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ary Church, located at 890 N.W. 15th St., this quar-
ter. The first families are expected to move into their
new homes next year. Florida Gov. Rick Scott and
newly-appointed leader of the Department of Hous-
ing and Urban Development Ben Carson were at the
event in Pompano Beach that celebrated the nine-
acre, 77-home site
One family who helped make the Pompano
Beach project a reality were car dealership owners
Rick and Rita Case, who donated $500,000. “We’re
hoping that this sets a n example
for other people in our commu-
nity,” said Rick Case, “not only in
Broward County, but all of Florida
to step up and do something like
this. Affordable housing is so
important nowadays, and Habitat
for Humanity is a huge part of
that.”
Hurricane Irma Debris Pick-up
- Regularly scheduled bulk pickup
is suspended
The City of Pompano Beach’s
recovery effort in response to
Hurricane Irma is well underway.
Clearing the roadways began
immediately following the storm;
disaster debris removal from the
roadsides began on Friday, Sep-
tember 15th and will continue for
several weeks. As is the case
with all recovery efforts, the
safety of our residents, visitors
and business owners is of the
utmost importance. The storm’s
impact left widespread tree dam-
age and vegetative debris. Clear-
ing and removing disaster debris
from our roadways and properties
is a crucial part of the recovery
effort.
In order to expedite the clean-
up process, residents are urged
to do the following: Separate
vegetative debris from construc-
tion and demolition waste and put them into separate piles. These piles will be collected
by different trucks and ultimately disposed of in dif-
ferent manners.
DO NOT place normal bulk items (such as furni-
ture, appliances, or building materials) out at this
time.
Regularly scheduled bulk pickup is suspended
during this disaster debris removal effort and will
resume after this effort is completed.
Place debris piles at the curb, not in the roadway,
in order for it to be removed. City
crews and designated contractors
WILL NOT be able to retrieve
debris from private property.
Please make all efforts not to
cover sidewalks.
Trash and recycling collection
has resumed normal scheduled
service. Continue to place trash in
the gray cart and recyclables in
the blue cart. Set carts out at the
curb on your assigned collection
days. Do not place carts within
three feet of debris piles.
Crews will be making two con-
certed efforts to remove all of the
disaster debris. Phase One is
underway and should be com-
pleted by the end of next week;
Phase Two is expected to begin
by Monday, October 2nd. Please
be patient while the City works to
restore our roadways and neigh-
borhoods. If your debris pile is
removed and you find that there
is more, place it curbside and it
will be removed on the second
pass.
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Building Permit Fee Waiver
Effective 8:00 am, Monday,
September 18, 2017 Building Per-
mit Fees for Hurricane Irma dam-
age repairs will be waived. This
waiver will be in effect on a month
to month basis until a decision is
made to discontinue the waiver.
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