Category: Broward Cities
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Fort Lauderdale draws up vision for the future
By Ann Henson Feltgen
BrowardBulldog.org
Within the next few months, if city commissioners approve, Fort Lauderdale residents will have the option of receiving and paying their bills for city services online. The savings in postage and personnel will be used to purchase shade trees for residents who use the online pay system, or be placed elsewhere around the city. -
Altered rules let ex-Hallandale city manager’s son-in-law join lucrative pension plan
By William Gjebre
BrowardBulldog.org
Hallandale Beach officials altered city pension guidelines to enable the son-in-law of former city manager Mike Good to join a lucrative management-only pension plan after it was closed to additional employees. -
Insurance firm accused in smear told to pay $6 million to owners of Pompano Beach company
By Michael Pollick
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
A Broward County Circuit Court jury has levied a $6 million judgment against FCCI Commercial Insurance Co. for breaching a contract and maliciously prosecuting the owners of a Pompano Beach-based woodworking company, Custom Wood Creations Inc. -
Grand jury: Miramar police justified in brothers’ shooting deaths, but one’s death “inadvertent”
By Dan Christensen
BrowardBulldog.org
Two years ago, Miramar police shot to death two brothers in a residential parking lot during a nighttime drug investigation. Now it turns out that one of the men – shot six times – was killed by mistake, according to a Broward County Grand Jury report. -
Hallandale sues ex-city manager’s son-in-law for unpaid debt, but may be left holding empty bag
By William Gjebre
BrowardBulldog.org
Hallandale Beach is suing the son-in-law of ex-City Manager Mike Good for failing to repay the city thousands of dollars in tuition reimbursements he received during Good’s tenure. -
Coconut Creek cops won’t be prosecuted for passing law enforcement computer data to friend
By Dan Christensen
BrowardBulldog.org
The Broward State Attorney’s Office has declined to prosecute three Coconut Creek police officers mixed up in a scheme to improperly access confidential law enforcement databases for personal reasons.
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