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CHEWING OUT THE CHAMBER…
Wow…whiplash….wet noodles…wipe out….is the Chamber’s Christmas- By- The- Sea event….a wash?….
President Paul Novak…was practically slimed last night between the Manager…the Assistant Manager… several on the dais…and a few on the CIC side of the room….utterly ridiculous…
He came to get squared away on some pre- Christmas event snags…the liquor license approval…for the [...]

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WHEN THE ISO SHOULD COME…
The Mayor messed up again …so say the others on the Town’s joint- Commission letterhead stationary… by sending out a letter …asking ISO to come sooner rather than later…causing upheaval on the appropriate use of said stationary….and whether the return of the ISO should be now or …in February…according to the [...]

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HE COULD BE COMMISSIONER “HERO” IN 2010….
Mark Mitchell…your name is being tossed out there …for another “rescue”…a run for Commission from the north end of town in 2010!….
You’ll have the name recognition…the backing of many…looking for someone to look up to..and give all those tired of the “2 hats” Vice Mayor…something to look forward to…a [...]

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THAT’S A NO GO…
5. Reports…Terra Mar Bridge…it needs repairs…no …it does not…a tug-of-war..between the wants of LBTS owners and the “needs” seen by Pompano Beach…a long ongoing…game…reports in 2003…2005…2007…with another for 2009….and a lot of questions…with none to pleasing answers …both from the dais…and in a rather curt letter sent by the newly named Assistant [...]

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WHO’S ATTACKING THE VFD?…
Everyone in the audience last night said the same thing…”who’s attacking the VFD”….as the men were brought in one by one by McIntee to “stack” public comments…at the podium…
We’ve seen this before…this writer has been part of this type of deflective theatrics in the past…..take your eye off the real problem… the [...]

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‘Hollywood may end downtown
parking fees on
slow business days’

November 11, 2008

‘Those pesky orange envelopes bearing bad news to your windshield could soon be banished from downtown.
On the theory that free parking could drive more visitors downtown, Hollywood officials are studying the idea of ending parking fees on slow business days: Sunday through Wednesday.
“We should be [...]

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GOTCHA….MAYOR…ON OPENING THAT BANK ACCOUNT….
NOT SO FAST….PAL…
The real question is…how was it that Commissioner Silverstone and Vice Mayor McIntee knew about the Mayor opening up an account for donations from the Greenfest event?…
The Town Manager said she found out about it when the Mayor went over invoices with her….
So who informed just 2 of the [...]

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LBTS Agenda…11/10/08…full text online…http://www.lauderdalebythesea-fl.gov/
Meetings will be online…above site…and on Comcast Channel 78…
MEETING ON MONDAY…Tues. is Veteran’s Day…
5 pm….PARKING WORKSHOP…TO BAG OR NOT TO BAG…THAT IS THE QUESTION…
The Backup materials book….HUGE!…goes back to 1995!…
Will the room be packed?…Who knows…Businesses/Hotels/ Residents are sending in letters with their preference…to keep the bags and take the financial hit…to [...]

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ONLINE INFO FOR 2008-01…SEPT.12,2008…..COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENTS
Some items of Interest…..
1. Future Land Use Element…
Objection….for an intensity standard for Commercial land use. category……percentage of distribution among uses within the mixed use residential category…
Recommendation….that the Town establish policies within the Future Land Use Map of the Comprehensive plan or revise existing policies…include density and intensity standards for [...]

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THE REST OF THE STORY….
As this writer sat down on the “Right” side of the hall…I turned to ask a former elected official if he ever remembered an agenda with no New Business….he and the gentleman to his left said no……
At public comments …we had one member of the audience who in recent days [...]

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