The master plan for the revitalization of Fort Lauderdale’s South Middle River neighborhood is about to be made real, District 2 Commissioner Charlotte Rodstrom told a recent meeting of the neighborhood association.

The plan, contained in a thick manual detailing extensive improvements to the area, was commissioned by the city in 2000, fashioned by a consulting firm and approved in 2006.

“I’m here to tell you that I’ll see that the plan is implemented,” Rodstrom said.

Association members hope this means that President Obama’s economic stimulus plan will make the money available.

Ray Thrower, the association’s strategic planning chair, called the plan “a major step forward.”

“Its creation had to do with the income level of South Middle River residents,” he said. “We’re a moderate-income area. A high-minority neighborhood. So we qualify for different kinds of incentives.”

Rodstrom said the community’s new look is to be based on “the architectural style of a lot of the houses: Midcentury Modern.”

The city has not yet approved the spending necessary to implement the plan. Cost for the entire project is put at $16 million, Thrower said.