Tag: Beam Furr

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Will West Lake Park ever get a 911 radio tower? Site hasn’t even been vetted for ecology fallout

By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
Just when it seems some Hollywood residents have lost their battle to keep a 911 radio tower out of a treasured public park, other obstacles loom.
Feb 5, 2020 5:34 AM

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Arsenic and old sludge: A Hollywood environmental story

By Benjamin Paley
Hollywood Gazette
and Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
Hollywood’s plans to buy a former golf course and convert it into a nature preserve and passive public park are moving slowly amid concerns about the owner’s controversial decision to lay down a thick layer of lime sludge across the site.
Jun 10, 2019 5:54 AM

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Will it be back to the future to solve Broward’s trash and recycling crisis?

By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
Faced with a monopolistic trash disposal system and the decline of recycling, Broward County is about to have a back-to-the-future moment.
Mar 5, 2018 5:23 AM

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Broward, Pompano OK’d tax breaks for maker of Russian AK-47 assault rifles

By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
At the first regular meeting of the Broward County Commission after the Valentine’s Day shooting slaughter in Parkland, Mayor Beam Furr talked of anguish and action. But 32 months earlier Furr and his commission colleagues offered tax incentives to attract to Broward the maker of Russian-style AK-47 assault rifles.
Dec 6, 2017 5:52 AM

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Fearing liability, Broward changes course on helping homeless in mental health court

By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
Brandishing research into federal law won Broward County Judge Ginger Lerner-Wren what she wants: a unified approach to sheltering homeless people who appear in her mental health court.