Barbara Cole by the Sea

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As Paul Harvey said….”and now you know ….. the rest of the story…..”
The rest of the Sugar deal story…
‘Sugar deal won’t let water flow’….Curtis Morgan & Scott Hiaasen…
Water management…. as posted …..said it was not feasible…. ….
The “flow” will become “pools” of stored water…..with the Army Corp of Engineers …..already resulting in funds being [...]

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HE’S “EVOLVING”…..
Beware NIMBY LNG gas port opposer’s….
Governor Crist says he is “evolving” on drilling off our coast….
HMMM….maybe is does want that V.P. spot…. badly…..
coming right on the heels of McCain…doing his own “evolving” yesterday…… previous post…
BCbythesea….I can see them now….
2 white-haired guys…riding high on a float somewhere ….between 2 oil rigs….this 4th of July…..
can’t get [...]

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Tamarac…..ANNEXATION….0 votes!
a part of Tamarac dubbed Prospect Bend by Tamarac due to its location abutting Prospect Road…and near the NW corner of Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport….
An election took place…68 registered voters were alerted to the annexation…and not one came to vote yea or nay!
If and when the north end of LBTS goes for a de- [...]

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Business section…
May want to think twice before putting down that deposit on a new condo…. to flip it…(anyone still doing this …YIKES!)
The 3rd District Court of Miami- Dade just shut the door on buyers who wanted to receive compensation for what the units they speculated on might have brought them in profit for a [...]

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Hollywood cites developers as delayed projects turn into trashy lots….LBTS code enforcement needs to get on this band wagon!
Take a stroll…how long can dumpsters sit out in front of projects filled with old mattresses and debris? Check out El Mar Drive and Washingtonia Ave.
A sweep should be common place by town staff and citations should [...]

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Feb.29,2008…..Brittany Wallman…reports that Fort Lauderdale is looking to change the way they do code enforcement…now done with a special magistrate…looking towards ticketing akin to parking tickets…for non- permitted work …. and other problems found by the enforcement staff. They want to also increase their daily fines. This will undoubtedly be seen in more municipalities as [...]

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The Hollywood manager of the underground utilities unit has now joined four of those he supervised in being charged of stealing copper wire and water meters then selling them to scrap metal yards.
If true, they systematically stole city property for profit.
They are all now on paid leave pending the outcome of the criminal [...]

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Fort Lauderdale Police have decided to initiate a no confidence vote for the City Manager and one Assistant City Manager.
They are still working without a contract….negotiations are scheduled…union approved the move…..
City replied that this does not help the situation….no wonder negotiations are iffy!

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Sun-Sentinel Political Blog…
Sheriff Lamberti hits the campaign trail….
He had some veiled jabs for the former sheriff …. Ken Jenne…now in prison…
“It’s not Al Lamberti Sheriff’s office, and I’m not going to put my name on everything.”
As the only Republican candidate….Lamberti is eager to maintain his position.
Now, if he had only kept his word to our [...]

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Log online for a map of where the teams are playing for Spring Training!
Better than Punxsutawney Phil…..when it comes to seeing how much winter is left!
Just wish the Marlins were not going to the Orange Bowl….a bitter pill for us season ticket owners….
bcbythesea hubby says that instead of spending the reported 70 million recently to [...]

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