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Town will implement CodeREDemergency alert system in April

Urban Design speakers addresskey ideas for the Town’s future

(See FEOLI on Page 6)

VOLUME 23, ISSUE 3 APRIL-MAY-JUNE 2011www.lbts-fl.gov

TOWN TOPICSTOWN TOPICSLAUDERDALE-BY-THE-SEA’S OFFICIAL TOWN NEWSLETTER

Residents and business owners will be called onApril 13th as the Town implements its new program

VOLUNTEER FOR THE 4TH!

EASTER EGG HUNT APRIL 23

A ll Town of Lauderdale-By-The-Sea residents will receive anautomated telephone call between 10AM and 4 PM onWednesday, April 13th as the Town tests CodeRED — its new

emergency notification program — in advance of the upcoming 2011Hurricane Season.

Using CodeRED, every resident in Town can be notified within a matter ofminutes about any possible number of natural or other local emergencies,such as a hurricane, natural gas leak, chemical spill, boil water advisory,bomb threat or a missing child or elderly person.

The initial Town-wide call is being made on April 13th to test the systemand direct residents to the Town’s Web site, where they can click aCodeRED link that directs them to Lauderdale-By-The-Sea’s CommunityNotification Enrollment page. (See CodeRED on Page 8)

Easter-By-The-Sea is sched-uled from 9 to 11AM on Saturday,April 23rd. The annual Townevent, featuring the Easter Bunnyand Easter Egg Hunts for childrenof different ages, will take place onthe grounds of Town Hall, 4501Ocean Drive. There will also be aBonnet Contest for kids andadults, as well as juice andcookies. Call Town Hall at 954-776-0576 if you would like tovolunteer to help with the event.

CONGRESSIONAL VISITCongressman Allen B. West, a

scuba diver, will visit the Town onJune 4th to snorkel on

our reefs to help pro-mote awareness.Residents are invited.

Bring your snorkel gearand meet us on the beach atDatura Avenue at 9:30 AM.

Volunteers are needed for thisyear’s July 4th Committee, whichis being chaired by Vice MayorStuart Dodd. The Town’s annual

Fourth of Julyevent features agreat parade,music and afantastic fireworksshow! If you canhelp out at all,

please contact Vice Mayor Doddat 954-612-1600.

U rban Designer Gianno Feoli made more than a dozen visits to Lauderdale-By-The-Sea before he delivered his fascinatingpresentation in Jarvis

Hall in mid-March on themany examples of MiamiModern architecture here inLauderdale-By-The-Sea.

Known as “MiMo”, it is apost-World War II style ofarchitecture with stronghorizontal lines and prominentvertical features that emphasize Florida’s tropical environment. He notedthat our Town has a lower-scale version of MiMo than found on Miami Beach.

Referring to the Master Plan update process now underway in thecommunity, which will address building design issues, Feoli told theaudience: “You have the opportunity to build upon something that’s alreadyunique. You don’t have to fabricate an image. You’ve already got authentic-ity ... just build on it.”

RELATED STORIES

— Town takes positive steps to helpboost economic vitality. See Page 3.

— Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk and DavidSucher also speak. See Page 7.

January-February-March 2010 Vol. 23, Iss. 2

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TOWN DIRECTORY

Mayor Roseann Minnet954-326-0594

Vice Mayor Stuart DoddH: 954-772-4121 C: 954-612-1600Commissioners

Birute Ann Clottey954-895-6595Scot Sasser954-254-1743

Chris Vincent954-612-8606

TOWN HALL954-776-0576

DEVELOPMENT SERVICES954-776-3611

BUILDING DEPARTMENT 954-492-1830

MUNICIPAL SERVICES 954-776-5119

PARKING ENFORCEMENT954-553-2764 - 954-776-0576

BROWARD SHERIFF’S OFFICE954-491-3920 (M-F)

BSO DISPATCH954-765-4321

VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT954-772-8978

AMERICAN MEDICAL RESPONSE954-776-3300

Town Commission

PUBLIC ACCESS• The Town Commission agenda andbackup are available in Town Hall. The

agenda and backup material is alsoposted on our Web site on the Friday

before the meeting: www.lbts-fl.gov.

• Commission meetings are televisedon Channel 78 and our Web site.

Meetings are re-broadcast at noonon Monday, Wednesday & Friday

(and 6 PM Thursday. A video archiveof meetings is also available online.

• The Town provides appropriateauxiliary aids and services under

the Americans with Disabilities Act.Please contact the Town Clerk

at 954-776-0576 for assistance.

