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Port Everglades boss: We didn’t check whether dumped ship wastewater was contaminated
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
Faced with an auditor’s findings that 2.5 million gallons of ship wastewater was dumped at Port Everglades, acting Port Director Glenn Wiltshire told county commissioners this week the port does not check to find out whether the wastewater is contaminated with hazardous substances. -
LNG ‘bomb trains’ ignite nightmare scenario for South Florida
By Ann Henson Feltgen
FloridaBulldog.org
“If I lived in South Florida near the Florida East Coast Railway corridor, I would move now…If a train derailed and there was an explosion and fire, you’re dead!,” said Amtrak engineer Ron Kaminkow, general secretary for Railroad Workers United. -
Broward auditors looked, but found nothing wrong before the Port Everglades P-Card scandal broke
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
Two years before the Port Everglades P-Card spending scandal blew up, the Broward County Auditor’s Office issued a reassuring report saying that it had reviewed P-Card transactions at the port and found nothing amiss. -
First guilty pleas in Port Everglades’ ongoing spending scandal
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
The first two guilty pleas in the continuing probe into out-of-control P-Card spending by Port Everglades employees were entered Wednesday in federal court in Miami – with more pleas and arrests expected to follow. -
Broward auditor: Poor port management led to public health issues and let workers use county gear to profit
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
Broward’s independent auditor has slammed Port Everglades for poor management that resulted in public health and safety issues and let current and former employees repeatedly use expensive county equipment for personal financial gain. -
Manager says millions lost to cheap rents at Port Everglades; County investigating
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
Port Everglades’ property manager has resigned, a month after accusing port administrators of allowing commercial tenants to dodge millions of dollars in rent by “dramatically undercharging” for port warehouse space.
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