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Washington, DC -- Congressmen Alcee Hastings (FL-23), Robert Wexler (FL-19), Kendrick Meek (FL-17), Ron Klein (FL-22), Lincoln Diaz-Balart (FL-21) and Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-20) announced that Broward County will receive over $144 million in federal funding in the recently passed Congressional spending bill.
“We are proud to work together to bring home these much needed federal funds to benefit the people of Broward County and South Florida. The projects that will be funded range from technology for law enforcement to beach renourishment to an oncology unit at a children’s hospital,” they said in a joint statement. “It was certainly encouraging to work with one another as well as both Florida Senators to ensure that the people of South Florida get their fair share.”
Funded projects include:
Broward County
Beaches in Broward County will receive $492,000 for beach renourishment and shore protection and $492,000 for the Port Everglades Future Dredging Program. The Port currently lacks the width, depth and navigational clearances to accommodate the newer, larger class of ocean-going vessels. Funding will allow the Army Corps of Engineers to continue the necessary planning, engineering and design needed prior to construction of this regionally significant project, which when constructed will allow Port Everglades to widen and deepen harbor channels to accommodate the newer, larger class of ocean-going vessels.
Broward County’s population growth and subsequent traffic congestion has generated additional demand for public transportation and in order to keep pace with demand, Broward County has had to expand service, leaving replacement of older, failing buses behind schedule. Funding will go toward the purchase of fifty (50) limited stop articulated buses for US-1, and 20 hybrid fuel buses. Broward County will also receive $200,000 for Bus Procurement, $735,000 to develop a more effective U.S. 441/SR7 traffic interchange at 11th Street in Lauderhil, and $500,000 for the Southwest Broward County Transit facility to provide greater access to mass transit in neighborhoods in Southwest Broward.
Broward County will also receive $500,000 for FEMA Pre-Disaster Mitigation.
These funds will enable the County to work with FEMA to mitigate the potential damage from natural disasters before they occur.
Broward Community College
Broward Community College will receive $292,000 for an educational training program in emergency preparedness and response.
Broward County/ Fort Lauderdale Downtown Development Agency
Broward County and the Fort Lauderdale Downtown Development Agency will jointly receive $670,000 for Downtown Transit Circulator. The Downtown Transit Circulator (DTC) consists of a light rail/streetcar system directly serving the 750-acre urban core of Fort Lauderdale.
Broward County and the Fort Lauderdale Downtown Development Agency will also jointly receive $245,000 for the Downtown Transit Circulator Streetscapes. The funding would be used for enhancements to existing lane configurations, wider sidewalks, landscaping, hardscape, lighting, street furniture, crosswalks and shade trees. The Streetscape is being applied along the Circulator alignment and the approaches to the system.
City of Coconut Creek
The City of Coconut will receive $200,000 to provide structural hardening of the Public Works Administrative and Fleet Services Buildings at the City of Coconut Creek Government Center.
Covenant House, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Covenant House Florida will receive $195,000 to expand their “Moms & Babies Program” for expectant and parenting teens and young adults, providing pre/post natal care counseling, proper nutrition and health and parenting education classes. Participants are also encouraged to take the GED, enroll in job and vocational training, and participate in community service involvement.
City of Deerfield Beach
The City of Deerfield Beach will receive $738,000 for Beach renourishment and shore protection.
Florida National Scenic Trail
Florida National Scenic Trail will receive $570,952 for trail construction and administration, and management of land.
City of Hallandale Beach
The City of Hallandale Beach will receive $94,000 for Law Enforcement Communications Equipment. This equipment will include enhanced emergency communications and public safety information, electronic video-television monitoring and production center, and an enhanced phone system and computers. This equipment will help Hallandale Beach to adequately address law enforcement and emergency issues.
City of Hollywood
The City of Hollywood will receive $376,000 for Mobile Command Unit Equipment. This equipment will be used in Hollywood’s mobile command/communications vehicle which is used by public safety personnel to respond to natural disasters, crime scene incidents, critical incidents and large special events.
