Category: County

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Tired of problems, Fort Lauderdale audits its community redevelopment agencies

By William Gjebre
FloridaBulldog.org
Fed up with project failures, management problems and possible city overcharges, Fort Lauderdale commissioners have ordered an extensive audit of the city’s Community Redevelopment Agencies.
Jan 19, 2016 5:29 AM

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Broward airport boss sought secret deal to drop county’s $34 million claim for delays

By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
Two weeks before Broward County fired off a New Year’s Eve letter to contractor Tutor Perini demanding $34 million in damages for costly airport construction delays, county aviation boss Kent George tried to secretly negotiate a nearly opposite deal with the company.
Jan 12, 2016 5:27 AM

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Broward County seeks $34 million in damages for airport construction delays

By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
The ongoing construction saga at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport hit an unpleasant, unannounced milestone with a New Year’s Eve notice to a major contractor that it owes Broward County more than $34 million in damages for costly delays.
Dec 9, 2015 5:10 AM

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Broward auditors find $24.5 million runway project overrun

By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
A secret Broward County Auditor’s report has found a $24.5 million cost overrun in the construction of the new south runway at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.
Nov 30, 2015 5:12 AM

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Back to the future: Bill would bring back disgraced office of Miami-Dade Sheriff

By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
A bill that would resurrect the office of Sheriff of Miami-Dade County, a post abolished by voters 49 years ago in the wake of scandal, is winding its way through the Florida House.
Apr 13, 2015 12:37 PM

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Change orders add millions in airport costs; Is this how Broward should do business?

By William Hladky
FloridaBulldog.org
For the third time in three years, Broward Commissioners voted last week to pay more — $2.5 million this time – to the company that’s managing the ongoing $800 million runway expansion project at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. Commissioner Lois Wexler is concerned about repeated costly change orders.