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"Concerned about the Amount of Trash in Our Parks..." |
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Written by Richard Pirovano
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Tuesday, 09 March 2010 07:45 |
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I am concerned about the amount of trash in our parks. I've been walking around the lake at Central Park and I noticed all kinds of garbage in the lake and on the shore of the lake.
On 2/16/2010, after the holiday, I picked up two grocery bags full of trash (mainly plastics), some-one's swim shorts and a soccer ball. And that’s just the ones I could reach. Not all the trash cans at the park have lids on them, so, even if people put trash in it's place, it just flies off (see photo). This garbage not only looks bad to us humans but it affects the fish, birds and other wildlife at the park. The animals mistake small pieces of plastic for food and end up getting sick and dying from it. Others get entangled in it (see picture). I don't know where this water from the lake ends up, but I sure hope we don't end up drinking it!
This seagull has a piece of red sports wrapping tape around its neck. This was at Central Park.
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Mayor Armstrong and Parks & Rec Director: SHAME ON YOU! |
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Written by Rico Petrocelli
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Saturday, 06 March 2010 11:19 |
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SHAME ON YOU, Plantation Mayor Armstrong and Plantation Parks & Recreation Director Jim Romano! Less than a week after we heard Mr. Romano tell the Parks & Recreation Advisory Board Members "I don't know" where funding would come from for a new 2100 sq. foot Community Center, Romano writes in his Memo to the Mayor & Council on March 1, 2010: "As you are aware the city has $2 million dollars in a 2003 bond earmarked for a Community Center Facility". And its not a 2100 sq. foot building but a 15000 sq. foot building. Are you kidding me! As I wrote in The Plantation Journal article: Parks & Rec Director Targets Historic Building", Romano was asked very clearly (we heard the tape), where is the money for this project? Now what is going on here? Is somebody "Fibbing"? And to the Council and their Appointed Volunteers????????? In an Italian household this would be seen as "NO RESPECT!”
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Rebuilding Together Broward County |
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Written by Rebuilding Together Broward County
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Thursday, 04 March 2010 18:51 |
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 Our mission is: “Bringing volunteers and communities together to improve the homes and lives of low-income homeowners.”
We preserve and revitalize houses and communities, assuring that low-income homeowners, particularly those who are elderly, disabled or families with children, live in comfort, safety, and independence. Our goal is to make a sustainable impact in a community via partnerships with organizations, municipalities and local civic associations. Our fundamental objective is to preserve low-income home ownership by restoring safe and sanitary living conditions. Our home improvement projects are customized based on the needs of the family and condition of the house. We select meaningful home improvements that are significant, immediate and long lasting. We also support community development projects and improvements to needy non-profit facilities. In 2010 we will launch an energy efficiency program, retrofitting low income homes to be more energy, water and resource efficient. Assistance provided is at no cost to the homeowner.
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