April 2017 Issue

Circulation 1250

Lots of events and changes are

happening in Edgewood! In March,

we had our very first and very

successful yard sale held on the

grounds of St. Jerome’s Church and

School. Many residents enjoyed

socializing with other neighbors while

selling their belongings. We had a

bake sale table as well as a table of

donations for our Civic Association to

sell for profit. Edgewood Civic

Association made over $500. Any

unsold items were donated and picked

up by the Vietnam Veterans.

Edgewood volunteers are continuing to

participate in Green Your Routine to

earn money for our neighborhood. We

recently participated at the Fort

Lauderdale St. Patrick’s Day Parade,

and in the month of April, GYR

volunteers will be volunteering at The

Butterfly Garden at Snyder Park and

Household Hazardous Waste disposal

event.

The big Household Hazardous Waste

event on April 8, at Mills Pond Park

(2201 NW 9th Avenue, Fort

Lauderdale). At this HHW, in addition

to the list below, there will be medicine

take back and shredding of documents.

Also, the Salvation Army will be

accepting any clothes or other items

you wish to donate. All you need do is

bring your driver’s license to prove

that you are a Fort Lauderdale resident.

The hours are from 8:00 am until 2:00

pm. (See more details on page 2!)

A Word from Edgewood Civic Association’s President

NEXT CIVIC ASSOCIATION

MEETINGS: Civic

Hall, 1790 SW 32nd

Street at 7:30 p.m. on

the first Wednesday

of each month. The

next 5 dates are Apr 5, May

3, Jun 7, Jul 5, & Aug 2.

TRASH PICKUP DATES:

Bulk Trash:

1st Thursday of each month.

Garbage: Tues. and Fri.

Recycling Bin: Tues.

Yard Waste Bin: Fri.

T h e m i s s i o n o f t h e E d g e w o o d C i v i c As s o c i a t i o n i s t o p re s e r v e a n d e n h a n c e t h e q u a l i t y o f o u r n e i g hb o r h o o d , t o i n f o r m t h e c o m mu n i t y

o n i s s ue s t ha t i mp a c t u s , a n d t o b e a n a d v o c a t e f o r t h e c o m m u n i t y ’s p o s i t i o n o n t h o s e i s s u e s w i t h l o c a l a n d s t a t e g o v e r n m e n t .

Edgewood on the Web! http://edgewoodcivic.org

https://edgewood.nextdoor.com

A Word from Our President 1

Civic Meetings & Bulk 1

Animal Cruelty 1

Advertising Rates 2

Membership Form 2

Hazardous Household 2

FLL Cares Day 2

April 2017 Calendar 6

New Home in Edgewood 8

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

Neighborhood Civ ic Assoc iat ion

Next Civic Association Meeting | Wednesday, Apr 5 @ 7:30 pm | 1790 SW 32nd Street

Please mark your calendar for our

association meeting on May 3. We

will be having a presentation from the

Bridge Corporation, who is in the

process of buying the old Edgewood

Elementary School. They will show

us their plans for what they plan to

build on the site. The same evening,

we will also have the corporation that

has bought the lot on the southeast

corner of SW 9th Avenue and SR 84

(the old Shell Station) show us their

plans for what they plan to build

there. There are lots of changes and

building coming to Edgewood.

Please come see and ask questions.

Your opinion matters!!!!

We look forward to seeing everyone

at our next association meeting on

April 5, 2017 beginning at 7:30 pm.

Wendy Wills

Animal Cruelty

When we talk about compassion, it’s usu-

ally towards other human beings – family,

friends, neighbors, co-workers, and

strangers.

Many of us have pets now or have had pets

in the past, and we can and should always

show compassion towards animals. Un-

fortunately, someone in our neighborhood

did not show compassion towards a neigh-

bor’s cat. Her cat was brutally hurt; which

resulted in the cat dying. This was a hor-

rific and sick act on a defenseless animal.

The person or persons have not been

caught. If anyone has information on who

may have done this to her cat, please con-

tact us. Please don’t forget to keep a close

eye on your animals.

