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 | Jun 19, 2025 | Broward County, News, Politics, Pompano Beach, Real Estate/Development
At the June 10 Pompano Beach City Commission meeting, the dais failed to pass a second reading of a resolution opting to use public financing for civic elements of the Downtown Pompano project, potentially raising the costs of the downtown project by $100 million,...
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 | 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 | Nov 16, 2024 | Politics, Pompano Beach
The City of Pompano Beach held a budget workshop for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 this past month, which ran for several hours after an initial presentation from city staff. City staff recommended a balanced budget of $487 million, a 14% increase from last year. Chief among...
by Sam Rosser | Nov 16, 2024 | Broward County, Deerfield Beach, Lighthouse Point, News, Politics, Pompano Beach, Real Estate/Development
In a nearly five-hour special meeting of the City Commission and the Pompano Beach Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA), a master developer agreement with RocaPoint Partners for downtown Pompano Beach was approved in a 4-2 vote. The agreement, decades in the making,...
