VERO BEACH — Voters will be able over the next two weeks to help decide the direction the city takes in its ambitious efforts to rejuvenate downtown. Passing two referendums on the ballot will give the city the tools it needs to get the process rolling, officials say.
One referendum would more than double the allowable density of development in downtown, up 112% from 17 units per acre to 36. The other would allow transfer of development rights among property owners.
If approved, that transfer would allow a property owner to buy already-approved — but unbuilt — units from another property owner and develop at a higher density…