Ft. Laud to defer budget hearing, approve 100k grant, other events

Fort Lauderdale commissioners are poised to approve receiving $100,000 in stimulus funds for a city-wide energy strategy.

As part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the city will use the funds to create a strategy that will include a greenhouse gas inventory and a sustainability action plan for Fort Lauderdale.

Nationally, over two million dollars was allocated though the Dept. of Energy. The city will not use any tax dollars toward the planning for a greener Fort Lauderdale and the city will hire a consultant for the process and the consultant will count towards the ARRA’s goal of job creation. City staff sent out a request for proposals in July and will be making a recommendation to the commission during their commission meeting Tues., Sept. 1.

The commission will also approve closing South New River Drive from Andrews Ave. to SE 3 Ave from 6 p.m. Oct 30 to 9 p.m., Nov. 1, for the Downtowner Art Festival and Car Show.

The city will also be approving items related to Rocktoberfest (Oct 16, 6-10 p.m. at Las Olas Riverfront), a Glam-a-thon on Oct. 10, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., a Sept. 11 memorial service as well as a number of other events.

The commission was expected to have a budget hearing as part of the regular meeting, which starts at 6 p.m. in the first floor commission chambers, City Hall, 100 N. Andrews Ave., but staff is recommending the commission defer the public hearing until a 7 p.m., Sept. 9, special meeting.

Related posts:

1. Final budget hearing for Fort Lauderdale Sept. 23
2. Final Broward County budget hearing tonight
3. Broward County holds the line on taxes in first public hearing, but cuts services
4. County ethics commission discusses gifts, working as lobbyist in public hearing on ethics code
5. Broward budget hearings start Thursday

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Posted by Andrea Freygang on Aug 31 2009. Filed under Uncategorized. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry