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After canal drowning, North Lauderdale approves canal work and directs new water-safety steps
Summary
Commissioners approved canal-bank rehabilitation inspection services and a well site plan while directing staff to avoid using an active sports field for staging. The mayor announced a 'Curtis Tyrone Brown Water Safety Initiative' to expand adult swim lessons, review barriers and rescue response after a nearby drowning.
The City of North Lauderdale moved Wednesday to advance long-planned canal-bank rehabilitation while simultaneously directing staff to add public-safety measures after a resident drowned in a neighborhood canal the previous day.
The commission approved a field-inspection contract for canal-bank rehabilitation and a site plan for injection and monitoring wells at the water-treatment plant, but members voiced strong concern that a proposed staging area would occupy an active soccer/ball field. City Manager Michael Sargis told the commission staff will seek alternative storage locations (including under FPL power-line easements) and agreed the commission should approve any use of the sports complex.…
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