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<\/p>\nThe Clearwater Urban Leadership Coalition is currently working on a North Greenwood Community Redevelopment Area revitalization project, near N. Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue and Tangerine Street.<\/p>\n
Currently known as The Village, the initiative is designed to support local businesses and entrepreneurs. Company owners will be able to utilize space in a series of shipping containers.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Many of the future tenants interacted with residents at the \u201cA Taste of the Village\u201d event Monday evening. For the coalition\u2019s executive director Gloria Campbell, it was an opportunity to provide a preview of what is to come.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve been on this journey for a while,\u201d she explained. \u201cWhile we\u2019ve made baby steps, the community hasn\u2019t necessarily seen the glory and benefits yet. We\u2019re so close now.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
It\u2019s important for the business owners to start interacting with potential customers ahead of The Village\u2019s opening, Campbell said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In May, the City of Clearwater Community Development Board unanimously approved the effort. She added that the project has been in the works for six years.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is going to be a catalyst,\u201d Campbell said. \u201cIn a community that has been totally disenfranchised, this will jumpstart redevelopment in the CRA.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
According to the organization\u2019s website, the project\u2019s goal is to break down \u201cthe traditional barriers that have long sidelined local entrepreneurs \u2014 high commercial rents, prohibitive build-out costs and limited access to financing.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
By repurposing shipping containers, this can \u201clower entry costs\u201d and \u201cshorten development timelines.\u201d Shared infrastructure, such as utilities, can \u201creduce the operating burden on individual tenants.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Campbell explained that the planned incubator has space for 10 small businesses. Additionally, it will feature about 10 pop-up companies. She added that they may rotate once or twice a month.<\/p>\n
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Jerida Lane is the owner of coffee company Boss Lady Fuel. Photo by Michael Connor.<\/p>\n
\u201cRight now, we have the best situation,\u201d she said. \u201cWe have more people who want to be in the container village than we have spaces.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
As the tenant businesses grow and move to larger facilities in the future, the pop-up owners may have the opportunity to relocate to The Village. About 30% of the companies will outgrow their space within three years, Campbell anticipates.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She added that the first shipping containers should be installed by December. Businesses will begin to move in soon after. By early 2027, The Village should be \u201cfully operational.\u201d<\/p>\n
LaWanda Griffin, a nurse practitioner and owner of Hydration & More Lounge, already oversees a location in New Port Richey.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The company offers IV therapy, vitamin injections and weight loss management, among other services. She explained that she grew up in Clearwater and wants to \u201cgive back to the community.\u201d Griffin hopes that The Village space leads to a permanent presence in the Clearwater area in the future.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThis project means that everybody can bring their businesses here,\u201d said Jerida Lane, owner of coffee company Boss Lady Fuel. \u201cThe people of North Greenwood are ready for our businesses and ready to be able to support us and help with wealth growth for all of us.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She believes The Village could have an invaluable impact on local tourism.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Krystal Campbell, owner of RemiTea, wants to impact community members\u2019 health. Photo by Michael Connor.<\/p>\n
Krystal Campbell, owner of RemiTea, explained that The Village will allow her to \u201cimpact the community in a different way.\u201d One of the key goals of her business is to educate others on the health benefits of teas and herbs.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re looking to always impress upon people exactly what natural health means,\u201d Campbell said. \u201cI think right now it\u2019s trending. However, it used to be a way of life. In a lot of different countries, this is really the only thing people have.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She argued that The Village can help bring the community together again in a time of financial strain.\u00a0<\/p>\n