Category: Broward Cities
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Archaeologists confirm major find in Fort Lauderdale; a “top five” historical site
By Ann Henson Feltgen
BrowardBulldog.org
Archaeologists hired to examine artifacts unearthed last year at Fort Lauderdale Beach Park now say they are convinced they mark the sites of both a U.S. Army fort built in 1839 and a prehistoric home of the Tequesta Indians. -
Miramar busts Broward’s trash monopoly; Bergeron gets a deal worth millions
By Buddy Nevins
BrowardBulldog.org
A decades-long monopoly was shattered Tuesday when Miramar agreed to let an upstart company handle its waste disposal. -
Broward’s city managers use secrecy in push for huge trash deal; public excluded from meetings
By Dan Christensen and Buddy Nevins
BrowardBulldog.org
Broward’s top city and county managers regularly meet in secret to discuss public business, formulate policy and even negotiate contracts. -
Hallandale Beach holds back records in “botched” audit; $20 million in contracts go unchecked
By William Gjebre
BrowardBulldog.org
An outside auditing firm did not review more than $20 million in Hallandale Beach vendor contracts because the city failed to provide the information and limitations on the scope of the audit. -
Oakland Park mayor asks for investigation into officials crafting no-bid, billion-dollar trash deal
By Dan Christensen
BrowardBulldog.org
The Inspector General’s Office has been asked to investigate whether members of the county’s Resource Recovery Board have violated Broward’s tough new ethics code. Oakland Park Mayor Suzanne Boisvenue, who quit the board in December, made the request late last month in an email obtained by Broward Bulldog. -
Broward’s main trash hauler under investigation in Palm Beach for cheating on contract
By Buddy Nevins
BrowardBulldog.org
The mammoth international waste company fighting to retain its near-monopoly on Broward County’s trash disposal business is under investigation for cheating Palm Beach County out of more than $700,000.
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