SEMINOLE — Habitat for Humanity wants to tear down the aging Lake Seminole Presbyterian Church and replace it with a smaller house of worship and 18 affordable cottages for residents 55 and older.
The Seminole City Council gave unanimous consensus April 14 to authorize City Manager Ann Toney-Deal to negotiate a development agreement for the project at 11250 86th Ave., a 3.82-acre site at the corner of 86th Avenue and 113th Street on the city’s western border.
The arrangement is essentially a land swap. Habitat for Humanity Tampa Bay Gulfside would demolish the church’s two existing buildings, constructed in 1964 and 1965, and build a new 4,600-square-foot church on a 1.4-acre lot. In exchange, the church would donate the remaining 2.4 acres to Habitat for construction of the cottages…