Council adopts resolution establishing city portion of South Brooksville CRA
July 06, 2026 | South Brooksville, Hernando County, Florida
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Brooksville’s City Council on July 6 adopted Resolution 2609, accepting a revised and restated finding-of-necessity study for the city portion of the proposed South Brooksville Community Redevelopment Area (CRA) and designating the council as the CRA board for the city portion.
City staff said the measure separates the city’s CRA area from the county’s because state law does not allow a joint CRA with Hernando County. “This would become the 3rd area for the CRA,” the staff presenter said, and if fully adopted the CRA would cover roughly 600 acres within city limits in three sections. He told council the city side will touch the county side along Martin Luther King Road and the two jurisdictions will continue to coordinate the broader redevelopment effort.
Council members asked whether properties and residents inside the CRA would be eligible to apply for CRA funds. The staff response was direct: funds collected in each community redevelopment area “can only be spent within that community redevelopment area,” and only properties inside the designated South Brooksville boundary will be able to access South Brooksville funds.
During public comment, Connie Green, a community activist, asked whether the city will provide a one-to-one match for improvement grants and why staff projected TIF (tax-increment financing) revenues would likely not begin until 2028 or 2029 despite a 2027 tax year. Mr. Hainley said the CRA board sets match ratios and estimated the delay is a function of tax and administrative processes needed to create the separate taxing entity.
The council voted on the resolution by roll call and Mayor Tanner announced the measure was adopted unanimously. The clerk recorded votes in the roll call and Mayor Tanner declared the resolution adopted 5–0.
What happens next: staff said additional ordinances and resolutions are required to create the separate taxing entity and that, if all steps proceed, TIF revenue for the city portion would begin only after those legal and tax processes are complete. The council also noted the CRA board (the council) will later adopt program details such as matching ratios and application processes.
City staff said the measure separates the city’s CRA area from the county’s because state law does not allow a joint CRA with Hernando County. “This would become the 3rd area for the CRA,” the staff presenter said, and if fully adopted the CRA would cover roughly 600 acres within city limits in three sections. He told council the city side will touch the county side along Martin Luther King Road and the two jurisdictions will continue to coordinate the broader redevelopment effort.
Council members asked whether properties and residents inside the CRA would be eligible to apply for CRA funds. The staff response was direct: funds collected in each community redevelopment area “can only be spent within that community redevelopment area,” and only properties inside the designated South Brooksville boundary will be able to access South Brooksville funds.
During public comment, Connie Green, a community activist, asked whether the city will provide a one-to-one match for improvement grants and why staff projected TIF (tax-increment financing) revenues would likely not begin until 2028 or 2029 despite a 2027 tax year. Mr. Hainley said the CRA board sets match ratios and estimated the delay is a function of tax and administrative processes needed to create the separate taxing entity.
The council voted on the resolution by roll call and Mayor Tanner announced the measure was adopted unanimously. The clerk recorded votes in the roll call and Mayor Tanner declared the resolution adopted 5–0.
What happens next: staff said additional ordinances and resolutions are required to create the separate taxing entity and that, if all steps proceed, TIF revenue for the city portion would begin only after those legal and tax processes are complete. The council also noted the CRA board (the council) will later adopt program details such as matching ratios and application processes.
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