Landscaping designs for the Greenwood Cemetery Project, to include updating and beautifying the grounds, will be under construction in FY2025/26. Plans include a new cremation tranquility garden and walking path, estate plots, and several new columbarium niches.
The Clifford House Museum has been going through several updates, and beautification efforts were completed in FY 2024/25.
Construction of Phase Two of the Clifford House Project includes a curving, paved walkway through gardens of native and perennial plants with small identification signs naming each variety of vegetation along the way is complete. The windmill has been repaired.
GOAL #2: To Expand the Local Economy
Strategic Priorities
To Ensure a Competent and Effective Government
To Provide a Safe Community
To Plan for a Secure Future
To Develop and Maintain a Functional Infrastructure
Strategies
1. Evaluate and implement local actions to encourage business expansion and growth, including providing infrastructure.
In collaboration with the Economic Development Administration, the City conducted a business incubator feasibility study to assess the entrepreneurial landscape of Lake County. The report provides ten recommendations that are being implemented and monitored.
The UCF/Eustis Business Incubator opened in August of 2023 to provide programs and services to startup and scalable businesses. It is housed in the MEGA Workspace building, which offers low-cost office space and business amenities, e.g. conference room availability.
Ensure that regulations and processes are business-friendly by analyzing and evaluating the potential impact existing and proposed regulations, requirements, and ordinances will have on new and current businesses.
Evaluation and Appraisal Report and recommended updates to the City's Comprehensive Plan completed and adopted in FY 2025/26.
Improvements to the business tax receipt process were implemented with the move to GovWell from Edmunds systems.
Streamline development review and business-friendly process with the GovWell system by offering online applications, payment, electronic-only reviews, and applicant self-access to review comments as they are rendered.
2. Ensure that Eustis builds a reputation as a business and industry-friendly environment where companies choose to locate.
CRA Plan focuses on creating an environment that supports private investment.
Manage CRA Developer Agreements:
Lake Investment Ventures
North Central Place, LLC
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