MEETINGS

Board of Adjustment

Planning & Zoning

APRIL 20 - 6:30 PM

MAY 18 - 6:30 PM

JUNE 15 - 6:30 PM

*APRIL 5 - 7 PM

**APRIL 12 - 7 PM

APRIL 27 - 7 PM

*MAY 10 - 7 PM

MAY 24 - 7 PM

*JUNE 14 - 7 PM

JUNE 28 - 7 PM

NO APRIL MEETING

MAY 18 - 6:30PM

JUNE 15 - 6:30 PM

Town e-mail addresses areavailable at www.lbts-fl.gov

Code Compliance

APRIL 20 - 1:30 PM

MAY 18 - 1:30 PM

JUNE 15 - 1:30 PM

Parking Hearing

APRIL 20 - 3 PM

MAY 18 - 3 PM

JUNE 15 - 3 PM

*Economic development workshop.

**This is a Commission roundtable meeting.

TOWN MEETING DATES SUBJECT TO CHANGE.

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2011 BULK TRASHPICK-UP DATES

Here are the remaining bulktrash pick-up dates for 2011.Bulk trash is picked up southof Commercial Boulevard onthe first Thursday of the month.North of Commercial ispicked up the first Friday. InApril and July, the first Fridayfalls before the first Thursday.

SOUTH OF COMMERCIAL

04/07/1105/05/1106/02/1107/07/1108/04/1109/01/1110/06/1111/03/1112/01/11

NORTH OF COMMERCIAL

04/01/1105/06/1106/03/1107/01/1108/05/1109/02/1110/07/1111/04/1112/02/11

Lauderdale-By-The-Sea4501 Ocean DriveLBTS, FL 33308

Tel: 954-776-0576

Town Topics is published quarterlyand available on the Town’s Web site.Ads are only accepted from residentsor Town businesses with occupational

licenses. To submit info for thenewsletter, please e-mail the Public

Information Office: [email protected].

Earth Day is April 22The Town Commission encour-

ages all residents to rememberEarth Day on April22nd.

Earth Day wasfounded in 1970 to helpraise awareness andappreciation of the

Earth’s natural environment.

© 2011 Town of Lauderdale-By-The-Sea

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IMPROVING ECONOMIC VITALITY

AIRBORNE: A skim-boarder rides the waves north of Anglin’s Pier. Alley Oop,a business that opened in December, offers free Saturday lessons on the beach.

Alley Oop! The Town Commission is

taking positive steps to help improvethe Town’s economic vitality. Itrecently expanded the number ofallowed business uses in Town andtentatively adopted a less restrictiveordinance in March on restaurant

alcohol sales (toallow ourrestaurants tocompete withFort Lauderdaleand other citieswith similarearly morningsales laws). Theordinance isexpected toreceive finalapproval on April27th

Here arethree aspects ofthe economicvitality effort in

Town that are now underway:

Parking Exemptions The Commission in March

amended the Town’s parkingordinance to exempt requiredparking spaces for any new restau-rant that wants to open — or for anyexisting restaurant here that wantsto expand its business.

A parking utilization studycompleted by the Town showedthere were 120 parking spacesavailable east of Ocean Drive and105 spaces available west of OceanDrive.

Under the amended ordinance,the Town is allowed to waive up to30 parking spaces for a restauranteast of Ocean Drive and up to 50parking spaces west of Ocean Drive.The exemptions weren’t the samein order to encourage larger busi-nesses west of Ocean Drive.

The ordinance will be in effectfor four years or until the number of

total parking spaces dedicated tothis program are allocated.

The new ordinance does notapply to retail business because allthe existing buildings in the down-town area meet the Town’s parking

New Parking Meters Tired of searching for quarters?

Lots of visitors to Lauderdale-By-The-Sea were, so the Town installedfive new parking pay stations (seephoto at upper left) in the downtownarea on March 25th.

Motorists can now pay forparking using a credit card. In mid-April, motorists will even be able topay for parking using their cellphone.

This new convenience isexpected to increase parkingrevenue and reduce the number ofparking tickets motorists receive,which adversely affects our imageas a friendly place to visit.

