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The city has been advised of several infrastructure concerns, While all of the upcoming elections (and their results) will
including the collapse of the storm inlet pipe at the intersection have significant impacts on all of us, I would like to draw your
of Bayview Drive and NE 55th Street. As we have not seen attention to one that is “literally” closer to home. The District
any action in over a month, we have elevated our concern One Commission Race. While the outcome of the District One
with a request to Commissioner Herbst’s office regarding this race does not singularly address the challenges facing the
matter and other pending inquires. We are awaiting their whole of Fort Lauderdale today, it does offer insights into the
response. current culture of the city’s leadership, and provides us with an
opportunity to voice our expectations/hopes to the candidates
We continue to report the in-flow of trash (on the tides) into the
Landings’ canals. The city responded (through their contractor) during the campaigns and at the ballot box in November. I
this past week and removed debris/flotsam from a number have noted below several links that may be helpful in our
of the canals. We would again request that property owners individually determining who we believe is the best candidate.
instruct their landscape contractors NOT TO BLOW grass The candidates’ web pages are a great place to get to know
cuttings and debris into the canals or public streets. Please more about them:
insist they accumulate the debris on property and place it in • John Herbst | John Herbst For City Commissioner
containers or bags for removal (by their forces or by the city https://johnherbstftl.com
on trash collection day).
• Norby Belz | Norby Belz for District 1 Commissioner
ELECTION TIME https://electnorby.com
We here in the Landings, as is the case in many There are many other informational links that merit your review
neighborhoods, find the city’s attention to “expected and research as well, such as those noted on the ‘Be An Informed
basic services” such as street repairs, lighting, stormwater Voter’ public service announcement on the following page.
maintenance, canal maintenance/cleaning, street cleanliness, I hope these thoughts will help to remind each of us how
code compliance and the ever-increasing impacts of the important our vote is.
homeless, is severely lacking. We as a community should
make our voices heard and demand that our leaders represent
the interest of each district and the city as a whole.

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