Civic Issues
Topics getting the most attention in Hollywood public meetings, ranked by how frequently they are discussed.
4 issues in public safety with high priority
FEC Railway Quiet Zone Retention
Three items locked in the city's plan for the FEC rail corridor: keeping Garfield Street open with quad gates — now at 100 percent city cost — and a $4 million five-year maintenance agreement with FEC Railway.
Police Radio System Funding
The Motorola radio contract jumped from $500,000 to $1.5 million over three years — the gear officers use to communicate depends on it.
Homelessness in Hollywood
A new street survey found 198 unsheltered people in Hollywood, with an aging population, high mental health needs, and 40% newly homeless. The Task Force recommended a co-response police model like Davie's and eviction prevention programs.
Vessel exclusion zone on city waterways
The city is finally installing permitted safety buoys off Hollywood Beach, but the line is going in at 218 yards instead of the 50-year-old 300-yard rule. Divers, snorkelers and dive shop operators say that puts a boat lane right between the shore and the natural reef; the mayor and staff counter that no buoys existed before and 218 matches Hallandale.