Inspector general’s Hallandale probe painful Hallandale Beach Mayor Joy Cooper didn’t like the way she and her city were handled by the Broward County inspector general earlier this year. Cooper sent a three-page letter to the bosses of Inspector General John Scott a few days before his annual evaluation last week. At the evaluation meeting…
DetailsTreasure Island’s Silverboard: parking garage not feasible TREASURE ISLAND – City Manager Reid Silverboard told Treasure Island Commissioners Nov. 5 that building a parking garage either beachside or downtown is not feasible. He pointed to the estimated $6 million cost and the revenue the city would receive as the reason. “As you know, we have…
DetailsMajor Boynton downtown development hits negotiation snag Negotiations have failed in a major downtown Boynton Beach development that could have brought 200 jobs to the city. The CRA board will hear an update of the One Boynton LLC/Kanner & Pintaluga project — which included a hotel, two multi-use towers and a 50,000-square-foot headquarters for law…
DetailsDowntown Boca: Allocated residential space nearly gone If you want to build a place to live in downtown Boca Raton, act fast. In a city where 469 residential units are under construction downtown and another 558 are due to begin building before the middle of next year, it looks like downtown Boca Raton is quickly running out of…
DetailsDelray Marketplace adding parking spaces After almost a decade of waiting, residents of West Delray got the entertainment complex they asked for in the form of Delray Marketplace. What they didn’t get were enough places to park. But, that will change soon. Officials from the center, which is located at the intersection of West Atlantic…
DetailsLocals pitch baseball complex for downtown West Palm Beach WEST PALM BEACH — Bruce Lewis says he’s not trying to create “a turf war” between Palm Beach Gardens and West Palm Beach. But knowing that neighborhoods in Palm Beach Gardens were pushing back at a plan to build a two-team baseball complex there, Lewis decided to…
DetailsShould Venice’s Seaboard area be redeveloped? VENICE – Sam Lubus, a machine manufacturer in Venice for about 20 years, worries about the future of his business if the area where it is located undergoes the type of sweeping redevelopment being talked about at City Hall. Inline Filling Systems is in Seaboard, an industrial zone of factories,…
DetailsFort Myers entertainment district report questioned Proposed regulation for an existing entertainment district in downtown Fort Myers Beach received negative feedback from neighboring and island residents during a workshop at Town Hall Wednesday. After listening to a report from Larue Planning Management and discussion from Town officials, many residents spoke in opposition to potential guidelines…
DetailsBoth Restoration and Decay Characterize Lakeland’s Historic Dixieland LAKELAND | It was the front porch that captivated Mary Smith. As she and her husband, Jack Smith, drove through Lakeland’s Dixieland neighborhood in 1997, checking on homes for sale, a bungalow house on Highland Street captured her heart. She said the 1923 structure reminded her of…
DetailsHialeah Councilman proposes arts district Picture a walkable stretch of east Hialeah lined with mural-painted walls, galleries and music venues. Peppered with cafeterias and thrift stores that now rest between a smattering of car repair shops warehouses, the area would be home to artists and their work in spaces with cheap rents. It’s the vision…
DetailsAnnexation problem arises in Bonita Springs A misinterpretation of the law could put the City of Bonita Springs’ Pelican Landing annexation referendum in doubt. Bonita officials haven’t collected enough signed consent forms from residents in the annexation area to hold the referendum, the Lee County Attorney’s Office said this week in a memo to county…
DetailsBelleview OKs plan to improve downtown, combat blight BELLEVIEW — A new redevelopment plan adopted by the Belleview City Commission this week lays out various goals designed to improve the city’s downtown region and cutting back on blight. The Downtown Belleview Community Redevelopment Plan focuses on the main thoroughfares of the city: Abshier Boulevard, County…
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