Category: Broward Cities
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Hallandale Beach takes a bath on land deals; properties for redevelopment sit idle for years
By William Gjebre
BrowardBulldog.org
The Hallandale Beach Community Redevelopment Agency has rolled the dice over the past five years by investing $23.5 million in tax dollars in real estate it often had only vague plans for – and like other land speculators the agency finds itself losing big. -
Audit report shows missing records and disarray in Hallandale Beach’s redevelopment agency
By William Gjebre
BrowardBulldog.org
Hallandale Beach has failed to properly track city land acquisitions, developer agreements and loans to businesses, according to a draft of an audit obtained by the Broward Bulldog. -
Broward property owners may face flood insurance for the first time under new FEMA map
By Amber Statler-Matthews
BrowardBulldog.org
If Broward County is like the rest of the country, property owners who have never paid for flood insurance will soon be forced to buy the coverage when the Federal Emergency Management Agency unveils its new flood map. -
It’s Waste Management vs. Team Bergeron as cities seek to lower cost of trash disposal
By Dan Christensen
BrowardBulldog.org
The shrinking cost of trash disposal in Broward is shrinking again – and could tumble further if enough cities decide to band together in a new purchasing co-op. -
Oakland Park residents wary as decision looms on location of new veteran’s program
By Buddy Nevins
BrowardBulldog.org
A unique proposed treatment program for veterans has run into a firefight in Oakland Park as upset residents fear their neighborhood will be overrun with drunks, drug addicts and mental patients. -
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City votes to pay $1.2 million for ex-U.S. Rep’s property without a plan for what to do with it
By William Gjebre
BrowardBulldog.org
In a $1.2 million “bitter-sweet” land deal, Hallandale Beach City Commissioners agreed to buy nearly 2 acres owned by former US Congressman Peter Deutsch and his partners to solve a community dispute.
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