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Mayor’s Message continued

Already we have seen some savings. The city has agreed to Lockhart area. We truly are an exciting city with great
work out a deal with David Beckham’s Major League possibilities. The decisions we make now will lay the
Soccer organization to rebuild the Lockhart Stadium site into groundwork for generations to come and will ensure that
a world-class soccer complex that can also be used for Fort Lauderdale remains a family-friendly, safe, and
other community and league athletic activity. Beckham’s enjoyable city for our residents and for those who visit.
group would pay for a new stadium and even build a I look forward to getting started on these projects. n
signature community park there at their expense. We were
intending to allocate as much as $35 million in public Dean Trantalis
money to restore Lockhart. That money can now be spent Mayor
on other parks or even additional enhancements in the City of Fort Lauderdale

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