At its meeting on Tuesday, April 19th, the Pompano Beach CRA board voted unanimously to authorize staff to negotiate a contract with Scott Mire to purchase the Bank of Pompano and Bailey Hotel buildings.

Mr. Mire's proposal called for an exterior restoration of the buildings with the interiors refurbished for professional offices on the second floors and retail/restaurants on the ground floor. In addressing the CRA board, Mr. Mire stated that he looked forward to working with FAU architect Anthony Abbate, who will be developing urban design guidelines for the historic downtown area under the County's "Sense of Place" program.

Prior to the CRA meeting, Mr. Mire met with the Pompano Beach Historic Preservation Board to discuss his plans for the historic structures. He stressed his commitment to restore the buildings as closely as possible to their historic appearance.