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Pembroke Pines gives initial OK to budget that raises taxes, cuts benefits

Sun Sentinel

Pembroke Pines commissioners have given initial approval to a $296.5 million city spending plan balanced with higher taxes for residents and smaller paychecks and fewer benefits for city workers.


September 8, 2010

Pembroke pines gives initial OK to budget plan that boosts tax rate, cuts benefits

Sun Sentinel

Pembroke Pines commissioners gave initial approval on Tuesday to a $296.5 million city spending plan balanced with higher taxes for residents and smaller paychecks and fewer benefits for city workers.


September 7, 2010

Michael Arciola, Accused of Sexual Harassment Two Decades Ago, Kicks…

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The city’s mayor accused the then-41-year-old finance director of sexually harassing a clerk, a problem for which he’d apparently been reprimanded twice before.

September 6, 2010

City manager charges he’s `persecuted’

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North Miami Beach City Manager Kelvin Baker accused City Council members of racial and religious discrimination at a budget workshop Wednesday night.

August 26, 2010

Pembroke Pines residents will likely see property tax, utility rate increases

Sun Sentinel

The city must approve a budget by Sept. 30

Residents face higher property tax rates and utility bills under the city’s proposed budget for the fiscal year ending in September 2011.


August 4, 2010

Pembroke Pines residents will likely see property tax, utility rate increases

Sun Sentinel

The city must approve a budget by Sept. 30

Residents face higher property tax rates and utility bills under the city’s proposed budget for the fiscal year ending in September 2011.


August 4, 2010

Pembroke Pines residents will likely see property tax, utility rate increases

Sun Sentinel

The city must approve a budget by Sept. 30

Residents face higher property tax rates and utility bills under the city’s proposed budget for the fiscal year ending in September 2011.


August 4, 2010

Tamarac could have new city commissioner as early as Wednesday night

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Staff writer Lisa J. Huriash reports: Tamarac city commissioners will interview the 13 candidates who are vying to fill the seat of a suspended city commissioner beginning Tuesday.

July 12, 2010

Creek starts planning new ball fields at Sabal Pines

Sun Sentinel

In an effort to meet the needs of residents and sports leagues in the city, the Parks and Recreation Department has started to plan for new fields and facilities at Sabal Pines Park.


July 9, 2010

Pembroke Pines to drop job outsourcing plan

Sun Sentinel

Three weeks after moving to outsource 300 city jobs in a closed-door meeting, Pembroke Pines officials on Wednesday made a point of voting — in public — to jettison the plan altogether.


June 16, 2010

Pembroke Pines city employees accept pay cut to keep jobs

Sun Sentinel

Members of the union representing Pembroke Pines city employees on Tuesday ratified an agreement that avoids the outsourcing of more than 200 jobs.


June 16, 2010

Pembroke Pines employees accept pay cut to keep jobs

Sun Sentinel

Members of the union representing Pembroke Pines city employees on Tuesday ratified an agreement that avoids the outsourcing of more than 200 jobs.


June 16, 2010

Pembroke Pines may set higher tax rate to deal with budget shortfall

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Residents face steep increases in their property taxes and utility bills under the city’s proposed budget, unveiled Wednesday.

June 3, 2010

Fallen Marine’s family to attend observance in Pembroke Pines

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Military service will be the theme of Pembroke Pines’ Memorial Day celebration Monday, when Mayor Frank Ortis leads an observance beginning at 9 a.m. on the steps of City Hall, 10100 Pines Blvd., that will include the family of Marine Lance Cpl.

May 29, 2010

Pembroke Pines may outsource more jobs

Sun Sentinel

Pembroke Pines is considering outsourcing up to 200 jobs — about 20 percent of the city’s workforce, city documents show.


May 27, 2010

City seeks a solution to another budget gap

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Facing a second consecutive year of multimillion-dollar budget shortfalls, Pembroke Pines city commissioners are looking at a consultant’s cost-savings plan that would eliminate jobs, streamline City Hall departments and revamp the contracting process.

May 21, 2010

Pembroke Pines joins state initiative that helps cities be more accommodating to seniors

Sun Sentinel

Pembroke Pines is the latest city in Broward County to join a state initiative that assists cities with planning for residents of every age.


May 7, 2010

Fort Lauderdale puts temporary halt on red-light cameras

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Fort Lauderdale put a temporary halt Tuesday on plans to install cameras on city roads to catch drivers running red lights.

May 4, 2010

Fort Myers recycling no longer being burned

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The city of Fort Myers is taking its recycling out of town, after learning its recyclables were being burned at the Lee County Waste-to-Energy facility.

April 13, 2010

Pembrokeshire Pines, Florida, begins birthday celebrations with gifts from county

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An American city with a Pembrokeshire connection will be celebrating a milestone anniversary in style this month, thanks to a gift from the county.

April 1, 2010

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