The Attorney General’s Office and Florida Public Counsel J.R. Kelly today announced that a settlement has been reached with Florida Power and Light (FP&L) on behalf of Florida consumers which will freeze base rates for FP&L customers through 2012. The company will have to petition the Public Service Commission (PSC) for any base rate increases [...]
Voters will get to decide whether Broward County will have an office of inspector general (IG) who will be charged with investigating misconduct and mismanagement by county and city elected officials, their employees and any service providers who work with them.
The District had been preparing to begin the 2010-11 school year with 536 teachers on layoff from the 2009-10 school year and 19 from the 2008-09 school year, for a total of 555 teachers on layoff status. However, since July 1st, the District has rehired 463. Of the 92 instructional staff members remaining on layoff, [...]
Broward Meals on Wheels, has been awarded a three-year grant from the United Way of Broward County, a first for the agency. The approved funding is up to $750,000 over a three to three and a half year period. The grant is a collaboration between BMOW’s Nutrition Education program, Broward County Elderly and Veteran’s Services [...]
Early Voting dates, times and locations for the August 24, 2010 Primary Election Dates: August 9 to August 14, 2010 and August 16 to August 21, 2010 Times: 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
We’ll have to see what South Florida wakes up to Friday morning, but the tropical storm warning has been extended to Deerfield Beach. Bonnie hasn’t strengthened much this evening, and the convection isn’t deep in the storm. Forecasters predict minimal strenghtneing of Bonnie before she comes ashore sometime on Frday. The National Hurricane Center said [...]
Alerts are being issued for a potential tropical storm that could potentially go anywhere from as far south as the tip of Cuba to the center of Florida. Currently the wave, described as “vigorous” by NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration), is producing a large number of storms and conditions are such that there is [...]
Environmentalists around the state are hoping that a special session starting tomorrow, July 20, in Tallahassee will let voters in Florida decide on the offshore drilling issue. In one of many gatherings around Florida, a small group gathered Monday on the steps of Oakland Park City Hall, also home to Florida Senate President Jeff Atwater’s [...]
As the school year comes to a close in Broward County, the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) and the Community Traffic Safety Team (CTST) of Broward County remind motorists and students to take extra traffic safety precautions during summer break. During the summer children are at increased risk of transportation related injuries from pedestrian, bicycle, [...]
Robert Cox, 41, of Ft. Lauderdale, and Timothy Myers, 41, of Margate, were sentenced on Friday, May 28, 2010, on violations of sex trafficking of children, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1591. On March 16, 2010, a jury in Fort Lauderdale found Cox guilty of one count of conspiracy to commit [...]
Despite small signs that the real estate market, and the recession in general are starting to turn around, Broward County is still looking at an average 12 percent decline in property value, with municipal cities and other taxing entities (close to 61 government agencies in Broward collect taxes) seeing similar drops in revenue.
So it begins… An “active to extremely active” hurricane season is expected for the Atlantic Basin this year according to the seasonal outlook issued today by NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center – a division of the National Weather Service. As with every hurricane season, this outlook underscores the importance of having a hurricane preparedness plan in [...]
Broward County’s Port Everglades reached another milestone toward expanding its cargo-handling capabilities as the Board of County Commissioners recently reaffirmed the need to increase berth space at the Port’s Southport Turning Notch as well as to continue toward the completion of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE) Deepening and Widening Study. The preliminary National [...]
Everyone is invited to the exhibition, Natural Forces: Broward County Public Art & Design, which will run from May 10 – June 30, 2010, at the Broward County Governmental Center, in downtown Fort Lauderdale. This traveling exhibition has visited the length and breadth of Broward County—at the Art and Culture Center of Hollywood in the [...]
The Broward Climate Change Action Plan passed unanimously earlier today Tuesday, May 4, 2010 during the Broward County Commission meeting, Agenda Item # 32, A & B.
From the office of Broward Mayor Ken Keechl As I stated in last month’s newsletter, one of the more interesting responsibilities of Broward County’s Mayor is to travel to Washington D.C. and Tallahassee each year to lobby both the federal and state legislatures on issues of importance to Broward County. Last month’s newsletter discussed my [...]
Tamarac, Florida – The City of Tamarac received official notice this morning from the Woodmont Country Club that they have withdrawn their application for a Land Use Plan Amendment seeking to change the land use of a portion of the Woodmont golf course into residential and commercial development. As a result of the applicants’ withdrawal, [...]
By Valerie J. Amor The Broward County Climate Change Task Force will submit the Broward Climate Action Plan for consideration of approval at an upcoming Broward County commission meeting. The Broward County Climate Change Task Force completed work on and approved the “Broward Climate Change Action Plan –Addressing our Changing Climate” at their
Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum today issued the following statement commending Alaska Governor Sean Parnell and Alaska Attorney General Daniel Sullivan for joining the lawsuit that challenges the constitutionality of the health care reform law:
In a united front, the Broward School Board and top officials with the district presented what they described as a “devastating financial picture” for the school system and have asked for the community’s help in finding ways to maintain a high standard of education in Broward County. After three years of using reserves and one-time [...]
Carnival Corporation & plc signed one of its largest passenger terminal use agreements April 6 with the Broward County Board of County Commissioners, committing that 25.5 million cruise guests will sail to and from Broward County’s Port Everglades over the next 15 years.
To see the story from this meeting, visit: https://browardnetonline.com/2010/04/broward-school-district-describes-devastating-finances-during-town-hall/ If you’ve been hearing about the education funding debates in Broward County, and want to speak out about it, here’s your chance. On Monday April 19 from 6-8 p.m., Broward County Public Schools is hosting a town hall meeting with the School Board of Broward County [...]
Mazel Tov was the resounding statement from many of Ted Deutch’s supporters this morning as word of his election to U.S. Congress made the rounds. On Tuesday, voters headed to the polls to elect a replacement for Robert Wexler, who resigned as District 19 representative in Washington D.C. effective January 4, 2010, to run the [...]
On Saturday, April 17, 2010, meet with local government officials and learn how to contract with local government. Representatives from multiple agencies will be at the Small Business and Minority Business Opportunities Expo in Lauderhill. Presented by Broward County Commissioner Albert Jones, the expo takes place
Fort Lauderdale, Fla. –– The Museum of Art | Fort Lauderdale, Nova Southeastern University, is encouraging budding artists to attend its 2010 Creative Summer Art Academy (CSAA) by holding a Merit Scholarship Competition. The competition, open to students entering grades 1-12 and interested in the Creative Summer Art Academy, will take place on Saturday, April [...]
