On April 21, 2026, the Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners approved Largo’s amended Clearwater-Largo Road Community Redevelopment District (CLR-CRD) Redevelopment Plan, updating 20-year strategies and extending the CRA sunset from 2037 to 2046. However, the Board denied the proposed ordinance to create a Trust Fund at the requested 75% County / 95% City TIF rates and instead directed a working group to negotiate a lower County contribution via a potential interlocal agreement. This means Largo now has an in-force 20-year redevelopment roadmap but unresolved long-term funding structure, making this a key planning window for prioritizing projects, packaging them for various funding scenarios, and demonstrating performance by the 10-year midpoint review. Vendors in capital planning, urban design, infrastructure engineering, housing and mixed-use development, grant and TIF advisory, and program management can help the City and CRA structure catalytic projects, scenario-plan investments under different County match levels, and prepare data and metrics that strengthen the case in ongoing negotiations.

CLR-CRD scored 81/100 under County CRA policy (Urban Revitalization), originally qualifying for up t...