2017 Foundation Members

Peter & Rosemarie Achilarre

Kevin Boyd

Dorie Cox

Wendy Miller

Amanda & Jerry Muir

Debbie & Tim Nast

Alan & Ernestine Scharf

Ron Solomon

Wendy & Chris Wills

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EDGEWOOD CIVIC ASSOCIATION

NEWSLETTER ADVERTISING RATES:

Business Card Size …………….…… $25 ($45 for color)

1/4 page ………………………..……. $35 ($65 for color)

1/2 page ……………………….….…. $55 ($95 for color)

Full Page …………….……….…… .. $95 ($160 for color)

Buy 6, get 1 FREE(with any size ad).

Ad deadlines are the 15th of each month.

Contact Amanda at 954-616-7744

Or Email: editor@edgewoodcivic.org

See Your Ad Here! EDGEWOOD CIVIC ASSOCIATION 2017

APPLICATION/RENEWAL Name (Please Print):

Level: □ Senior □ Household □ Foundation □ Business

Contribution: $10 $20 $50 and Up $50

Address:

Day Phone: _____________ Evening Phone: __________

Email Address:

Check here to subscribe to our free email flash updates: □

I can help with: □ Phone Tree □ Newsletter Delivery

□ Tree Planting □ Neighborhood Cleanup □ Bldg Repair

□ Other:

Complete this form, enclose your check made payable to:

EDGEWOOD CIVIC ASSOCIATION, INC.

Bring it to the next meeting, or mail it to:

ECA, PO Box 21413 Ft Laud, FL 33335-1413

^^See our website for Edgewood-exclusive offers! Oktireusa.com

Household Hazardous Waste Items for April 8

Hazardous Items Accepted

Paint, oil or latex, Paint thinner and stripper, Motor

oil and filters, automotive fluids, gasoline, Other au-

tomotive fluids including gasoline. Pesticides/

Insecticides, Fertilizers, Pool chemicals, Fluorescent

tubes, Spot removers, Oven and drain cleaners, Furni-

ture and metal polish, containing mercury, Batteries,

rechargeable and automotive, tanks, Fuel

Electronics Accepted

Computers, Monitors, Keyboards, Mice, Terminals,

Printers, Fax machines, Modems, Cell phones, Re-

chargeable batteries, Televisions, Copy machines

Items Not Accepted

Biohazard/medical waste (unless specified in event

calendar details), Explosives, Waste generated from a

business, Office furniture, Stereos or speakers, Musi-

cal instruments, DVD players or VCR's, Microwave

oven, Electric hand tools, Trash or debris

Fort Lauderdale Cares Day — April 29, 2017

The 2017 Fort Lauderdale Cares Day will take place on Saturday, April 29, 2017. This is a day when you

can join your friends and neighbors for a few hours to help beautify our neighborhood. In doing so, not only

do you improve the looks of our neighborhood, but the Edgewood Civic Association earns points (which

translates to dollars) that can be used to purchase services and items for our neighborhood. The more people

who participate, the more points we’ll receive. There will be a signup sheet at the Edgewood Civic Associa-

tion meeting on April 5 at 7:30pm, in the clubhouse. You may also call 954-494-2267 or send an email to

president@edgewoodcivic.org to add your name to the list. We’ll have more details, when you sign up.

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Join your neighbors that are

selling their homes and desire to

stay in Edgewood.

Come discover Lauder Lakes.

We have been part of Edgewood

for over 40 years.

