Tag: Broward County Commission
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Broward County poised to move to retake control of fire rescue services from BSO
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
It’s beginning to look like the Broward County Commission has had enough of controversial Sheriff Gregory Tony and it’s taking active steps aimed at dismantling large chunks of his Broward Sheriff’s Office. -
Hollywood Mayor Levy fails to convince Broward land-use panel to put unpopular condo on public beach
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
Caught between a contract and fierce opposition to erecting a luxury condo tower on a public beach, Hollywood Mayor Josh Levy tried to score a decisive victory for the name-brand developer, Jorge Perez’s Related Group. -
Gone in 41 seconds: Tough gift restrictions on Broward’s elected officials
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
Forty-one seconds. That’s all it took for the Broward County Commission to gleefully enact an ordinance three weeks ago disposing of tough restrictions on the acceptance of gifts by elected officials in the county’s ethics code. -
Broward commission OK’s Monarch Hill dump to rise higher than Statue of Liberty
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
In a split 5-3 vote, the Broward County Commission Tuesday approved Waste Management’s request to increase the allowable height of its already mountainous Monarch Hill dump astride Florida’s Turnpike another 10 stories. -
Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony gets nicked, but dodges another landmine. How does he do it?
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
Broward Sheriff “Dr.” Gregory Tony, wrist dutifully slapped by the state commission that sets police standards, is back on top again. But how does he continue to dodge multiple landmines that would have exploded the careers of most other politicians? -
Hollywood residents fear developers, city won’t stop at one 30-story tower on public beach
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
Will a developer with a $50 billion portfolio put a 30-story condo tower on public oceanfront land in Hollywood? Will even more construction on the beach, one of the city’s greatest assets, turn it into an overbuilt Fort Lauderdale South?
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