Category: Broward Cities
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Another black eye – Hallandale loses $75,000 in taxpayer money in botched business loan
By William Gjebre
BrowardBulldog.org
A firm that obtained a $75,000 business development loan from Hallandale Beach without signing a repayment agreement or providing collateral has defaulted, leaving the city unable to recover nearly all of the taxpayer-supplied money. -
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.
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