NEW CITY HALL
5581 W. Oakland Park Blvd.

Construction Site 09.02.08

Centerline Public Notice
The City of Lauderhill will hold an Open Enrollment for people interested in purchasing a one of these homes on Tuesday, October 28 between the hours of 4:00 pm and 8:00 pm.

Property Tax Exemption Filing Dates Announced For October 2008
The Broward County Property Appraiser's Office hosts a series of community outreach events each month throughout Broward County. Deputy Appraisers will be available to assist with Homestead, Senior and other property tax exemption applications, as well as answer questions on property taxes. We are also accepting applications for Portability. The outreach program is designed to provide convenient and accessible service to the residents of Broward County. All outreach events listed below are open to the public.

Current Available Properties
Click here to view the listings which are provided by the Lauderhill CRA. Please contact the CRA office at 954-714-1534 for assistance in finding a property to meet your needs or with any questions you may have.

Landscape Irrigation Water Restrictions
Residents and Businesses – Effective: 9/19/08
Broward, Collier, Glades, Hendry, Lee, Martin, Miami-Dade, Monroe, Okeechobee, Palm Beach and St. Lucie counties

56th Avenue Renderings : City of Lauderhill
We apologize for the inconvenience. The City of Lauderhill is working diligently to complete 56th Avenue Road Construction as fast as possible.  If you have any questions regarding the construction, please call the City of Lauderhill’s Department of Environmental and Engineering Services Department at 954-730-2960. :-: view 56th Avenue Renderings :-:

CITY OF LAUDERHILL, FLORIDA NOTICE OF GENERAL ELECTION
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2008

Notice is hereby given that a General Election will be held in the City of Lauderhill, Florida, on Tuesday, November 4, 2008, for the purpose of electing, at large, three (3) City Commissioners, one each for Commission Seat #1, #2, and #3, for a four (4) year term.

All qualified electors of the City of Lauderhill, whose names appear in the registration books of the Office of the Supervisor of Elections of Broward County, Florida, will be eligible to vote in said election. The registration books shall close on October 6, 2008 at 5:00 p.m. Absentee voting shall be permitted through the Broward County Office of the Supervisor of Elections.

The election shall be held in accordance with the Charter of the City of Lauderhill, Florida, and the State of Florida Election Laws.

For further information, please contact the office of the City Clerk at (954) 730-3011.

Florida Medical Center Presents Jazz Picnic in the Park in Lauderhill at the Ilene Lieberman Botanical Gardens
Through a generous sponsorship from Florida Medical Center to cover the cost of the event, Mayor Richard Kaplan has arranged for a new Jazz Concert Series to be held at the Ilene Lieberman Botanical Gardens on Inverrary Blvd. (next to the Inverrary Hotel). The Series, to be called Jazz Picnic in the Park, will be on the second Sunday of November, January and March from 10 am to 2 pm.

The City of Lauderhill announces an Open Enrollment to establish an Eligibility List for financial assistance for the Repair/Rehabilitation program, which is open to City of Lauderhill homeowners only. Homeowners may sign up to be placed on the Minor Home Repair/Rehabilitation Program Eligibility List.

Notice of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Disaster Funds for the City of Lauderhill
The City of Lauderhill is pleased to announce the availability of $1,353,774 of Community Development Block Grant Supplemental Disaster Recovery Initiative funds, which have been allocated to the City, from the Florida Department of Community Affairs. These funds are available only to homeowners of red-tagged, homesteaded properties.

Applications may be picked up at the City of Lauderhill Commission Chambers, located at 3800 Inverrary Boulevard, Suite 111, Lauderhill, Florida 33319, on Monday, September 8, 2008, between the hours of 8:30 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. THIS IS THE ONLY DAY APPLICATIONS ARE AVAILABLE FOR PICK-UP!

Winners of the Lauderhill College Scholarship
The winners of the Lauderhill College Scholarship are awarded $1000 by Educational Advisory Board Member, Norbert Williams. Pictured L to R: Lauren King, Chelsea Kramish, Mr. Norbert Williams, Tracki Walton and Ariel Deray.

Oral Rabies Vaccine to Be Distributed Throughout Broward County Mar. 11
As part of Broward County’s Oral Rabies Vaccine program (ORV), representatives from the Broward County Animal Care and Regulation Division and Parks and Recreation Division will begin to distribute baits filled with an oral rabies vaccine on March 11, 2008, weather permitting. The goal of the program is to reduce the incidence of rabies among raccoons and reduce the threat of rabies to pets, humans, and other wildlife.

Broward Beautiful Community Grant Application
Broward Beautiful is pleased to announce the 2008 Community Grants Program. Grants, from a minimum of $1,500 to a maximum of $7,500, are available to Homeowner groups & Civic Associations, and other Not-for-profit organizations within Broward County for landscape improvement projects on public property and other common areas visible to the general public.

A report on the looming Mortgage Foreclosure Crisis in the United States
By Mayor Richard J. Kaplan - Dec. 10, 2007
For several years we have enjoyed significant increases in our property values. It has been fueled by easy credit, low interest rates, limited available housing, particularly affordable housing, and it was spurred on by lenders who were earning high profits often through selling sub prime mortgages and short term adjustable rate mortgages.

Broward County Property Appraiser Staff Member Available in Lauderhill
The Broward County Property Appraiser’s Office is renewing its commitment to Lauderhill for 2008.  We are going to have BCPA staff in Lauderhill the 3^rd Friday of every month from 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM at the City Hall, Suite 107.

Parking Laws Are For Your Safety
A Driver’s Guide to the City of Lauderhill’s Parking Ordinances for Residential Neighborhoods and Commercial Properties