by Sam Rosser | Jul 1, 2025 | Breaking News, News, Politics, Pompano Beach
Pompano Beach city staff recommended a $242.5 million budget on Tuesday, representing a $19.2 million increase from the 2025 budget. More than half of the budget is recommended to be devoted to public safety, with $58 million allocated to fire and EMS services and...
by Sam Rosser | May 29, 2025 | Archive, Breaking News, Broward County, News, Politics, Pompano Beach, Real Estate/Development
After nearly two hours of deliberation, the Pompano Beach City Commission passed the first reading of a resolution approving public financing of civic buildings in the downtown development project in a 4-2 vote. Commissioners Audrey Fesik and Beverly Perkins...
by Sam Rosser | May 6, 2025 | Archive, Breaking News, Broward County, News, Parenting, Pompano Beach, Real Estate/Development
The Pompano Beach Downtown development is nearing an important inflection point – a May 14 City Commission meeting will decide the fate of several critical facets of the project. A contentious April 30 special meeting of the City Commission and Pompano Beach CRA Board...
by Sam Rosser | Apr 15, 2025 | Breaking News, News, Politics, Pompano Beach, Real Estate/Development
In an op-ed that ran in the Sun Sentinel and New Pelican earlier this month, Pompano Beach Commissioner Audrey Fesik called for the city to take “immediate action to sunset [the Pompano Beach Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA)] in its entirety.” Going...
by Sam Rosser | Jan 8, 2025 | Archive, Breaking News, Broward County, News, Pompano Beach, Real Estate/Development
At the last Pompano Beach City Commission meeting, the city council voted to execute a construction agreement with Newline Skateparks to build a skatepark at the Pompano Beach Community Park, located at 1660 NE 10th st. The agreement was passed unanimously to a...
by Marie Puleo | Sep 21, 2022 | Breaking News, Pompano Beach, Real Estate/Development, Restaurants
A new Starbucks with a drive-through is being planned for a vacant portion of property located at 3885 N. Federal Highway in Pompano Beach. The project is being developed by Boca Raton-based Schmier Property Group, which owns the 2.23-acre property through its...
