Tamarac's incentive packages an example of how towns can compete

The small South Florida city is getting creative to help lure developers that will revitalize its commercial districts and give residents what they want.

  • By Louis Llovio
  • | 5:00 a.m. September 13, 2023
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Incentives come in all sizes. Fort Myers Community Redevelopment Agency approved a $11.02 million tax increment rebate for the 274-unit First Street Apartments at 3466 First Street.
Incentives come in all sizes. Fort Myers Community Redevelopment Agency approved a $11.02 million tax increment rebate for the 274-unit First Street Apartments at 3466 First Street.
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Tamarac is a city of about 66,000 residents in Broward County. It’s a bedroom community that sits in the shadows of its larger neighbors, Fort Lauderdale and nearby Miami.

But its size does not mean it lacks ambition.

 

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