Category: County
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Does commissioner’s job at firm that lobbies for Waste Management trash deal pose a conflict?
By Dan Christensen
BrowardBulldog.org
Oakland Park Commissioner Anne Sallee was hired last month by a law firm that’s lobbying to resuscitate Waste Management’s proposed $1.5 billion trash deal with Broward’s cities – a deal her city has firmly opposed. -
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Weston Mayor Eric Hersh fined, flipped as informant by Florida securities regulators
By Dan Christensen
BrowardBulldog.org
As a member of the county’s Resource Recovery Board, Weston Mayor Eric Hersh was the chief negotiator and driving force behind Broward’s controversial $1.5 billion garbage deal. But Hersh has another, less well known public position. -
Broward County balks at extending Waste Management’s $1.5 billion no-bid trash contract
By Dan Christensen
BrowardBulldog.org
Unhappy that a sweeping ten-year, $1.5 billion trash deal was negotiated without competitive bidding, Broward commissioners on Tuesday refused to approve the pact until they can justify how much residents and businesses will be charged. -
$1.5 billion no-bid garbage deal roils Broward cities; county votes on disposal restructuring
By Dan Christensen
BrowardBulldog.org
A little-noticed power play that could substantially affect how much most Broward residents pay to dispose of their garbage through the next decade is set for a preliminary vote Tuesday at the Broward County Commission. -
Broward sex harassment probe leads to suspensions
By Dan Christensen
BrowardBulldog.org
Four Broward water and sewer employees – including three managers – have been suspended without pay after an internal investigation of sexual harassment allegations found widespread workplace misconduct.
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