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A few updates:

Beaches. Update on Segment II Beach Renourishment Project Sand placement is complete
down to ~1300 ft north of Sunrise Blvd., with trucks still using the NE 27th St. access
point. Work continues to move at a steady pace, thanks to decent weather and wave
conditions. Progress will be slowed at the beginning of Turtle season and resume in
4th Quarter after Turtle season.
Replacing the Charles F. Fiveash Regional Water Treatment Plant. The Charles F. Fiveash
Regional Water Treatment Plant was built in 1954 and has been utilized to supply the
city’s drinking water throughout the decades. To enhance and modernize the city’s water
treatment facilities, the proposals submitted by four companies presented possibilities to
design, construct, operate, manage, and maintain the city’s Charles F. Fiveash Regional
Water Treatment Plant and the water system selection process is ongoing.
Manatees and Fertilizer. In 2021, we were faced with an unfortunate record-setting
1,101 manatee deaths in Florida. The majority were caused by starvation due to water
Ed Rebholz pollution killing off their main food source, seagrass. One of the biggest pollutants is
President, something we are all familiar with, fertilizer. When used improperly, fertilizer runoff
Lauderdale Harbors contaminates our waterways, bringing nutrients to algae, which causes them to grow
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into blooms and kill off the surrounding seagrass.
lauderdaleharbors@gmail.com

TEAM LHIA
Officers
Vice-President
Aimara Sage
Secretary
John Calabrese
Treasurer
Bonnie Rogers
Board Members
Pam Barlow
Anna Carpenter
Larry Casey
Tom Collins
Christina Deushle
Ted Itzoe
Barbara Magill
Shannon O’Brien
Louise Whitcomb

Helping Our Homeless Neighbors. The City of Fort Lauderdale Police Department (FLPD)
continues to support the City’s homeless neighbors through a variety of efforts. (cont. pg 34)

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