Tag: Dean Trantalis
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AIDS nonprofit spends millions to control neighbor in Fort Lauderdale housing fight
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
A nonprofit that’s trying to build a controversial low-income housing tower in downtown Fort Lauderdale has spent $4.32 million to buy most of the townhomes in a neighboring development – acquisitions that appear aimed at squelching opposition to the nonprofit’s plans for the area. -
Florida Panthers’ 50-year takeover at Fort Lauderdale’s Holiday Park goes to court
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
The stealthy deal that last year gave the owners of the Florida Panthers control of a chunk of Fort Lauderdale’s Holiday Park – including War Memorial Auditorium – for the next 50 years will soon face a judge’s scrutiny. -
Fort Lauderdale DDA’s decline: from nurturing the rise of the city’s center to installing a mural on a city parking garage
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
A bill to prolong Fort Lauderdale’s downtown taxing district for 20 years beyond its 2030 expiration date failed this legislative session. Expect another try in Tallahassee, though critics wonder why the Downtown Development Authority is still around after 54 years. -
White property owners get full refunds for streetcar snafu, black community’s CRA takes hit
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
Fort Lauderdale killed the controversial Wave streetcar in May and earlier this month the city announced that about $10 million in tax refund checks will go out on Feb. 1 to downtown property owners who paid a special tax to help build it. But a local agency created to clean up slum and blight that also kicked in heavily will up to $3 million hit. -
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. -
Push to extend ‘Doc’ Sistrunk’s name and legacy raises tensions in Fort Lauderdale
By William Hladky
BrowardBulldog.org
To honor James “Doc” Sistrunk’s legacy, the Fort Lauderdale City Commission may have to defy Flagler Village Civic Association opposition to extend the boulevard named for the black physician.
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