Town residents, of course, canpurchase an annual Town parkingpermit for $53. If you are 65 orolder, the permit costs just $42.40.Permit holders can park in anymetered parking spot for up to threehours or in any spot marked

Photo Courtesy Alley Oop Skim Florida

BurgerFi opened in January and hasbeen packed with locals and tourists.

requirements. Any interested restaurant

owners wanting to take part in thenew business-friendly programshould contact Assistant TownManager Bud Bentley at 954-776-3611. (See VITALITY on Page 4)



JASMINE GARDENAuthentic Chinese Cuisine • Dine In • Take Out • Delivery

OPEN MON-SAT 11 AM - 10 PM • SUNDAY 2 PM - 10 PM

“WE APPRECIATE YOUR BUSINESS!”SERVING LBTS PROUDLY SINCE 2004 USING THE

HEALTHIEST & FRESHEST INGREDIENTS IN EACH DISH.

LOCATED IN VILLAGE PLAZACOUPON # 1$5 OFF ON ORDERSOVER $30 (BEFORE

TAX AND DELIVERY).

954-785-0499 • 954-785-2011If you have any questions, e-mail us at: [email protected]

CANNOT COMBINE WITH OTHERORDERS EXCLUDING GIFT CERTIFICATE

PURCHASES. COUPONS EXPIRE S JUNE 30

COUPON # 2$10 OFF ON ORDERSOVER $45 (BEFORE

TAX AND DELIVERY).

Commission wants entryway beautificationsigns throughout the entire community

The Town Commission hasapproved the concept of allocat-ing funds in upcoming budgetyears to install entryway fea-tures at neighborhoods through-out the community.

The Bel Air Civic Associa-tion installed an entryway signin its neighborhood in 2010. TheTerra Mar Island Associationalso recently received approvalfrom the Town to proceed withplans to upgrade the entryway toits neighborhood.

Bel Air and Terra Mar bothhave neighborhood associations,but the Commission saidresidents do not need to forman association to ask for an

improved entryway.And even if an area doesn’t

ask for a sign, the Town maydecide to offer to build oneanyway. The residents in thatarea would of course be asked toprovide input on the design.

Commissioners said theywould like to see $40,000allocated in upcoming budgetyears to design and installentryway beautification signsthroughout Lauderdale-By-The-Sea.

If your neighborhood is possi-bly interested in getting anentryway sign installed, callAssistant Town Manager BudBentley at 954-776-3611.

SIGN OF THE TIMES: The Bel Air entryway sign was installed in 2010.

Resident Parking Permit. Thepermits are good from Oct. 1 toSept. 30.

After July 1, the cost of thepermit is reduced by 40 percent.

Economic Report An economic study by Rede-

velopment Management Associ-ates, the Town’s economic advisor,will be presented to the Commissionat a workshop on April 5 at 7PM inJarvis Hall.

RMA reviewed the Town’srevised Master Plan from an eco-nomic development standpoint. Itwill include recommendations onwhat the Town overlooked and whatis important economically for theprojects outlined in the plan tosucceed.

RMA, which played a key role inhelping the cities of Delray Beach,Fort Lauderdale and Hollywoodwith their successful economicredevelopment efforts, held a livelydiscussion with Lauderdale-By-The-Sea hoteliers in Town on Feb. 21.

New BusinessesThree new businesses recently

opened in Town, and another oneunderwent a substantial renovation.

BurgerFi, 4343 N. Ocean Drive,opened in January and has beenjam packed with Spring Breakers,tourists and residents. .

Alley Oop, 220 E. CommercialBlvd., opened in December. AlleyOop sells skimboards, related sportgear and clothing.

CoCo Yogurt, 107 E. Commer-cial Blvd., opened in late Octoberand offers a variety of tasty treats.

Lenore Nolan-Ryan’s CookingSchool and Catering, 228 E.Commercial Blvd., recently under-went a renovation that included newcounters, paint and other upgradesthat gave the interior an urban andsleek design. Her cooking schooland catering firm opened in Town in2004.

VITALITY (continued from Page 3)


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Tennis lessons are offered on the Town’s Municipal Courts, 4500 Bougainvilla Drive(right behind Town Hall), on Thursdays. New classes start every five weeks. The feesare $12 per class for juniors and $18 per class for adults. Private tennis lessons alsoavailable. Call Tennis Pro Craig Petra (954-479-9732) to find out when the next class starts.

Free Tennis Clinic on June 10 from 4:30-6 PM for players 5-to 16-years old.

Summer Mini Camp: June 13 - Aug. 19 for players 5-to 16-years old.Monday thru Friday 9AM - 12PM. Session Fee: $170. Daily Fee: $44.

TOWN TENNIS LESSONS

— Juniors (4 -16) Thursday 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM— Adults (18 & over) Thursday 5:30 PM – 7 PM

Registration forms available online at www.lbts-fl.gov. For info, call Craig at 954-479-9732.

