Makeover for Downtown Plazas Moves Forward
Similar to what other Broward cities have done with old commercial buildings, the Margate Community Redevelopment Agency (MCRA) has...
Rumor Could Pose Detriment to Meaningful Opposition
Recent social media chatter among residents opposed to housing on the Carolina Golf Course at 3011 Rock Island Road is unfounded, per a...
Margate Comp Plan RFP Rife with Violations and Conflict
Commissioner Anthony Caggiano voted the RFP down. Colleagues Tommy Ruzzano and Arlene Schwartz questioned necessity, scope and RFP...
CRA Lawsuit Alleges Scheme by Elected Officials. Conflict of Interest Prevails
Filed nearly 10 months ago by developers New Urban Communities (NUC), the lawsuit against the Margate Community Redevelopment Agency has...
Utility Box Art Submissions Reveal Disconnect Between Redevelopment and Community
After a failed Call to Artists by the City’s Community Redevelopment Agency last year, elected officials tabled utility box art proposals...
Residents Stand Ground at City Hall. Suggest Alternative Plan for David Park Variance
MARGATE - Though options exist to turning David Park green space into asphalt, the city’s Board of Adjustment (BOA) and Community...
Medical Marijuana Users in Margate May Soon Score Dope Next Door. County Commissioners Hear the Matt
Living in a City that outlawed Medical Marijuana Treatment Centers (MMTCs) at the close of 2017, Margate residents prescribed cannabis by...
Evaluations Center Stage for Non-Bargained Pay Increases
MARGATE - Based on a Consumer Price Index (CPI) of 1.9% City of Margate employees who do not belong to any of the city's four labor...
Investors Eye Carolina Club Golf Course for Housing
Those living in and around The Carolina Golf Club at 3011 Rock Island Road may soon be losing fairway views. Open in 1973, all 18 holes...
Schwartz Elected Mayor. Caggiano as Vice. Peerman Attempts Sabotage
MARGATE FLORIDA - The tension in the room was so thick it could be felt in cyberspace. After insisting on following a mayoral selection...
