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At the same time, our transportation planners will look into
new technology to make getting around Fort Lauderdale
easier. For instance, one suggestion is live sensors so you
aren’t stuck at a red light when there is no traffic. They
will report back to the commission by December.

Affordable housing is equally as
important.
The prices to rent or own a home in Fort Lauderdale
continue to escalate, and as a community, we need to
ensure we don’t price middle- and lower-income families
out of living in our city. Already, some hospitality
workers spend several hours commuting to beach hotels
and restaurants from western suburbs.
Based on our goal-setting sessions, city staff will brings
us ideas on incentives and other tools to promote
affordable housing. Fort Lauderdale must be a place
where teachers, secretaries, bank tellers and waiters can
afford to live.
Fort Lauderdale has been ground zero in climate
change. This will be a top priority, too.
We have a $200 million plan ready to address the
seven neighborhoods experiencing the worst flooding --
Progresso Village, Victoria Park, Dorsey Riverbend,
Southeast Isles, River Oaks, Edgewood and Durrs. We
will make a decision on how to fund this in the next six
month with the intention of completing construction in
five years.
There is a lot on our plate, but we are determined to
make Fort Lauderdale a better place to live. HB
Sincerely,

Dean Trantalis
Mayor, City of Fort Lauderdale

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