by Nick Sortal | Sep 28, 2021 | Topical Stories
Only slight increases for departmentsThe most important task a city council is charged with is approving a budget each year. We signed off for expenditures from Oct. 1, 2021, to Sept. 30, 2022, at our Sept. 17 meeting.How big is Plantation’s budget? This year it is...
by Nick Sortal | Sep 21, 2021 | Topical Stories
Audit shows county facility treats animals poorly Citing unnecessarily poor care for abandoned animals, the Plantation City Council joined other cities in asking the Broward County Commission for urgent changes at Broward Animal Care and Adoption.The council approved...
by Nick Sortal | Sep 13, 2021 | Topical Stories
Environmental emphasis means funding is in play I don’t have many contacts in Tallahassee and Washington, D.C., and most elected officials at my level don’t, either. That’s why we have professional lobbyists to communicate with state and national leaders about...
by Nick Sortal | Sep 1, 2021 | Topical Stories
The people that you meet…Tuesday was a day that I never thought would come. Authorities solved the murder case of Kim Dietz-Livesey, found in a suitcase on Flamingo Road in June 2000. Because I was the only person in the SunSentinel South office the morning of...
by Nick Sortal | Aug 18, 2021 | Topical Stories
There’s always something to learn… I’ve attended conventions of all kinds, and I think it comes down to this: People are looking for either tips or inspiration. And that was the case Aug. 12-14 as I attended the Florida League of Cities annual...
by Nick Sortal | Jul 29, 2021 | Topical Stories
1935 event prompts actions for many The Plantation City Council passed a proclamation in support of the city of Fort Lauderdale’s attempt to raise awareness of a 1935 lynching of a black man in Broward County. And a Plantation man has been inspired to write a play...
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