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The adopted US 17-92 Corridor Redevelopment Plan also identifies the "Construction of water lines and sewer lines in Fern Park areas where these services are absent" as one of twelve implementation priorities. The US 17-92 Community Redevelopment Agency was established in 1997 to address "blighted" conditions along the US 17-92 corridor. The Finding of Necessity report completed and adopted in 1997 provided evidence that several types of"blight" existed along the corridor including but not limited to: · Static tax roll · Visual blight · Unsanitary or unsafe conditions · Deterioration of site or other improvements · Faulty lot layout in relation to size, adequacy, accessibility, or usefulness · Defective street layout The adopted US 17-92 Corridor Redevelopment Plan identifies several objectives and strategies to address the "blighted" conditions along the corridor including but not limited to: · Objective - Infrastructure and Services Provide necessary public facilities at acceptable levels of service to accommodate existing needs and future demands from proposed development within the redevelopment area. Strategy: Maintain existing systems and augment systems with deficiencies. · Objective - Infrastructure and Services Provide utility service in all areas of the redevelopment area. Strategy: Where it is unavailable, seek to provide sewer service. Strategy: Provide trunk potable water mains in all areas where there are none. · Objective - Economic Development Maintain the diverse, identifiable character of each city within the district while promoting economic vitality through private sector investment. Strategy: Improve the investment image of the area and use selected public actions to stimulate private investment. Strategy: Make the redevelopment area competitive with major activity centers in Seminole County and other nearby Central Florida counties. · Objective - Economic Development Prevent the future occurrence of blight. Strategy: Eliminate conditions which decrease property values and reduce the tax base. Strategy: Create or promote programs to foster development and rehabilitation of properties, including financial or other economic incentives, to facilitate new investment in the redevelopment district. With the addition of centralized potable water and sanitary sewer systems to those areas where these services do not presently exist, this area of the US 17-92 Redevelopment District can be competitive with other areas of the County in luring new private investment and developments, creating new job opportunities and providing for a cleaner environment.