Annexation
The City continues to annex
undeveloped lands across the
City. This has resulted in
the expansion of the City
boundaries from 29 square
miles to 36 square miles.
The City has annexed its
1,700-acre Wastewater
Treatment Plant No. 3 property.
Staff began preliminary work
on developing a large
portion of the property for
commercial/manufacturing
uses.
Economic Development
CSX Transportation and the
City of Winter Haven have
partnered to develop 1,250
acres of the City’s
Wastewater Treatment Plant
No. 3 property into a modern
Integrated Logistics Center
(ILC). ILC’s are well
planned commerce parks tied
to an “Intermodal”
rail-truck container
facility.
The proposed ILC would
include a truck, rail and
warehousing hub for the
transfer and storage of
containerized consumer
goods. It will be located
north of Old Bartow-Lake
Wales Road and west of the
CSX Transportation railroad
tracks and include over five
million square feet of
industrial, warehouse and
office facilities. This is
equivalent in size to over
25 Super Wal-Mart stores.
Over a ten-year build-out
period, it is projected to
generate more than $10
billion of economic impacts
and more than $900 million
in local, state and federal
tax revenues.
CSX chose the Winter Haven
site because it is an ideal
location in Central Florida
and will easily serve the
rapidly growing Florida
market. The ILC will reduce
long-haul transportation
costs for shippers and
provide improved freight
mobility.
CSX Corporation,
headquartered in
Jacksonville, traces its
Florida heritage to the
first railroads established
in the state in the 19th
century. Today, the company
employs 6,000 Floridians
with an annual state payroll
of more than $400 million.
The company’s 1,750-mile
Florida transportation
network connects the state’s
major cities and ports and
is one of the nations
leading transportation
companies, providing rail,
intermodal and rail-to-truck
transload services. The
company's nationwide
transportation network spans
22,000-miles, serving 22
eastern states and the
District of Columbia, and
connects to more than 70
ocean, river and lake ports.
This facility will be the
first of its kind in the
Southeast United States and
one of only a handful in the
country.
Hanson Pipe and Products,
Inc. is locating a new
manufacturing and
distribution facility in
Winter Haven off of Lucerne
Park Road adjacent to the
Walmart Distribution Center.
Hanson Pipe manufactures
concrete pipe products for
the construction industry.
The $45 million automated
facility will provide 50+
jobs with hourly salaries
between $10 and $25.
Construction on the project
is underway.
Other notable businesses
locating in the City
recently include the Atlanta
Bread Company; Firehouse
Subs and Hibbett Sports. In
addition, a new Walmart
Supercenter opened and
renovations of the existing
Wal-Mart store has started.
Hill Nissan also completed
construction of a new show
room. All the projects are
on Cypress Gardens
Boulevard.
The City has strengthened
its relationship with the
Central Florida Development
Council (CFDC). Staff is now
receiving more leads than
ever before from the CFDC,
and both work closely on
incentive packages, research
and recruiting.
The Winter Haven Hospital is
the City’s largest employer
with more than 6,000
employees. It recently began
a major expansion of both
its facilities and programs.
In 2004, it obtained a $40
million Industrial Bond to
fund construction of six new
operating rooms, a new main
lobby, outpatient area and a
300-space multi-level
parking garage. In 2005, it
opened two of the new
operating rooms for an
open-heart surgery program
and renovated an intensive
care area to serve as a new
cardiovascular intensive
care unit.
Grants Acquisition
The primary goal of grant
acquisition is to advance
the City’s emerging
strategic initiatives. The
Grant Acquisition division
works with staff and
administrators to generate
revenue through grant
opportunities aligned with
the City's strategic
initiatives. This division
supervises the grant
acquisition process and
procedures for development
and submission of grant
proposals from initial
planning through completion.
City Manager's Office:
Winter Haven City Hall
451 Third Street NW
Winter Haven, Florida 33881
Phone: (863) 291-5600
Fax: (863) 291-5623
City Hall: 451 Third St. NW, Winter
Haven, FL 33881 tel: (863)
291-5600 fax: (863)
291-5623
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