Other improvements

In previous years, the city’s independent redevelopment agency would tell city officials where they planned improvements, said Glickstein. This year, city leaders asked Delray’s Community Redevelopment Agency to fund improvements across the city — a request that was granted in full.

Those improvements include resurfaced roads, sidewalks and alleys, new facilities at local parks and new signs. The redevelopment agency plans to spend approximately $24 million on improvements over the next year.

A breakdown of projects proposed for neighborhoods:

$8.87 million for road and alley reconstruction in southwest/northwest neighborhoods.

$1.8 million for a new building and pool at Catherine Strong park, surfacing for the Merritt park playground and maintenance and master plan design for Pompey Park.

$630,000 for new sidewalks along Southwest Third Street, Southwest Fifth and Sixth Avenues, and Northwest Sixth and Eighth Avenues.

$800,000 for affordable housing design and construction in the Carver Square neighborhood at Southwest Seventh Avenue and Southwest Fourth Street.

$145,000 for beautification projects at the entrance to Interstate 95 along Atlantic Avenue.

$75,000 to assess Osceola Park’s redevelopment plan and plot new strategies.

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