Congressman Ron Klein will have his staff available in the Library Community Room on February 4th and the 1st Wednesday of each month, from 9:00 a.m. to noon in order to help residents with any issues concerning Veterans Affairs, Social Security, Immigration or Passports, other Federal Agencies, or answer residents questions.
Kudos to Chris O’Neil for appearing at a recent commission meeting. I didn’t even know it was up for consideration, but apparently it was a near misss to ban fishing at DeGroff park. There will be some changes for park usage- parking- but fishing will remain open! Not all residents live on the water and…
As a result of partnering with the DEA, the City of Lighthouse Point has received $2.6 million from Federal Forfiture funds- money from a money laundering case- according to the Sept 24 city commission meeting minutes. The money can only be used for specific police department purposes. Purchases planned or completed: Ticketing software for patrol…
Did you ever walk into a restaurant and think twice about staying after you noticed how dirty it was? We used to get pizza at a popular local place, mostly delivered. But when we stopped by there to eat and had to swat flies off our food, I decided I wasn’t going to buy from…
The 2009 A1A Marathon included 2 Lighthouse Point residents in the marathon and 25 residents in the half marathon. Mari-Lee Baxter of Pompano Beach won the women’s title. 1% of the finishers within the officially allotted time were from Lighthouse Point, in a field that included entries from many countries. There is no prize money…
Yep, I sure am glad that a couple of us decided to voice our concerns about the annual double digit budget increase. After the (first) hearing, they came back with a new budget. Apparently it wasn’t enough the first time so they’re going to collect an extra $200,000 in more property taxes. I hope no…
Modeled after the City of Berkeley Ca Renewable and Solar Technology project, our own solar project would probably have to start similarly. First we need to establish a Green Assessment District. After gathering enough property owners who want to participate in the program, we’d need to select the first recipients. it’s my idea, so do…