Also noteworthy, “Public Requests from the Floor:
Mooneer Kahn, owner of Pompano One Price Dry Cleaners in Lighthouse Point, asked City Commissioners for an update on his request in February to consider allowing his Lighthouse Point location to receive clothes from another location, and also, to have more than five employees. City Administrator Lavisky responded that Administration would need nine to twelve months from the applicant’s request before any recommendations can be made.”

I don’t know any of the particulars, but as a business owner, waiting nearly a year to find out if you can grow your business seems like a long time if there is no building expansion. I’m betting the key here is questioning the environmental impact, but surely such a small town can move faster than this?

NEW – Option to rent furnished or partially furnished. Owner occupied.
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Lighthouse Point waterfront home for rent.

Lease option to purchase by owner. $850,000.

My mom saved this and sent it to me when my daughter was little. A few parts have been lost, but we’re still digging to see if we can find them. I always thought it was a Barbie, but now I know it’s Francie. The hangars have Francie’s name. At none time you could hang clothes in the little box area inside the case I think.

The Francie doll has real eyelashes, and brown eyes. It’s a twist and turn doll. The legs can bend into 3 positions. The left leg does not work correctly any more. It’s just a soft bend instead of locking into position. The hair and rest of doll is very nice, assuming it will clean up easy, and I made any attempt to clean it yet. It says made in Japan, 1965 under the head. It has trademark 1966 and made in Japan on rear, It has #21 on left rear. There is no green or stains around ears.

The mannequin set includes the pink mannequin, blue base, dress ready for pretend pattern cut out and another piece of fabric.

White outfit- skirt, pants, (ripped in one spot), and hood, white boots
Green outfit- sweater, skirt, leggings, hat, 1 green boot like shoe.
pyschedelic 2-piece. Still has original thread to keep the 2 parts together.
rain outfit- hat, jacket, shirt, shorts, yellow flat shoes
red francie hangar
orange francie hangar
stripe bathing suit, 1 piece
black plaid dress- on a black hangar, not a francie hangar so not sure of age

Chip’s been an asset to LHP as a commissioner and will be even more valuable at the County level where wiser thinking is needed to rein in spending.
Good Luck Chip!

Kudos to Lighthouse Point for being able to hold the line for this particular item. As many people know, most of the property taxes we pay though are Broward County taxes, including Broward County Schools. They’re still trying to find ways to trim the budget. Surely there will be a hike, but how much is yet to be determined.

For those with inquisitive minds, the per property value drop is in the $20,000 range according to the property appraiser numbers. I have no idea how accurate the data on this source is, but I pulled this data off Yahoo real estate web site. http://realestate.yahoo.com/Florida/Lighthouse_Point. I find that many sites lump LHP data into Pompano because of a shared zip code. The last city meeting I attended there were only a handful of foreclosures so this number below seems quite high.

Lighthouse Point, FL Real Estate Market Snapshot
updated Monday, September 13, 2010
Listing Type Number Median Price Price Change
from Aug
Homes for Sale 221 $529,000 -11.8%
New Homes 0 n/a n/a
Foreclosures 195 $323,000 -0.9%

The purpose of this one day program is to bring national focus to the issue of pharmaceutical controlled substance abuse. Many Americans are unaware that unused medicines in homes are highly susceptible to diversion, misuse and abuse.

There’s another benefit though. Studies have shown there is a high incidence of drugs in ground water. Save the planet. Take your drugs to the police instead of throwing out or flushing them down the toilet.

You can read more about what’s in our drinking water on the US government site.
More information is at www.lighthousepoint.com

I entered the code and put into a blog post to test. Then I entered Bugatchi shirt, one of the products listed in my store. Up came my competitors, mostly Zappos. At least 1/3 of the items actually were no longer available. Their prices are usually higher than mine, unless they have limited sizes or colors.

I already knew most of the price comparison sites only have paid advertisements. Other sites like dealtime, pricegrabber, they all have the same concept. But how many regular shoppers out there know that? Using the portal to compare prices, won’t necessarily get you the best price. However, on certain items like computers, I do think it makes sense because all the main players are listed there. Not so for tons of other products from apparel to sporting goods.

Final note- skip the widget.
Final note 2- Zappos has many good points, but CEO golf shop customers say that shop at CEOgolfshop.com because there are more in stock colors and sizes, and the people are friendly and helpful.

“These funds will provide businesses throughout our state a tremendous opportunity to give someone in need a fresh start and a new direction for the future,” Gov. Charlie Crist said.

Workers must meet federal low-income guidelines and have at least one child under 18.

Florida is eligible for up to $200 million in stimulus money for the program. No state matching dollars are required.

Florida Back to Work job sites will be coordinated through Florida’s 24 regional workforce boards, which will link local businesses with eligible employees.

The online information about program details is a little weak. Broward refers employers to read American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Implementation Plan. This takes you to The Florida Office of Economic Recovery for information about Workforce Employment and Training
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Employers interested in participating need to contact Broward County’s Workforce One or Palm Beach County’s Workforce Alliance.

Job seekers can visit www.EmployFlorida.com to look for Florida Back to Work employment opportunities.

Lighthouse A’Glow- Wednesday, December 2nd, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Frank McDonough Park
Always a huge turnout- music, santa, snow and fun for all.

Family Movie in the Park- Polar Express
Friday, December 4, 2009
Frank McDonough Park
3500 NE 27 Avenue
6:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Bring a picnic dinner for your family.

6th Annual Taste of Lighthouse Point Tuesday, January 19th, 2010 at
The Lighthouse Point Yacht & Racquet Club from 6:30 – 9:00 P.M.