Ruskin Community Development Foundation

PO Box 549, Ruskin, FL 33575-0549
Phone (813) 645-6028

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It all started...
 
The Ruskin Community Development Foundation (RCDF)was founded in 1994
 
to implement the Ruskin Community Development Plan. The Plan calls for:


  •  revitalization of downtown.
    

  •  development of eco-tourism options.
    

  •  improved coordination of governmental and social services.
    

  •  development of funding sources for community projects.
    

    Copies of the Plan can be borrowed at the Ruskin Public Library on US 41.
    

    Elements of this plan were incorportated into a process involving Ruskin citizens and 
Hillsborough County staff and led to its adoption as a Comprehensive Plan Amendment by the 
BOCC in April 2005. This document can be viewed on the Hillsborough County website on the 
PGM page for the Ruskin Community Plan
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    Concept Plan
    Ruskin Town Center

    Accomplishments:


    • Instrumental in creation of the South Shore Roundtable, an entity responsible for development 
of the plan to build the first satellite government services center in Hillsborough County.
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    • Resurrected the Ruskin Tomato Festival, now held annually on the 
first weekend of May, to promote the agricultural heritage of the area.
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    • Developed the plan for the re-landscaping of the medians along US41 through Ruskin, 
a dream that has been difficult to realize through the years.
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    • Encouraged and helped secure funds for the restoration of Marsh Creek, an ecologically significant, 
oligohaline waterway through downtown Ruskin.
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    • Construction of a boardwalk in Commongood Park within the Ruskin Inlet.
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    • Established, in partnership with Hillsborough County Parks, Recreation and Conservation, an 
educational/ eco-tourism destination- the Camp Bayou Outdoor Learning Center, 
where visitors can learn about the flora and fauna of Florida- from its Paleo past to the 
ecological treasures of the present. Check out the video.
    

    
      
     
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