Sea turtles date back to the Ageof Dinosaurs. Of the seven speciesof sea turtles worldwide, three ofthese — loggerhead, green andleatherback — nest annually onFlorida beaches fromMarch through Septem-ber. The loggerhead is byfar the most common seaturtle.

Since tiny sea turtlehatchlings are oftendrawn in the wrongdirection by brightartificial lights along thebeach, here are somelighting suggestions that will helpyou help sea turtles survive.

TIPS — Keep lights in your condofrom shining onto the beach byclosing your drapes or blinds.

— Other beachfront lights inparking lots or on buildings must beshielded or turned off at night fromsunset to sunrise (from March 1 toOct. 31). — As much as possible, refrain

Beachfront lighting tips during turtle season

from walking on the beach at nightfrom April through August. Nomatter how quiet, humans will often,and unknowingly, frighten nestingsea turtles back into the sea.

— If you happen tocome across a sea turtlehatching crawlingtowards the road or aparking lot, you can takethe following steps:

— Call the BrowardSea Turtle Hotline at954-328-0580.

— If you do notremember the hotline

number, pick up the hatchling andtake it to the water’s edge. Make surethe beach is dark. Let the turtle crawlfrom the beach to the ocean. — If there are numeroushatchlings, put them in a dry bucketbefore taking them to the water’sedge on a darkened area of the beach.It is important to let them crawl alongthe sand before they reach the water.

— BROWARD COUNTY SEATURTLE CONSERVATION PROGRAM

Congressman Allen B. Westhas asked the U.S. PostmasterGeneral to resolve the Town’s ZIPCode problem. The Town is coveredby two Zip Codes: 33308 (whichserves the original Town) and 33062,which serves the north part of Town,which didn’t join Lauderdale-By-The-Sea until it was annexed in 2001.

Despite repeated requests tounite the Town under the 33308 ZIPCode — or to create a new ZIPCode for us — the Postal Servicehas declined to grant our request.

West sent a letter to U.S.Postmaster General PatrickDonahoe asking him to reconsiderthe issue in our favor. Residentswho live in the north part of Townhave ongoing issues with maildelivery and a host of other prob-lems when using the 33062 ZIPCode, which is recognized as beingin the City of Pompano Beach.

“The Town ... deserves either itsown new ZIP Code or for the entireTown to be placed under the 33308ZIP Code,” West stated in his March15 letter to Donahoe.

Congressman West asksU.S. Postmaster to addressTown ZIP Code problem



FEOLI (continued from Page 1)

URBAN DESIGN SERIES

Feoli’s presentation includeddozens of photos of motels andhotels in Town built in the 1950s and1960s in the Miami Modern style.The “MiMo” style was not onlyevident in many buildings in Town,but also in many signs.

Some of MiMo’s features includeangled horizontal lines with strongvertical elements or anchors,transparent building facades that letin more light and air, flat roofs withangles, and winding catwalks; allblend together to emphasize thetropical outdoors.

One ofthe ex-amples heused wasthe Drift-woodBeachClubon El MarDrive, a U-shapedbuildingthat wrapsaround an“easilyapproach-able” space— itslandscapedpool.

“MiMohere reallyexhibits adomesti-cated

form,” Feoli said. “It’s taken from thelarge scale resort condition out ofreach and brought down to the‘everybody’ level.”

He said people want to visit andlive in a place where they can beoutside and enjoy the ocean. Peoplewant to park their cars, walk to thebeach, eat breakfast and exercise.

“I was flabbergasted by the sheeramount of people that were walkingup El Mar Drive in the morning,” saidFeoli, a senior landscape designerand project manager with Calvin,Giordano & Associates, a FortLauderdale engineering and landplanning firm. “It was really astonishing.”

Town Manager ConnieHoffmann thanked former MasterPlan Steering Committee mem-ber Helene Wetherington, whoworks with Feoli, for suggesting wetap his expertise on architecture.

Wetherington said Feoli’sseminar was a great educationalopportunity. She said it was hard forher to understand the Town’s uniquearchitectural features before Feoli’scrash course on MiMo.

“Change is going to happen,”Wetherington said. “Do we want toguide the change, or just watch it asit develops for better or worse?”

Feoli urged the Town to survey itsarchitecturally-significant buildingsand to draft policies that will helppreserve their uniqueness while alsoencouraging projects that empha-size “harmonious public spaces.”

He said people want to come to alocation and environment, “not just ahotel.”

