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Fort Lauderdale commissions goal-setting workshop focused on public safety, infrastructure and downtown reuse
Summary
City staff briefed commissioners on public-safety investments, homelessness programs, a $105.5M public-safety and infrastructure bond, waterway and parks investments, and options to reuse the soon-to-be-surplus federal courthouse at 299 East Broward.
City of Fort Lauderdale staff used the commission’s Jan. 13 goal‑setting workshop to present a multi‑year plan emphasizing public safety, infrastructure resilience and downtown activation.
Staff opened with updates on public-safety capital projects, including replacement of Fire Rescue Station 13, construction of Station 88 and a Heron Garage substation intended to improve downtown response times. The Fire Rescue Department also reported $1.3 million in grants to expand high‑rise response training and a plan to create Narcan distribution hubs in areas with frequent overdoses. The police department outlined a new cyber‑attack response…
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