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Strategic → Strategic Priorities, Goals, Strategies, and Actions
GOAL #2: To expand the local economy.
GOAL #2 STRATEGIES:
GOAL #2 STRATEGIC PRIORITIES ALIGNMENT:
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Competent and Effective Government
Safe Community
Planned and Secure Future
Developed and Functional Infrastructure
1. Evaluate and implement local actions to encourage business expansion and growth,
including providing infrastructure.
● The Economic Development Director is evaluating the City’s overall economic development
strategy, which includes business retention in the form of business visitation and building
relationships.
● The City is working with the University of Central Florida to locate a business incubator in
Downtown Eustis.
● PW continues to negotiate with Florida Foods to assist in expanding sewer needs as their facility
grows.
● Ensure that regulations and processes are business-friendly by analyzing and evaluating the
potential impact on new and existing businesses of existing and proposed regulations,
requirements, and ordinances.
● Streamline Business Tax Receipt process;
● Revisions to the City’s Comprehensive Plan;
● Revisions to the City’s Land Development Regulations;
● Expand days and hours for the Entertainment District;
● Streamline development review and business-friendly process;
● Development Services will continue to review and bring revisions to the City Commission to
upgrade the Land Development Code and Department processes. This effort is to focus on
streamlining approval processes (which will save the developers time and money);
● Turnover in the Development Services Department has prompted a review of the Eustis
development process;
● Partial Industrial Sewer Impact Fee Waiver Program – Waives 50% of sewer impact fees for new
and expanding industrial users.
● Annexation Incentive Program – waives annexation fees.
2. Ensure that Eustis is known as a business and industry-friendly environment where
companies choose to locate.
● 2016 CRA Plan Update – focus on creating an environment supporting private investment
● CRA Developer Agreements:
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Eustis Marina;
Grove Park Tower;
McDonald Manor;
Oakwood Apartments;
BE Homes,
City of Eustis, Florida
Adopted Annual Budget