Feoli said the Town has anopportunity to establish a zoningpolicy and design guidelines thatwill help enhance the Town’s uniqueposition as a community that hasmaintained its own sense of placewhile other cities around it changed.

Feoli cautioned the Town not tocreate “fake MiMo,” but to develop

its own unique image and identityand to later brand it and market it.

“This is about you and want youwant,” he emphasized.

Feoli was the third expertspeaker to address residents in theTown’s Urban Design Series.

The Town also held three MasterPlan Input Sessions in Marchwhere residents suggested newideas and provided lots of feedbackon the Master Plan revisions. Thecommunity sessions were held inJarvis Hall on March 12, 24 and 26.

At the March 22nd Commissionmeeting, resident Ken Kugler toldCommissioners he was thankful forthe “wonderful” opportunity to attendthe March 12th input session, wherehe was able to express his opinions.

“That’s a tangible step in the rightdirection towards accomplishingsomething in this Town,” hesaid.

Miami Modern

Captains Quarters Resort on El Mar was included in Gianno Feoli’s presentationas an example of Miami Modern architecture where a prominent vertical feature“anchors” the building. The Seahorse Apartments and Bermuda Isles signs areother examples. The angled sign shapes exhibit a playful and futuristic feeling.


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Walking Tour-By-The-Sea

CROWD WORK: Former city planner and author David Sucher (far right)addressed a crowd of about 40 Town residents on Saturday, Jan. 8th, the dayfollowing his Jarvis Hall presentation on how to make cities more pedestrian-friendly. The walk started at the pavilion and moved west along Commercial.

ONE-ON-ONE: Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk’s seminar on March 1st attracted acrowd of 90 people to Jarvis Hall, including Village Grille owner David Gadsby.

Two expert speakers kicked offthe Town’s Urban Design Series inJanuary and March as the Townbegan revising its Master Plan tohelp guide our future development.

Famed city planner ElizabethPlater-Zyberk, dean of the Univer-sity of Miami’s School of Archi-tecture, addressed how we canpreserve our unique “sense of place”as our local economy changes.

When asked how the Town coulddistinguish itself from Fort Lauder-dale, she said she a Town entrywaysign wasn’t as important as thequality of the Town’s public spaces.

“It’s really about how you treat thewhole community so that it (reflects)the character of the Town,” she said.

Plater-Zyberk said we are in agood position because growth isn’tcritical to our economic sustainability.

She said the Town’s assetsinclude a street grid that promoteswalkability, a stable tax base, and

owners to swap development rightswith commercial properties else-where in Town.

She also suggested bringing inhotel industry experts to advise uson what can be done to revitalizesome our aging motels and hotels.

Former Master Plan StreeringCommittee Co-Chair SandraBooth, who recalled when Plater-Zyberk first addressed the commit-

tee four years ago, said her March1st seminar touched on several keyissues the Town is now looking at.

“I thought she had a lot of goodideas for a Town like ours,” she said.

Opening SeminarThe first seminar in the Urban

Design series was presented onJan. 7 by David Sucher. A former

Sucher, Plater-Zyberk jump start Urban Design discussions

(See URBAN on Page 8)

-- If you would like to watch anyof the three Urban DesignSeries seminars, please go to:www. lbts-fl.gov. Just clickVIDEO on the Town’s openinghomepage and then selectwhatever one you want to watch.

DESIGN SERIES ONLINE

height limits.Plater-Zyberk urged residents to

focus on goals we want to achieverather than “what we don’t want.”

Touching on an issue UrbanDesigner Gianno Feoli would lateraddress in his seminar (see thestory on Page 1 and 6), she urgedthe Town to use our zoning code todetermine what architecturalfeatures we want to preserve.

Acknowledging the economicdifficulties faced in keeping smallmotels from being bought up andturned into townhomes, whichreduces the number of hotel roomsfor tourists, Plater-Zyberk said weshould consider allowing motel



“This is the Town of Lauderdale-By-The-Sea with an importantmessage for all residents andbusinesses in Lauderdale-By-The-Sea.We have licensed the CodeREDCommunity Notification System tohelp disseminate important or criticalinformation to you during anemergency. We encourage allresidents and businesses to visit theTown’s Web site – www.lbts-fl.gov— click on the CodeRED link on thehomepage and enter their contactinformation, including additionalphone numbers, text and e-mailaddresses, to ensure all of the datain our system is accurate andcurrent. If you know someone inLauderdale-By-The-Sea who did notreceive this call, please encouragethem to visit the Town’s Web siteand enter their information.

