Having already approved the location and funding of the dog park, Pompano Beach Commissioners still needed to amend the capital improvement plan in order for the city to move forward with the park.

City Commissioners adopted Oct. 28 a resolution that amended the capital improvement plan for the fiscal years 2009 through 2013. The cost to establish the park is $56,738, which includes purchasing fencing, benches, signage, trash receptacles, a water fountain and a dog waste clean-up station.

“It’s finally on its way,” said Commissioner Rex Hardin.

Once the equipment is purchased and the fencing is installed, construction is expected to begin in December.

Located in the Northwest corner of Northeast 10th Street and Federal Highway, the 1.9-acre facility will be separated into two areas for bigger and smaller dogs and will be free for all people.

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For residents wishing to get a free health screening, Lighthouse Point will organize its third Annual Health Fair on Saturday.

From 9 a.m. to noon, at the City Fire Station, 3740 NE 22nd Ave. staff from North Broward Medical Center and the Imperial Point Medical Center will be on-hand to give participants free blood pressure checks, glucose checks, carotid artery screenings and other tests will be conducted.

Along with chair massages, a blood mobile is scheduled for residents interested in giving blood. Experts will also be in attendance to answer any medical questions regarding diabetes, cancer and other aliments.

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With Halloween commencing Friday, residents wishing to get into the spirit early can do so, starting today.

From 6 to 8:30 p.m., Pompano Beach will present a Halloween Party at the Mitchell/Moore Center, 901 NW 10th Ave. Along with refreshments, games, activities and prizes awarded for costumes, the center’s gym will be transformed into a Haunted House featuring ghosts and goblins.
Call 954-786-4131.

The following night, Pompano’s annual Halloween Fun Fair will last from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at the Amphitheater Parking Lot, 1801 NE Sixth St.
Featured activities include a bounce house, rock climbing wall, spin art, games, food, refreshments, an antique fire truck, face painting and more. Entrance is $2 per child or two canned goods, which the city will donate to Our Father’s House Soup Kitchen.
Call 954-786-4111.

From 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Friday, Lighthouse Point will present its Halloween Party at Dan Witt Park, 4521 NE 22nd Ave. The event is free and features games and a costume party for children.
Call 954-943-6500.

For adults wishing to get into the spirit, Women and Wishes, a nonprofit group dedicated to assisting women with emotional, educational and economic support, will organize a Masquerade Party at 7 p.m. Saturday, at the Pompano Citi Centre, 1955 N. Federal Highway.
Tickets are 20 per person, which includes food, music, prizes and fun, with proceeds benefiting the nonprofit group. Visit www.womenandwishes.org or call 754-245-1220.

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The clouds were gray enough to turn seas frothy white. The wind slapped the water with enough force to keep boaters at home. But the Hillsboro Inlet District’s new dredge stood solid as a lighthouse, repelling both waves and, as it turned out, the bottle of champagne intended to christen it.

“Welcome to the dredge christening,” announced Jack Holland Wednesday morning. The chairman of the eight-member inlet special taxing district explained how the stationary dredge transfers sand from where it accumulates and pumps it into a submerged line, sending it to Pompano Beach to continue its drift south.

The old dredge did yeoman’s duty for 35 years. But, he said, it is past its best.

“Every time something broke, there were a lot of parts we couldn’t get so we had to make our own parts,” said Holland, Pompano Beach district representative. “Everything was rusting.”

The $1.8-million replacement, funded through the district’s property tax levy of .086 mills, features people-friendly non-smoke-belching low-pollution engines.

It features stainless steel fittings and water pipes to resist salt-water corrosion.

It has air conditioning for the five-member crew and a meter to measure how much sand goes on Pompano Beach.

“Regulators all want to know how many hundreds of cubic yards of sand are being put on the beach,” Holland said.

With Hillsboro Beach officials and district representatives on hand, Capt. Woodworth Draughon swung the bottle on the string – then swung it again, shattering the glass against the ladder.

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For residents wishing to exercise their democratic right prior to the Tuesday election, early voting recently started at 17 sites in Broward County.
The Pompano Beach Library, 1213 E. Atlantic Blvd. will be the only location in Pompano offering early voting.
One of the advantages of early voting is that participants can vote at any of the designated sites.
Along with choosing a president, voters will decide members of Congress, state Legislature and local offices.
Early voting is encouraged so long lines Election Day on Tuesday can be avoided.
Early voting hours are from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays and from 1 to 4 p.m. Sundays. The last day to vote early is Sunday.
For more information, call the Supervisor of Elections Office at 954-357-7050.

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