TAMPA, Fla. — The city of Tampa's community survey for Sulphur Springs' action plan closes on Friday. 

The city launched a survey earlier this year as they look to create a neighborhood action plan for Sulphur Springs.

What You Need To Know

  • The Sulphur Springs neighborhood in Tampa is at an inflection point according to the city of Tampa, with a strong small business community and new homeowners renovating homes

  • The city is developing a neighborhood action plan with the input from residents

  • The neighborhood action plan will extend out for 10-15 years, and could include major projects like cleaning up the old Sulphur Springs pool, renovating the old Sulphur Springs Theatre and developing the area around the old Greyhound Race Track

  • The city says it hopes to have a final action plan by the end of 2025 or by early 2026

The city hired a consulting firm late last year to study development and growth in Sulphur Springs, particularly focusing on more connection to open spaces for residents, more housing options and better transportation and mobility.

Interim City Planning Director Evan Johnson says the city collected around 160 surveys from home and business owners, and will review them before it drafts a final neighborhood plan in the coming year.

“This particular plan, I would say, is in the 10 to 15 years at the most,” said Johnson. “So we will be looking at from day one, things that we can be doing as an organization and as a community to make things better, all the way out to, you know — we are planning for larger capital projects that could be quite expensive investments in the neighborhood.”

The city says as part of the neighborhood action plan, it is looking to clean up the old Sulphur Springs Pool, renovate the Sulphur Springs Theatre and potentially develop the area around the old Greyhound Track.

The city hopes to complete its neighborhood action plan for Sulphur Springs by late this year or early next year.