[ March 18, 2010; 7:00 pm; ] Hollywood residents are invited to participate in a Town Hall meeting to be hosted by District 1 City Commissioner Patricia Asseff in cooperation with the Hollywood Beach Civic Association, Condos of Hollywood Beach, Hollywood North Beach Association and the Hollywood Beach Business Association.  This meeting will take place at the Garfield Street Community Center,  2nd [...]

The City of Fort Lauderdale reminds visitors and residents that the Fort Lauderdale St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Festival will be held on Saturday, March 13. The Fort Lauderdale St. Patrick’s Day Parade will begin at 2:00 p.m. and travel west along Las Olas Boulevard from S.E. 8th Avenue to Huizenga Plaza. Residents and visitors [...]

Here’s the press release:
Tallahassee, FL – Legislation passed testerday that will improve safety of motorists, pedestrians, bicyclists; prevent crashes; reduce the financial impact of injuries, death, and property damage caused by texting while driving; and authorize law enforcement to issue to issue citations as a secondary offense.

“I am thrilled that this issue is finally getting [...]

Governor Charlie Crist, as part of his continued focus on strengthening Florida’s economy, is hosting bill signing ceremonies in Tallahassee, Orlando, Tampa, Fort Myers and Miami to promote legislation that provides tax relief to nearly 474,000 Florida businesses.
Passed unanimously by the Florida Legislature on the first day of the 2010 Legislative Session and formally signed [...]

TALLAHASSEE, FL. – Legislators from Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach Counties came together yesterday to form the Florida Legislative Haiti Relief Task Force. The group,
appointed by the respective county Delegation Chairs, will provide guidance and oversight to the State of Florida’s jurisdictional response to the earthquake which devastated
the neighboring island nation in January.The appointed members [...]

The Broward County Property Appraiser’s Office hosts a series of community outreach events each month throughout Broward County. Deputy Appraisers will be available to assist with Homestead, Senior and other property tax exemption applications, as well as answer questions on property taxes. We are also accepting applications for Portability. The outreach program is designed to [...]

[ April 24, 2010; ] The City of Coconut Creek is pleased to announce that 700 trees will be distributed to city residents at the 10th Annual Free Tree Giveaway, which will take place on Saturday, April 24th, 20010, from 8:00AM until noon at City Hall.

Trees that are to be given away include: Red Maple, Pond Cypress, White Geiger, Blolly [...]

The first two months of Broward County’s 365 Food Drive were quite a success.
Joe Williams, Mike Nagel and Larry Scott of the Broward County Facilities Maintenance Division collect food for distribution.
Broward County Mayor Ken Keechl has announced that residents and County employees donated 2,392 pounds of food and toiletries. The donations benefit the Million Meals Committee, [...]

At the March 2 Commission Meeting, Brett Friedman, CPA of McGladrey & Pullen, the City’s external auditors, reported on the firm’s audit of the city Coral Springs’ Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) for the year ended September 30, 2009.
“The best possible opinion you can receive from us is an unqualified opinion, and you did receive [...]

Cruising from Broward County’s Port Everglades is on the upswing with more passengers traveling on multiday cruises during Fiscal Year 2009, October 1, 2008 through September 30, 2009, than ever before. The Port’s variety of business lines – cargo shipping, cruise, petroleum and real estate – and a commitment to holding expenditures at bay are [...]

The Broward County Board of Commissioners is currently seeking applications from companies and organizations in Broward County to participate in the Federally Sponsored Recovery Zone Facility Bond Program.
Broward County has received an allocation of $61,108,000 for the Recovery Zone Facility Bond program which is intended to stimulate economic activity and support qualified economic development projects [...]

Google Fiber Community Survey
Google is planning to test ultra-high speed broadband networks in one or more trial locations across the country. These networks will deliver internet speeds more than 100 times faster than what most Americans have access to today, over 1 gigabit per second, fiber-to-the-home connections. Google is asking municipalities with an interest in [...]

The Broward Schools Integrity ethics panel will convene its third and final public hearing on Monday, March 15th, 2010, from 6 pm to 8 pm at the Cooper City High School Auditorium.  The high school is located at 9401 Stirling Road, Cooper City, FL 33328.
The public’s attendance is strongly encouraged to provide much needed input on [...]

