A knife at our throats…How Fort Lauderdale City Manager George Gretsas is holding us hostage- After a revelation made last week at our City Commission meeting, (and after further investigation), I have discovered that City Manager George Gretsas has (over the last year) built an “employment insurance policy” for himself at our expense. During the most [...]
One Idea for Las Olas/RiverWalk: A Roll-up Pedestrian Bridge! Downtown Development Authority: Please Take Note!! One of the problems we have in encouraging economic development and growth along the Las Olas/Riverfront area is that most of the foot traffic is confined to the north side of the New River. Given the height of boats (and [...]
Fort Lauderdale saw two firsts this last weekend. The one most people heard about was the arrival of the largest cruise ship ever built (Royal Caribbean’s “Oasis of the Seas”), arriving at its new home port here in Fort Lauderdale for the first time. Equally as exciting was the public arrival here (at the Riverside [...]
A breath of fresh air arrived in Fort Lauderdale last night… …and is wafting through City Hall today! City Manager George Gretsas lost his manipulative campaign to try to maintain his stranglehold on running Fort Lauderdale for another three years, when Mayor Seiler, and Commissioners Rodstrom and Roberts refused to renew his contract on Tuesday. [...]