Drew Park CRA Meeting Could Shift Neighborhood

The Tampa Community Redevelopment Agency has scheduled a special call meeting for Thursday, May 21, 2026, focused on a Drew Park stadium redevelopment memorandum of understanding, according to a public notice posted by the city. The meeting is set for 11:00 a.m. on the third floor of Old City Hall at 315 E. Kennedy Blvd. in Tampa. The notice says the public may attend in person or participate remotely through the city’s communications media technology process. The workshop comes days after a Drew Park Community Advisory Committee meeting on May 18 and follows broader CRA discussions this month about Drew Park spending and redevelopment priorities. ### When is the Drew Park meeting, and what is actually on the agenda? Thursday, May 21, is the date of the special call CRA meeting, and the city’s notice identifies a single purpose: the “Drew Park CRA Stadium Redevelopment Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).” The notice does not list additional agenda items in the excerpt posted online, instead directing people to contact CRA Director Cedric McCray for agenda information. (tampa.gov) Old City Hall is the meeting site, and the city said residents can either appear in council chambers or speak remotely if they preregister at least 24 hours in advance. The notice also says ADA accommodation requests should be made at least 48 hours before the proceeding. ### Why does Drew Park have a CRA board and a community advisory committee? (tampa.gov) Tampa City Council members serve as the CRA board for the city’s redevelopment districts, including Drew Park, according to the city’s CRA overview page. The city says those boards manage projects, programs and redevelopment funding in eight redevelopment areas across Tampa. (tampa.gov) The Drew Park Community Advisory Committee is the neighborhood-level body meant to represent residents, property owners, businesses and other stakeholders in decisions tied to the redevelopment plan and the CRA budget, the city says. The committee’s regular meeting schedule is listed as the third Wednesday of each month at 5:30 p.m. at Hillsborough Community College’s Dale Mabry campus, although the city separately posted a Drew Park CRA and advisory committee public meeting notice for Monday, May 18, at 6:00 p.m. in Room DSTU 108 of the student services building. (tampa.gov) ### What is already happening in Drew Park besides the stadium discussion? The City of Tampa says Drew Park has been marketed as one of the city’s remaining areas with affordable industrial land and space. The city’s Drew Park redevelopment page cites Electric Supply’s 35,000-square-foot expansion and says major infrastructure and streetscape improvements are underway on Lois Avenue. (tampa.gov) A city page describing Drew Park programs says the district has landscape, mobility and safety projects underway, though the brief web summary does not list project-by-project spending on the page excerpt available through search results. The city’s redevelopment plan and budget documents are posted through its CRA pages. ### What has city discussion shown about money and infrastructure in Drew Park? (tampa.gov) May 14 was the date of the CRA board’s regular morning meeting, and outside coverage of that agenda said Drew Park and East Tampa were set for mid-year fiscal 2026 budget reprogramming. The Tampa Monitor reported that more than $6 million would be appropriated for street improvements in Drew Park as part of that reprogramming discussion. (tampa.gov) Maritza Astorquiza, identified by the Tampa Monitor as a founder of the Drew Park CRA district and current chair of the citizens advisory committee, said during public comment at an earlier workshop that “No one has reached out to meet with the CAC nor have a community meeting with Drew Park residents and businesses,” according to that report. The same report said she raised road concerns and described Drew Park as a district with both residential and commercial uses. (tampamonitor.com) ### How can residents and business owners follow the next step? May 21 at 11:00 a.m. is the next scheduled CRA action tied specifically to the Drew Park stadium redevelopment memorandum, according to the city notice. The city says people who want to speak remotely must preregister through its public comment system at least 24 hours before the meeting, while in-person attendees can go to Old City Hall. (tampa.gov) (tampamonitor.com)