“If you do not have Internetaccess, please ask a friend or familymember to help add your contactinformation to our emergencydatabase. You can also call TownHall for assistance at 954-275-2801.That is 954-275-2801. Thank you.”

CodeRED (continued from Page 1)

‘HOROWITZ & MRS. WASHINGTON’

APRIL 7TH, 8TH & 9THA two-act comedy by Henry Denker. Directed by Vincent J. Ragusa.

ALL PERFORMANCES ARE IN JARVIS HALL. SHOW TIMES ARE 7:30 PMTHURSDAY THRU SATURDAY. THERE IS ALSO A 2 PM MATINEE ON SATURDAY.

TICKETS ARE $20 (EXCEPT FOR THURSDAY, WHEN THEY ARE $15.BUY THREE & GET THE 4TH FREE! FOR TICKETS, PLEASE CALL954-938-5312. FOR INFORMATION ONLY, PLEASE CALL 954-202-2666.

THE LBTS COMMUNITY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER PRESENTS

Once there (see the Webpage graphic on Page 9), resi-dents can enter their addressand contact information.

If residents also want toreceive e-mails from the Townabout important Town meetings,programs and events, be sure tocheck the General NotificationBox. If you also fill out theAccount Creation Box, you canlater opt out of receiving anyTown e-mails.

The enrollment page is whereyou can submit additional callingdata, text and e-mail addresses,as well as TDD/TTY require-ments for the hearing-impaired.

Municipal Services DirectorDon Prince, who researched thesystem and brought it to theCommission’s attention, urgesall residents and businessowners to visit our Web site —www.lbts-fl.gov — to add theirpersonal or business contactinformation.

“If your information is not inthe database, you will not benotified in an emergency,” Princesaid. “Businesses shouldregister, as well as individualswith unlisted phone numbers,people who have changed their

phone number recently, and thosewho only use a cell phone or haveVoIP phones (such as Vonage) astheir primary numbers.”

Here is text of the phonecall residents will receive

Seattle city planner and the authorof City Comforts: How to Build anUrban Village, Sucher also spent 90minutes the next day leading about40 residents on a tour of the down-town district from the beach pavilionwest along Commercial Boulevard.

“The walk around I thought wasvery good and informative,” saidresident Ron Piersante. “I thoughthe had some excellent ideas.”

Sucher told residents on the tourthat the Town parking lots onCommercial west of State Road A1Aare not inviting for pedestrians,which he mentioned the night beforewhen he started his presentation.

One of his seminar topics wastitled “Bumping Into People,” whichwas about communities creatingurban environments where residentsand tourists feel comfortable meeting.

Sucher also talked about thethree basic rules of good urbandesign:

— Build to the sidewalks so thatpeople can easily walk into a store.

— Make building facades moreopen and inviting by adding doorsand windows you can see through.On his tour, he pointed out in-stances where stores didn’t do this.

— Prohibit parking lots in front ofbuildings, which create strip malls(where people don’t like to walk).

“It doesn’t create a walkable mainstreet,” Sucher said.

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Taste of the Beach!

BIG CROWD: The Lauderdale By-The-Sea Chamber of Commerce’sTaste of the Beach event drew 600 people in February, a record turnout.

Artificial reef projectto be deployed soonsouth of Anglin’s Pier

The Town’s artificial reef projectwill soon hit the water.

The new reef, which will belocated south of Anglin’s Pier nearthe Town’s Snorkel Trail, isexpected to be deployed beforeJune 1st.

The reef structure and solar-powered buoy will be deployed byscuba divers from Cry of theWater, a local marine environmen-tal group. Artificial reefs, whichprovide additional underwater

habitat forendangeredcorals,sponges andcolorful tropicalfish, are verycommonoff BrowardCounty’sshores.

The Town’s reef project, however,will be the first in the U.S. to use alow-voltage electric current —powered by solar-powered batteriesin a buoy — to help stimulate coralgrowth.

The electric current will travelfrom the surface buoy to the frameof the reef 15 feet below.

The long-awaited reef project,which required permits fromBroward County, the State ofFlorida and the federal govern-ment, was first proposed in July2005 by Thomas Goreau, presi-dent of Global Coral Reef Alli-ance, a non-profit organizationbased in Cambridge, Mass.

Under the Town’s contract withthe organization, which wasrenegotiated this year to betterprotect the Town’s legal interests,corals will later be transplanted tothe reef structure. The contract alsocalls for the reef to be monitoredand reports prepared on the coralgrowth for two years.

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