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UPDATES

By Tom Brinkley

LPR Cameras: The Board / Committee is currently working with city staff
The Landings Board has approached the City of Fort to make additional improvements and refurbish a number of
Lauderdale (FLPD) and secured a staff recommendation for other areas. These improvements should commence between
the city accept The Landings “proposed gifting” of the LPR November and early January (as part of Parks new budget-
Cameras to the City / Police Department. Our gift will consist year allocations). In addition to the work scheduled by the city,
of eight licenses plate readers (one for each inbound lane community volunteers have committed their time in placing
and one for each outbound lane), delivered to the city with (and watering) orchids on a number of the trees within the
the maintenance / lease services paid through the period of Bayview Drive medians. It is hoped that residents living along
12/31/2025 -12/31/2028. The city in turn will continue Bayview Drive and NE 55th Street will take the initiative to
to maintain and operate these eight LPR Cameras thereafter add and maintain additional orchids in trees that are close-
through 2034. Staff’s recommendation to the Commission by their homes. If we all pitch-in, it will make a big visual
(that this gift be approved) is scheduled to be presented at difference for our community.
the one of the November commission meetings. If approved,
it should allow the transfer of ownership to be finalized by Transportation and Mobility:
12/31/2025. We are optimistic that this proposed gifting will TAM has been working to secure funding for the repainting /
be approved, and both the City / FLPD and the Community refurbishing of the NE 55th Street pedestrian way (also used
gain the assurance of eight (8) LPR’s operating throughout The as a bicycle lane by many), and the Bayview Drive bicycle
Landings for the coming eight years (with no additional costs lane (also used by many as a pedestrian way). Additionally,
being incurred by the Association). Hopefully in our next issue the Department is working to identify and secure funding
we will be able to report the gifting having been approved for commencing the design of upgrades for pedestrian cross
and completed. In the interim, the Association will continue markings, bicycle and other traffic improvements on Bayview
to operate the five cameras (four outbound lanes and one Drive, between Commercial Blvd. and North Federal Highway
inbound lane) that we currently have in operation. to improve safety.
Parks and Recreation / Landscaping: Bayview Drive “Flat Bridge”:
In recent months, there has been upgrades completed on The repairs and eventual reconstruction of the Longboat Inlet
a number of the “median bull-noses” along Bayview Drive. Bridge (the flat Bayview Drive bridge) have been on hold for

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