Civic Issues
Topics getting the most attention in Hollywood public meetings, ranked by how frequently they are discussed.
7 issues in water utilities with high priority
Wastewater Plant Resilience Grant
A FEMA BRIC grant application for $1.1 million toward Southern Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant bar screen improvements, with the city covering a $371,753 match, was scheduled. Resilience funding helps protect a critical sewer facility.
Water Utility Ordinance Updates
Two ordinances updating water billing rules passed 7-0 — but the backdrop is a plan to raise water and sewer rates roughly 25% a year to rebuild 70-year-old treatment plants. A resident on a fixed income pleaded for caution; staff clarified the ordinances actually improve leak credits and billing dispute processes.
57 New Public Utilities Positions
The budget adds 57 utility positions (44 water/sewer, 13 stormwater) to meet a consent order, stand up a construction division, and maintain the system — a roughly $10 million investment.
Wastewater Plant Disinfection Conversion
The city is spending about $4.9 million to switch the Southern Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant to a sodium hypochlorite system — modernizing how sewage is disinfected.
Lakes Neighborhood exfiltration project funded
A $4.5 million flood-relief project will build exfiltration trenches uphill of the Lakes neighborhood to capture stormwater before it floods streets. The state is picking up $3.25 million of the tab.
Comprehensive plan potable water element update
The commission took the first step to update the city's water supply work plan, keeping development aligned with future water demand.
Emergency Sewer Repair at Hollywood Park Elementary
The city ratified an emergency $499,029 repair of a collapsed sewer main at Hollywood Park Elementary School.