Mayor Peter Bober will join Mayors from across Florida on Saturday, February 27, 2010 at Homestead Air Reserve Base to participate in a team tandem jump with the U.S. Army Golden Knights Parachute Team.  “I’ve been looking forward to it since the moment I received the invitation,” says Mayor Bober.  ”I think it is a fantastic [...]

The City of Coral Springs is currently accepting applications from non-profit organizations interested in receiving grant funding to produce special events for the benefit of Coral Springs residents.
Applicants must have documentation of 501C(3) status and incorporation as a business in the State of Florida. Events must be held between April 1, 2010 and September 30, [...]

[ March 13, 2010; ] Join us at the Miramar Town Center, 2300 Civic Center Place, as the City hosts its “SECOND ANNUAL TOUR DE MIRAMAR FAMILY BICYCLE RALLY”, on Saturday, March 13, 2010 beginning at 9:00am. Come out and support good health and a cleaner planet.

This FREE event will include a Family Bicycle Route and an Enthusiasts Bicycle Route.  [...]

The City of Hollywood is inviting residents to share their budget ideas for fiscal year 2011 during a Citizen’s Budget Workshop to be held on Tuesday, February 23, 2010 from 5:30-8:00 p.m. at the Hollywood Central Performing Arts Center, 1770 Monroe Street and US-1.  This workshop will focus on the City’s budget process, Commission priorities, [...]

Attorney General Bill McCollum announced that his  office has sued a Broward County company alleging the company and its  owner promised refunds to timeshare resale customers, but after collecting  up-front fees never provided any money to consumers. JB’s Omega Tours  Corporation, which does business as Recovery Resources, and owner Joshua  Baillie are named in the [...]

The City of Miramar announces the availability of funding from the Community Development Block Grant – Recovery Act (CDBG-R) to address residential repair needs for low income households throughout the City of Miramar. The City will also utilize reprogrammed CDBG funding, a balance of Disaster Recovery Initiative (DRI) funding, and reprogrammed State Housing Initiative Partnership [...]

From the office of  Broward Mayor Ken Keechl
Last year, in my newsletter Broward’s Courthouse Problem: More Taxes Aren’t the Solution, I wrote about the deplorable state of our downtown courthouse. I argued that, if possible, we should renovate
the courthouse. More importantly,
I also strenuously argued that we should not ask the voters of Broward County to [...]

To the backdrop of a stunning turquoise ocean, peaceful protestors gathered along 70-plus beaches across the state of Florida to protest drilling in offshore. In Fort Lauderdale, it especially hit home as the city’s commissioners prepare to vote on a resolution opposing offshore drilling in Florida waters.
Several hundred Broward residents gathered at the heart of [...]

City of Hollywood Mayor Peter Bober will deliver his State of the City Address to the Greater Hollywood Chamber of Commerce monthly Good Morning Hollywood Breakfast to be held this Friday, February 12th from 7:30-9:00 a.m. at Hillcrest Golf and Country Club, 4600 Hillcrest Drive, Hollywood.
Hollywood Mayor Peter Bober
This annual speech by the Mayor [...]

Congressman Ron Klein (FL-22) delivered his annual State of the District address yesterday at the Broward County Governmental Center.  Klein used the speech to discuss key events in Washington and South Florida over the past year, and also to provide a look ahead and a preview of his priorities for 2010.
Text of “State of the [...]

Under a new program designed to reward contractors and homeowner-builders whose plans are designated “green” by a recognized certification program, the Broward County Permitting, Licensing and Consumer Protection Division has announced that it will speed those projects through the permitting process in less than five business days.
There currently are various programs recognized by the County [...]

The National Weather Service forecasts low temperatures, including wind chill, in the mid- to low-40s for Wednesday night, February 10, to Thursday morning, February 11, for Broward County.
As a result of this forecast, Broward County has declared a cold weather emergency for Wednesday, February 10, from 6:30 p.m. overnight ending Thursday morning, February 11, at 7 a.m.
Homeless persons are advised [...]