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With more than 20 years of municipal redevelopment leadership in community economic development, Peter Gozza has the expertise and experience to create new development plans or breath life into stagnant efforts. His experience runs the gamut of small, Midwestern towns to mid-sized Sunbelt cities, to major industrial cities. Whether you are a village of 500 or a city of 1 million, Peter Gozza’s knowledge and experience will meet your civic development needs. Peter Gozza’s civic development efforts include:
Monroe, MichiganIn this city of 22,000 people, as the city’s Downtown Development Director and Economic Development Director, Peter Gozza created a downtown master plan that: - Renegotiated sale prices of slow moving buildings with absentee owners. - Established a loan fund to facilitate façade improvements - Negotiated agreement with local port authority to redevelop a 60 acre industrial park containing several abandoned industrial sites.
Pinellas Park, Florida In this city of 46,000 people, as Executive Director of the Community Redevelopment Agency, Peter Gozza developed a municipal redevelopment plan that: - Established a Tax Increment Finance District - Developed an agreement with three local banks to set aside $500,000 for low-interest loans for commercial property owners. - Landscaped three miles of roadway through a $150,000 Highway Beautification Grant. - Established a design review board to review development projects for compliance with design guidelines.
Clearwater, FloridaIn this city of 109,000, as Executive Director of the Community Redevelopment Agency, Peter Gozza organized a Downtown Partnership that: - Established a downtown beautification program. - Negotiated leases for city-owned buildings with small and large restaurant chains, department stores, and small retailers. - Developed and implemented marketing plan to attract new business and industry to Clearwater, Florida - Realized more than 224,000 square feet of leased space in downtown Clearwater in first year of operation.
Hampton, Virginia In this city of 146,000, as Executive Director of Coliseum Central – a newly formed 1800 acre commercial Business Improvement District, Peter Gozza developed a re-development strategy that: - Created the agency’s first business plan and marketing plan. - Established a Business Watch Program with the Hampton Police Divsion - Increased assessed property values by 19 percent in the first three years of implementation. - Increased property tax revenues increased by $890,000 in the first three years. - Created $50 million dollars in new, private sector investment in construction and renovations.
Toledo, Ohio In this industrial city of 324,000 people, as President and Chief Executive Officer of Downtown Toledo, Inc. – a downtown redevelopment agency, Peter Gozza re-established a moribund agency that: - Established multi-year funding commitments from the city’s corporate community. - Developed a new corporate identity with logo, website, and marketing plan. - Prepared a Downtown Master Plan that was adopted by the city leadership and incorporated into the City Comprehensive Plan. - Created a Special Improvement District that will generate $2.8 mil over the next 5 years to dramatically improve public services to downtown business owners. TESTIMONIALS
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