Downtown Master Plan Community Meeting

In 1992, the City of Safety Harbor Community Redevelopment Agency established a Community Redevelopment District in downtown Safety Harbor for a thirty-year time horizon. Since that time, the CRA implemented numerous projects including streetscaping, landscaping, public art, public parking, and the purchase of Waterfront Park and Baranoff Park.

A community meeting is scheduled on Tuesday, February 21, 2023, from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm at the Safety Harbor Library. Please join us to share your ideas. Collaborative Labs will facilitate the meeting, which will include break out group discussions. Input will be collected on several topics, including the city’s vision, valued treasures list and redevelopment objectives/associated projects. Pizza and soda will be provided.

Registration is required to participate. To register, fill out the form at the following site: web.spcollege.edu/survey/34548

For more information about the Downtown Master Plan update, visit the Community Redevelopment Agency website or e-mail [email protected].

Grant Applications & Mayor’s Award of Excellence Nominations

The City of Safety Harbor Community Redevelopment Agency is accepting Downtown Partnership grants through March 31, 2023. Categories include façade, front porch, fencing, signage, public art, landscaping, dumpster enclosure, interior renovation, new non-residential building, market/hardware store, and artistic bicycle rack. You can find the application at: cityofsafetyharbor.com/downtownpartnershipgrant

The City of Safety Harbor is accepting matching grant and Mayor’s Award of Excellence applications through April 14, 2023. Neighborhood project matching grant categories include entryway signs, fencing, walkways, fountains, and lighting in a common area. Beautification matching grant categories include landscaping and irrigation in a common area. The Mayor’s Award of Excellence recognizes property owners for beautifying their property and enhancing the property’s curb appeal.

A link to the application is below: cityofsafetyharbor.com/neighborhoodgrants. For more information, please send an email to [email protected].

Bill Cropsey Citizen’s Academy 2023

The City of Safety Harbor is now accepting applications for the 2023 - Bill Cropsey Citizen’s Academy. Sessions are scheduled on Tuesday evenings (from 6:00p.m. to 8:00 p.m.) and will begin on April 18, 2023. The Academy takes place over a seven-week period and will be limited to 25 participants. Academy applicants will be chosen on a first come, first served basis with preference given to Safety Harbor residents.

The Bill Cropsey Citizen’s Academy will tour key facilities, learn about the challenges facing Safety Harbor, interact with City leaders, discover ways to get involved with local government, and learn about the essential functions of a municipal government agency.

Submission deadline is Friday, March 31, 2023. Applications are available online at: cityofsafetyharbor.com/citizensacademy. Call Human Resources at (727)724-1555 ext. 1401 with any questions.

City Meetings & Events

City Meetings

City Commission 2/6, 7pm
Board of Appeals/Planning & Zoning Board 2/8, 6:30pm
Finance Advisory Committee 2/9, 6:30pm
Library Advisory Committee 2/14, 7pm
Code Enforcement Board 2/15, 6:30pm
Firefighters’ Pension Board 2/16, 9am
City Commission 2/20, 7pm
Downtown Master Plan Update Community Meeting 2/21, 5pm
Diversity Advisory Board 2/23 6pm

Special Events

Best Damn Race Expo 2/3, 3-6pm
Best Damn Race 5K & 10K 2/4, 6am
Best Damn Race Half Marathon 2/5, 6am
Go Fish! A Family Fun Fishing Day 2/11, 8am
Senior Expo 2/14 10am-12:30pm
3rd Friday Street Celebration 2/17, 6-10pm
Art & Seafood on the Waterfront 2/25, 11am-9pm
Art & Seafood on the Waterfront 2/26, 11am-6pm