by Nick Sortal | Feb 10, 2021 | Topical Stories
Strong-mayor form of government has run its course I’ve watched my city of Plantation at work for several years and have thought a lot about its government structure.We maintain our small-town feel with a strong sense of community, yet our population is approaching...
by Nick Sortal | Jan 17, 2021 | Topical Stories
ML King DayThe city offered its first-ever Martin Luther King Day celebration in 2020, at the Jim Ward Community Center. Because of Covid, we observed this day virtually and our Parks and Recreation Department put together a heck of a virtual event: 42 minutes of...
by Nick Sortal | Dec 6, 2020 | Topical Stories
2 new hires in PlantationPlantation has two new department heads: Samira Shalan is the new city engineer and Bill Gale will lead the building department as our new building official.Both start their jobs on Monday, Dec. 7.The city council approved both hires at its...
by Nick Sortal | Dec 3, 2020 | Topical Stories
It’s an office, without long-term commitmentsThe Plantation Chamber of Commerce conducted a ribbon-cutting Thursday, Dec. 3, for Office Evolution, a workspace provider.The business is located in the Aetna building, which is part of Plantation Walk and just west...
by Nick Sortal | Nov 22, 2020 | Topical Stories
Two new faces at City Hall I have a saying: You govern like you campaign. And, based on how hard and how Jennifer Andreu and Tim Fadgen campaigned this fall… well, I’d just like to say our city is in good shape. The two new council members, elected Nov. 3, were sworn...
by Nick Sortal | Sep 30, 2020 | Topical Stories
State committee spot gives me an insight on priorities I admit that I underestimated the effect state government has on my city after being elected in 2018. As State Rep. Evan Jenne said last year during a League of Women Voters workshop, “Government is becoming more...
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