FWC approves easier-to-follow marine fisheries regulations
Marine fisheries regulations will soon be easier to read, understand and enforce. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) at its June 12 meeting in Lakeland approved a proposal that will revise marine fisheries information in portions of 68B of the Florida Administrative Code, providing consistency among regulations and clarifying complex and confusing language. [...]
Boil water alert lifted in eight South #Broward cities
Broward County Water and Wastewater Services customers in service area 3A and 3BC affecting West Park, Pembroke Park, the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport and Florida Power and Light and parts of Dania Beach, Hollywood, Miramar **, Pembroke Pines** and Town of Davie can now stop boiling their water.Consecutive day bacteriological sampling, following a detection of [...]
#Broward, #PalmBeach businesses honored for supporting #Florida public schools
Tallahassee, Fla., June 14, 2013 – More than 80 Florida businesses and organizations throughout the state were recognized recently in Tampa at the 2013 Commissioner’s Business Recognition Awards ceremony. The awards program honors innovative public-private partnerships that support educational achievement in Florida public schools. “Business partnerships provide wonderful opportunities for students to excel at every [...]
Broward Commissioners Approve New Regulations on Aggressive Dogs
Broward Commissioners have given the go ahead for stronger regulations governing aggressive dogs. Vice Mayor Barbara Sharief developed the series of proposals after meeting with several local community leaders, animal activists and animal support groups seeking solutions on aggressive dogs throughout the county. The regulations aim to provide resources, education, training programs and protocols to [...]
Palm Beach Mayor to chair South Florida Regional Transportation Authority again
Palm Beach County Mayor Steven L. Abrams was re-elected Chair of the South Florida Regional Transportation Authority (SFRTA) at the June 7 meeting of the Governing Board. At the same meeting, Miami-Dade County Commissioner Bruno Barreiro was re-elected Vice Chair. Mayor Abrams has been a member of the SFRTA Governing Board since August 2010. Commissioner [...]
Pembroke Pines Mayor Frank C. Ortis to Receive THE U.S. CONFERENCE OF MAYORS “SMALL BUSINESS ADVOCATE AWARD”
Pembroke Pines, FL…. June 6, 2013….Pembroke Pines Mayor Frank C. Ortis will receive the Partner America/U.S. Conference of Mayors “Small Business Advocate Award” for his efforts and support of small business in the city. Since opening The Mayor’s Café and Bagel Bar, Frank Ortis knows first-hand what types of challenges are faced by small business [...]
The NSA Black Hole: 5 Basic Things We Still Don’t Know About the Agency’s Snooping
by Justin Elliott and Theodoric Meyer ProPublica, June 10, 2013, 4:05 p.m. Last week saw revelations that the FBI and the National Security Agency have been collecting Americans’ phone records en masse and that the agencies have access to data from nine tech companies. But secrecy around the programs has meant even basic questions are [...]
WATER MAIN BREAK IN NORTH DADE CAUSES LOCALIZED BOIL WATER ORDER
(MIAMI, June 10, 2013) – Residents are being advised to avoid the area of NW 43 Avenue and NW 183 Street due to a water main break. Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department (WASD) crews are on site making repairs. A localized boil water order is being issued for the area bordered by NW 178 Street [...]
GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT SIGNS 34 BILLS INTO LAW last week; list included
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Governor Rick Scott signed the following bills into law last week: HB 77 Landlords & Tenants – This bill makes numerous changes to the “Florida Residential Landlord and Tenant Act” which governs the relationship between landlords and tenants under a residential rental agreement. HB 87 Mortgage Foreclosures – To view the transmittal [...]
Drainage work on US 1 will close lanes near Fort Lauderdale Airport this weekend
Fort Lauderdale – Crews with the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport’s runway expansion project will install a pipe across US 1 this weekend for additional drainage to address flooding caused by the recent heavy rain. The work area on US 1 is just south of the I-595 interchange. One or two northbound or southbound lanes will [...]
