Community Redevelopment Agency

The Destin Community Redevelopment Agency was established by the City of Destin on March 3, 1998. Created by Resolution No. 98-09 of the City of Destin, the Destin Community Redevelopment Agency has delineated two districts in an effort to alleviate conditions of blight and to promote rehabilitation, conservation or redevelopment of those areas, which is considered in the best interest of the public health, safety, or welfare of the residents of the City of Destin. CRA districts are one of the few remaining tools that local governments can use to attract new business, invest in infrastructure improvements and rebuild blighted areas by reinvesting Tax Increment Funds (TIF).

The two Community Redevelopment Areas in Destin include the Harbor CRA and the Town Center CRA. Maps delineating the boundaries of each district can be accessed on the respective districts pages. Both areas have utilized TIF funding to improve infrastructure, including improvement of drainage, undergrounding of utilities and widening, repaving or total reconstruction of streets in an effort to improve the look and quality of life in the respective improvement areas.
The Destin Community Redevelopment Agency was created, and operates under authorization granted in Chapter 163 (Part III), Florida Statutes, and such other statutory regulation which, from time to time, may be applied to Special Districts. It is subject to all Government in the Sunshine statutes and the provisions of generally applicable ethics provisions as can be found on the Florida Commission on Ethics website.

General Contact information for the Destin Community Redevelopment Agency is as follows:
Registered Agent: Lance Johnson, Executive Director
Point of Contact: Louis Zunguze, Community Development Director
Address: 4100 Indian Bayou Trail, Destin, Florida 32541
Telephone number: (850) 654-1119
Website: www.cityofdestin.com/cra

Individual contact information for agency board members:

Rodney Braden
4200 Indian Bayou Trail, Destin, Florida 32541
rbraden@cityofdestin.com
Term Expires 11/2022

Dewey Destin
4200 Indian Bayou Trail, Destin, Florida 32541
ddestin@cityofdestin.com
Term Expires 11/2024

Terésa Hebert
4200 Indian Bayou Trail, Destin, Florida 32541
thebert@cityofdestin.com
Term Expires 11/2024

Johnny King
4200 Indian Bayou Trail, Destin, Florida 32541                                                                                                           jking@cityofdestin.com
Term Expires 11/2024

Kevin Schmidt
4200 Indian Bayou Trail, Destin, Florida 32541
kschmidt@cityofdestin.com
Term Expires 11/2024

Jim Bagby
4200 Indian Bayou Trail, Destin, Florida 32541
jbagby@cityofdestin.com
Term Expires 11/2022

Bobby Wagner
4200 Indian Bayou Trail, Destin, Florida 32541
bwagner@cityofdestin.com
Term Expires 11/2022

Financial Information
The Destin Community Redevelopment Agency shares the same fiscal year as the City of Destin, from October 1 through September 30.

City Budget (contains CRA budgets)

Financial Reporting on the Department of Financial Services website.