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Mayor’s Message

he city recently broke ground on one of the most significant components of our
ongoing effort to upgrade our utility infrastructure and ensure its resiliency for
Tthe next century.
We officially began construction of the Prospect Lake Clean Water Center near
the Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport. This state-of-the-art facility will provide
clean, high-quality drinking water to our community for decades to come. It is also
designed to withstand the winds of a Category 5 hurricane.
We expect construction to be completed within 42 months.

The new plant is part of more than $1.5 billion that the city will spend in the coming
years to improve critical infrastructure. We’ve been constructing new seawalls,
Dean Trantalis replacing aging water and sewer pipes and improving our stormwater management
MAYOR system. We also are in the process of building a new police headquarters and two
City of Fort Lauderdale
dtrantalis@fortlauderdale.gov new fire stations.
The water plant represents another use of an innovative public-private partnership
by the city to expedite needed work. We are teaming up with companies that have
international expertise in the field of water plant construction and management. In
addition to building the plant, they will operate it under city supervision for the next
30 years.

City Hall, 8th Floor
100 N Andrews Ave
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33311

Office Contact
Scott Wyman
Chief of Staff to the Mayor
swyman@fortlauderdale.gov
954.828.5314

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