Category: County
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Broward cuts $107 million trash deal; calls start to disband Resource Recovery Board
By Dan Christensen
BrowardBulldog.org
Saying it had gotten the best deal it could, Broward’s Resource Recovery Board six months ago urged the county to approve its controversial 10-year, $1.5 billion no-bid trash disposal agreement with giant Waste Management. But Broward County commissioners balked, asking staff instead to negotiate a better deal. -
Discovery of musket balls, artifacts may signal site of an original fort Lauderdale
By Dan Christensen
BrowardBulldog.org
Musket balls and other relics from what could be the remains of a U.S. military fort built in 1839 have been unearthed from beneath a Fort Lauderdale parking lot near the Sheraton Yankee Clipper Hotel. -
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Local governments feel the pain at the pump, turn to cash reserves and technology to save fuel
By Karla Bowsher
BrowardBulldog.org
Much like everyday drivers floored by soaring gas prices, Broward County governments with large vehicle fleets have been forced to dip into reserves to keep their cars, trucks and buses rolling. -
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.
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