Urban Renewal Plan

The Florence Urban Renewal Plan was formulated with the assistance and participation of the Downtown Urban Renewal Advisory Committee (DURAC) appointed by the Florence City Council. The Advisory Committee initiated its first round of meetings to discuss urban renewal beginning April 1, 2005. In that initial phase, DURAC thoroughly familiarized itself with urban renewal issues, and visited several communities to discuss their renewal programs. Following the hire of an urban renewal consultant, DURAC began a second round of meetings to discuss and provide input on each element of the urban renewal plan. DURAC met almost weekly from February, 2006, provided information to and met with affected taxing bodies, held a briefing workshop for City Council on September 12, 2005 and held a public workshop on the plan on August 1, 2006.

The Florence City Council adopted the Plan with the passing of Ordinance No. 7, Series 2006 on August 14, 2006.