Holocaust Documentation and Education Center, Hollywood
The Holocaust Documentation and Education Center will receive $294,000 for the construction of exhibit space. The Holocaust Documentation and Education Center has acquired a building which will house the first South Florida Holocaust Museum on the first and second floors. These floors need to be designed and then built for the museum’s exhibitions. In addition, there is much-needed repair on the exterior of the building. Funding will go toward these purposes.
City of Miramar
The City of Miramar will receive $392,000 for the development of bus facilities at the Town Center Transit Hub.
City of Fort Lauderdale
The City of Fort Lauderdale will receive $93,000 to promote safety by installing a system of ten cameras in strategic locations throughout the City. The system is meant to deter and detect crime, as well as assist in culprit apprehension.
City of Lauderdale Lakes
The City of Lauderdale Lakes will receive $164,500 to improve law enforcement technology. The city will also receive $196,000 for renovation and construction of a new educational and cultural addition to the library
Town of Lauderdale-by-the-Sea
The Town of Lauderdale-by-the-Sea will receive $492,200 to install a complete sewer system for the North Beach neighborhood.
Organization of American States Security Reimbursement
$2.5 million was secured to reimburse Broward County and the City of Ft. Lauderdale for the cost of security at the OAS Conference in 2005.
City of Parkland
The City of Parkland will receive $245,000 to construct riverside multiuse trailways from Holmberg Rd to NW 81st St.
Town of Pembroke Park
The Town of Pembroke parks will receive $450,000 for a sanitary sewage system
City of Pembroke Pines
The City of Pembroke Pines will receive $219,000 for the Florida State University Charter School Autism Program. This program allows children with autism and related problems to receive an individualized, age-appropriate education, alongside their same chronological, general-education peers.
City of Plantation
The City of Plantation will receive $282,000 for Law Enforcement Technology. This will provide funding for 300 digital radios to support the Police Department’s SMART Zone Communications System. Enhancing the current system will expedite access to critical information for emergency situations, lessen response times and prevent human and property losses.
City of Pompano Beach
The City of Pompano Beach will receive $446,000 to switch the City’s communication to digital from analog, thereby enhancing the communications between Local and State Public Safety Departments.
South Broward Hospital District
The South Broward Hospital District will receive $263,000 for Facilities and Equipment. Funding will go toward expanding the Pediatric Oncology unit at Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital.
Town of Southwest Ranches
The Town of Southwest Ranches will receive $1,470,000 for the I-75 / Griffin Road Interchange. Funding will go toward converting the two western quadrants of the I-75 / Griffin Road Interchange from rural design to an urban design. This project will relieve conflict between westbound traffic and traffic exiting I-75 bound for the City of Weston. It will eliminate conflicts, delays & accidents and provide additional storage capacity.
City of Weston
The City of Weston will receive $492,000 for Storm Water Pumps. Funding would go toward construction of two new pump structures, providing residents and businesses with reliable flood control. The current pumps are in excess of 30 years old, exposed to weather, and in need of replacement.
Young At Art Children’s Museum, Davie
The Young at Art Children’s Museum will receive $167,000 for the Global Village Project. Funding will go toward the development of the Global Village, a 4,500 square foot Immersive, educational journey that will diminish prejudices, break racial barriers and instill pride in one’s own cultural heritage as well as the heritage of other cultures. 300,000 children and adults annually will be impacted by this important educational opportunity.
South Florida Everglades Ecosystem Restoration
Everglades restoration efforts will receive $130,669,296 for projects to improve the ecosystem and water quality of South Florida.
FEMA Long-term Recovery Office - Florida
The bill also includes much needed funding for regional FEMA offices to help state and local governments prepare for and respond to disasters. Additionally, the bill directed FEMA to maintain Florida’s critical long-term recovery office as long as necessary in order to respond to issues surrounding the 2004 hurricanes that struck the State.
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