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New County Commission District Map Approved
Broward County Commissioners
approved a new Broward County Commission district
map at the public hearing held December 13. The
new map is based upon the recently released 2010
Census data. The County is divided into nine single
member districts. Redistricting is required by
Section 2.01 A. of the Broward County Charter to
balance the populations of the districts and ensure
residents have equal representation on the County
Commission. 
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Recycle Your Christmas Tree at 14 County Parks
The Parks and Recreation
Division’s annual Chip-A-Tree initiative continues
through Sunday, January 22. Last year the Division
recycled more than 9,000 Christmas trees
representing more than 100 tons of material that
would otherwise have gone to landfills. Residents
are encouraged to help the environment by removing
all decorations from their trees (no decorated trees
will be accepted) and bringing them to a
participating park, where they are chipped free of
charge and used for landscaping throughout the
County park system. There is a limit of two trees
per vehicle, artificial trees are not accepted, and
no commercial vehicles or garbage trucks are allowed.
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County Announces Convenient New Way to Pay Property
Taxes
Residents can save time,
avoid long lines and reduce parking congestion
traditionally associated with making property tax
payments by using Broward County’s new drive-thru
payment station, open this tax payment season on
Friday, March 30, and Monday, April 2. A drive-thru
payment station will be located in the parking lot
of the Governmental Center Annex building, 115 S.
Andrews Ave., accepting payments from 10 a.m. to 4
p.m. To access the kiosk, customers should enter the
parking lot from the Brickell Avenue (west) side of
the Governmental Center and follow the signs.
Payments can also be made online and at any
Broward County branch of
Wells Fargo. For more information visit the
Records, Taxes and Treasury website or call
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Broward
B-cycle Bike-sharing Program Commences
The
Broward B-cycle program
has commenced in the cities of Hollywood, Fort Lauderdale
and Pompano Beach. Residents and visitors can now increase
their daily activity and reduce carbon emissions with the
nation's first countywide bike-sharing system, Broward
B-cycle. The Broward B-cycle bikes are equipped with
computers to track mileage, calories burned and carbon
offsets. Users must be 18 years or older with a valid credit
card for use either online or at the bike-sharing stations
located throughout the County.
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County Commission Approves Art Wraps
on Traffic Signal Cabinets
Those rather bland
looking traffic signal cabinets visible at many
intersections may soon be turned into pieces of art. Broward
County Commissioners have given the go-ahead for cities and
other governmental entities to art wrap the County-owned
utility boxes as long as there is no cost to the County. The
initial request came from the Fort Lauderdale Downtown
Development Association, which plans to decorate the traffic
signal cabinets in conjunction with the city’s Centennial
Celebration.
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Broward County Disperses $180,000 in
Appliance Rebates
Broward County has dispersed more than
$180,000 in rebate checks to residents who participated in
the County’s
ENERGY SENSE Appliance Rebate Program, part of a $1.24
million Energy Efficiency Conservation Block Grant awarded
through the U.S. Department of Energy, intended to reduce
the County’s overall energy consumption and stimulate the
economy. To date, the County has issued 885 rebates to
residents, ranging from $150 to $250. Participants are
saving approximately 22 percent off the purchase price of an
ENERGY STAR refrigerator or washing machine as well as a
reduction in their utility bills. This popular program
closed December 16, but look for it to continue in 2012.
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Google Maps Now Available inside the
Airport
Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International
Airport travelers can now use Google Maps on their Android
devices to view detailed interior floor plans of the
terminals and garages and the location of gates, concessions
and restrooms. Travelers can conveniently access this
information on the go and quickly figure out their location
in the Airport’s four terminals and parking garages. Users
will need to update the Google Maps application on their
device in order to access these maps, but no future updates
will be required after that one-time installation.
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Broward County Contractor Licensing
Seminar Set for February 7
Broward County Permitting, Licensing and
Consumer Protection Division is offering a free contractor
licensing seminar for any County resident interested in
becoming a licensed contractor to have the benefit of
operating as a legal contractor or starting a contracting
business on Tuesday, February 7, beginning at 9 a.m., at
Broward County Government Center West, Building A Hearing
Room, 1 N. University Drive, Plantation. For more
information on experience requirements for other license
categories, visit the
Licensing and Enforcement Section website or call
954-765-4400, extension 9845. Reservations are required.
Young At Art Museum
Receives Cultural Institution Designation
Broward Cultural Division
recently announced Young At Art Museum as the eighth
Cultural Institution in Broward County as defined by the
Broward County Board of County Commissioners, as recommended
by the Broward Cultural Council. This new designation now
includes Young At Art in a group of Broward County’s largest
cultural not-for-profit organizations comprised of Bonnet
House, Hollywood Art and Culture Center, Museum of Discovery
and Science, Nova Southeastern University Museum of Art Division, Opera Guild of Fort
Lauderdale, Symphony of Americas, Inc., and Broward
County Film Society.
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Top 10 Reasons to
Visit Fort Lauderdale this Season
The Greater Fort
Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau reminds residents
and their seasonal guests that this year's winter line-up in
sun-kissed Greater Fort Lauderdale offers
fun-filled events and
cultural activities. Residents are encouraged to remind
family and friends, near and far, to pack their bikini,
suntan lotion and flip flops and check out this season's
signature celebrations, parades as well as new international
exhibitions.
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