Single Family Acquisition & Rehab
Multi-Family Acquisition & Rehab (low income) Demolition
Financing for Homebuyers Administration
New Construction (homeownership)
Figure 13 – Central Lealman focus area Source: Pinellas County NSP 3 Amended Application
Another possibility is to expand the spatial scope of the NSP 3 implementation. In
Tamarac, the City selected three separate neighborhoods. In each area, the City is ready to take
advantage of opportunities to acquire distressed properties. Unlike neighboring counties, much
of Pinellas is incorporated. Therefore, any effort to identify multiple neighborhoods for
intervention in Pinellas County will likely lead to investment in far flung unincorporated
enclaves. This may work to the County’s advantage by enabling it to amplify nascent
community development efforts. Spreading out will also prevent the further concentration of
low-income households in Lealman and disperse low-income housing opportunities throughout
the county. Conversely, Pinellas could intensely focus its investment in single-family
homeownership in Lealman. Pasco County’s investment in the Elfers neighborhood
Figure 14 – East Lealman focus area Source: Pinellas County NSP 3 Amended Application
The most important thing Pinellas County – or any other jurisdiction – can do to ensure
the successful implementation of NSP 3 is to make the program understandable, accessible, and
relevant to the broadest possible cross-section of the public. Pasco County, Pinellas County’s
neighbor to the north, is probably the best model in the state. The Town of Davie provides
another example of how to engage the public well. Davie’s use of technology to make the local
implementation of NSP transparent to the public is especially impressive.
Pinellas County is itself a model of best practices in NSP implementation. The County
has been one of the largest NSP recipients in the state through each version of the program.
people from a varied range of incomes and circumstances. From this base, it is likely that the
County will successfully implement NSP 3.
Final Thoughts
Maintaining good public relations is the best practice for any agency tasked with
implementing NSP 3. Public perception affects the success of any jurisdictions NSP
implementation. The contrast between Pasco County and Collier County is striking. Both
counties are conservative communities. Yet the press in Pasco County applauds the work of NSP
and highlights its successes. Meanwhile, in Collier County the local media decries the program
as wasteful and reckless. Clearly, how the public perceives NSP depends on the practices of
those administering the program.
There are a few overall opportunities for improvement in NSP 3. The vicinity hiring
requirement is weak. If local governments want to use NSP funding to achieve economic
development they must make stronger commitments to invest not only in buildings, but also in
people.
Some jurisdictions appear to be overambitious. For example, Osceola County’s action
plan seeks to both “increase property values, and enhance the affordability of housing” in the
neighborhood. Presumably, this could be accomplished by absorbing excess inventory on the
supply side while subsidizing homebuyers on the demand side. However, no NSP grantee in
A few jurisdictions seem to be working against the goals of the program. Again, Osceola
County includes a land banking provision in its action plan. In this way, the County plans to buy
and hold rental properties that it may not be able to renovate. What the action plan does not
explain is why a vacant property is a source of blight when a private entity owns it, but an
alleviation of blight when it is held by a public entity. If a city or county takes such a course of
action, it is effectively spending federal money to reduce its own tax base while doing nothing
to deal with the effects of abandonment.
In the final analysis, most Florida jurisdiction are in good shape. The first and second
rounds of NSP have been or are being successfully implemented. The cities and counties
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