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The agreement was facilitated by a generous $1.5 million We have big news regarding the Durrs neighborhood. The
legacy gift from Orange Bowl Tennis. The money is designated stormwater improvement project there is being completed
to upgrade the facility to meet international standards, suitable a year early! In the Progresso Village neighborhood, we’ve
for high-caliber tournaments and to once again attract top-tier approved a $39.6 million project to reduce flooding and
tennis events to the city. improve stormwater drainage.

Under the agreement, the USTA will establish the Jimmy But that’s not all. The new police headquarters will be
Evert Tennis Center as the new home for the Orange Bowl completed late this year. I recently took a tour of the new
International Tennis Championships and will host additional building to review its progress. Our community can look
quarterly tennis tournaments and clinics. forward to an improved workspace for our officers as well as
a new community space for meetings and events. We’ll even
Over in Snyder Park, we are already seeing the success of
The Fort pickleball facility. be able to convene our City Commission meetings there until
our new city hall is built.
It hosted its first major tournament, the Humana APP Fort
Lauderdale Open, where pickleball pros, amateurs and Work is moving forward on the new water treatment plant.
viewers from all over the country gathered for five days of elite We are on time to begin operations by the fall of next year,
competition. The five gold medal matches aired nationwide on and our water will now be clear, safe and abundant as our
the CBS Sports Network. needs continue to grow.
We are beginning to install new high-tech water meters to
The Fort is the result of a public-private partnership with
My Park Initiative to develop the world's first dedicated better report residential water usage. It’s high time we got a
pickleball stadium at an underutilized section of Snyder Park, handle on water bills that spike for no discernable reason.
just north of Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. These new meters will alert the city immediately when unusual
The complex boasts 44 courts and seating for nearly usage is occurring and to make the homeowner aware of the
2,000 spectators. situation.
Yes, great things are happening all over Fort Lauderdale.
We also have some critical initiatives underway involving
roads and infrastructure. Stay tuned as 2025 will be an exciting year for the continued
enhancement of our wonderful city. HB
We have repaved Las Olas Boulevard! Doesn’t it look terrific?
It’s certainly a much easier drive. Sincerely,
We’re beginning design work on street improvements in
the Tarpon River and Shady Banks neighborhoods. And, Dean Trantalis
construction will soon begin on improving Northwest 15th Mayor
Avenue from East Sunrise Boulevard to Mills Pond Park. City of Fort Lauderdale

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