Lauder Lakes welcomes you

COME VISIT US

Sales Information:

Phone 954-235-1119

www.lauderlakes.com

3001 SW 18th Terrace

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April 2017 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

2 *Jazz Brunch

11am

3 4 5 *ECA meet-

ing 7:30pm

6 7 *Tortuga Mu-

sic Festival 1pm

*Friday Night

Sound Waves

6pm

*Rockin’&Reeli

n 7pm

8 *Tortuga Mu-

sic Festival

11am

*HHW, Shred-

ding & Electron-

ics Dropoff 9am

*Resident Tree

Giveaway 9am

9 *Tortuga Mu-

sic Festival

11am

10 *GYR Vol-

unteers Meeting

7pm

11 12 13 14 *Friday

Night Sound

Waves 6pm

*Rockin’&Reeli

n 8pm

15 New CERT

Training Part 1

8am-5pm

16 17 18 19 20 21 *Friday

Night Sound

Waves 6pm

*Friday Night

Tunes 7pm

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23 24 25 *Telephone

Town Hall with

Mayor Seiler

7pm

26 27 28 *Friday

Night Sound

Waves 6pm

29 *Ft Lauder-

dale Cares Day

9am-11am

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Jazz Brunch http://www.fortlauderdale.gov/departments/parks-recreation/special-events/jazz-brunch

ECA Meeting Wednesday, April 5 at 7:30pm in the clubhouse at 1790 SW 32nd Street

Tortuga Music Festival http://www.tortugamusicfestival.com/

Friday Night Sound Waves http://fridaynightsoundwaves.com/

Rockin’ & Reelin’ http://www.fortlauderdale.gov/departments/parks-recreation/special-events/rockin-reelin

HHW Dropoff http://www.fortlauderdale.gov/Home/Components/Calendar/Event/3927/531?curm=4&cury=2017

Resident Tree Giveaway http://www.fortlauderdale.gov/Home/Components/Calendar/Event/3925/531?curm=4&cury=2017

GYR Volunteers http://www.fortlauderdale.gov/Home/Components/Calendar/Event/1592/531?curm=4&cury=2017

CERT Training http://www.fortlauderdale.gov/Home/Components/Calendar/Event/3942/531?curm=4&cury=2017

Friday Night Tunes http://www.fortlauderdale.gov/departments/parks-recreation/special-events/friday-night-tunes

Telephone Town Hall http://www.fortlauderdale.gov/Home/Components/Calendar/Event/4018/531?curm=4&cury=2017

FLL Cares Day The web address for this event will be shown on http://www.edgewoodcivic.org , when available.

MORE EVENTS http://www.fortlauderdale.gov/visitors/event-calendar/-curm-4/-cury-2017

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A New Home in Edgewood — WOW!

February 17, 2017, was a great morning here in Edgewood.

On this beautiful morning, many were present to cut the

ribbon to celebrate a new home for our neighbors, John and

Debbie Burgess, who live at 1408 SW 33rd Court. Our

Commissioner for District 4, Romney Rogers, was present

for this special occasion. Mr. Jonathan Brown, Avis Wil-

kinson, and the staff of the City’s Housing and Community

Development Division, along with the contractors involved

in building this new home were present, as well as our

Board members Wendy Wills and Jay Shlimbaum, from the

Edgewood Civic Association.

The Housing and Community Development Division ad-

ministers and coordinates the HOME Investment Partner-

ships Program with financial assistance provided by the

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Department.

Through this program, the City was able to demolish and reconstruct this new two-bedroom and two bathroom home

for John and Debbie Burgess with a substantial grant through the HOME program.

The living space of their new home is 891 square feet, the garage is 245 square feet, and the covered entrance is 57

square feet for a total of 1,193 square feet.

It is important for our neighbors here to know that the City’s Housing Rehabilitation Program provides funding for the

demolition and reconstruction of a home, if the cost to rehabilitate the home exceeds 50% of the assessed value of the

property. Upon inspection of the previous home on this property, the City determined that it would be more feasible to

reconstruct this home.

Rehabilitation/Replacement Program is part of a comprehensive neighborhood revitalization strategy to preserve and

improve the City’s residential neighborhoods. This program is designed to address substandard housing in the City of

Fort Lauderdale. If anyone is interested in participating in the Housing Rehabilitation Program in the Edgewood

Neighborhood should contact Ms. Wilkinson, our Housing Programs Administrator.

Congratulations and best wishes in your new home!

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