Tag: Deerfield Beach
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Broward County delays vote on Monarch Hill height increase in face of opposition by cities, residents
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
After a big build-up to a final decision, the Broward County Commission on Tuesday evening voted unanimously to put off for two months a decision on whether to let Waste Management supersize its Monarch Hill landfill to a height of 325 feet – 20 feet higher than the Statue of Liberty. -
Coconut Creek spurns Waste Management’s offer; to fight dump’s expansion plans at county today
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
Waste Management’s attempt to corral Coconut Creek’s longstanding opposition to expanding the mountainous, odoriferous Monarch Hill landfill with offers of cash and environmental incentives fell flat Monday afternoon when city commissioners voted unanimously to reject it. -
Waste Management really wants to keep dumping at an expanded Monarch Hill – Broward, Creek poised to go along
By Dan Christensen
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Deerfield Beach asphalt plant worries neighbors, raises concerns about recycling radioactive waste
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
Deerfield Beach residents are opposed to reopening a dormant asphalt plant they fear will endanger public health. But there’s more to fear, perhaps, as asphalt plants begin making recycled asphalt for roadway construction using radioactive waste from the state’s fertilizer industry. -
Broward cities that pay sheriff for police/fire services consider heading for the exits amid unrest over costs, control
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
A rebellion is brewing among the 13 cities that pay tens of millions of dollars to the Broward Sheriff’s Office every year for police and fire services. -
Broward opens broad inquiry into misuse of property tax dollars by CRAs; millions at stake
By William Gjebre and Dan Christensen
BrowardBulldog.org
The Broward Inspector General’s Office has opened a broad inquiry into the potential misuse of public funds across the county with written requests to at least nine cities with a Community Redevelopment Agency to hand over a variety of financial records for inspection.
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