscape during its September 11 meeting, approving a community aesthetics agreement with the state and Department of Transportation for the installation and upkeep of new signs along State Road 7 and Atlantic Boulevard.

The Community Redevelopment Agency board approved a community aesthetics agreement to install and maintain three signs on State Road 7 and Atlantic Boulevard. The signs will welcome residents to the city, and the final design plans have not been released.

Regarding the new City Center project, City manager Cale Curtis said that developers’ bids are being received and the project will soon be opened. According to the Margate website, the CRA has assembled approximately 36 acres near State Road 7 to create a town center.

Commissioner Antonio Arserio noticed that an older building at the corner of State Road 7 and Royal Palm Boulevard had just been put up for sale. He recommended the CRA consider an effort to purchase that building and surrounding buildings for redevelopment.

Commissioner Joanne Simone asked the CRA to consider an “economic garden” program to raise money to help small and emerging businesses in Margate.

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David Volz

David Volz has worked as a writer in South Florida for 35 years. He has written for the Sun-Sentinel, Hollywood Gazette, School Transportation News, South Dade News Leaders, Observer among others. He has an MA in Communications from Florida Atlantic University and a BA in Communications from Valparaiso University. Volz teaches Communications at Miami Dade College and Palm Beach State College. He lives in Coral Springs and enjoys running and participating in 5Ks and half-marathons.