Thank you to all those who showed up at the Sept 14 City Meeting, made Citizen Comments, and/or joined the demonstration outside City Hall. There is a demonstration planned for the front lawn of the Hollywood Beach Community Center from 10 AM- 12 noon on Sunday, October 10th. Please join! 

This public land has deed restrictions for "open space, park, recreation, and public purpose." The President of the Hollywood Historical Society, Clive Taylor, states that the land was given to the city 47 years ago with the promise that this land would remain open space to the public in order to allow a variance of higher density for The Summit condominiums on the neighboring property. The city only paid $10 for this land based on those restrictions. The higher density would never have been allowed if they knew that someday, the city of Hollywood would betray the deed and allow even higher density than what it was traded for. 

Video- Clive Taylor explaining the deed restrictions on this land: https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=gvevQ2eUz2w&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR1qlMd5FGXbU08zPGHX4kktXa6ojBoRv825AW5KaKkL3PXeiQe7QdH1H4c

The city should have told the developer that this land is not to be used for a private condominium, but they have not. In fact, the city is still trying to force the development on our public land, even though they knew about the deed restrictions.

Residents are concerned about impact to quality of life, and the citizens of Hollywood value their height/density restrictions. Currently, restrictions for this section of beach are approximately 60 feet on the intracoastal and 40 feet on the ocean, and only 25 units per acre. This condo would be 347 feet tall and 188 units. Mayor Levy says that they can ignore the rules because it's public land.

Please contact your city commissioner to oppose violating these deed restrictions and violating the public trust. They should never build a private condominium tower on this land. A private condo tower is not public.

Now is the time to speak up, send emails, and ask them to honor the deed restrictions and listen to the voices of their constituents to protect this land. Phone number: 954.921.3321
Email the city: JLevy@hollywoodfl.org, CShuham@hollywoodfl.org, LSherwood@hollywoodfl.org, KBiederman@hollywoodfl.org, TCallari@hollywoodfl.org, LAnderson@hollywoodfl.org, AGruber@hollywoodfl.org, WIshmael@hollywoodfl.org, RStorey@hollywoodfl.org

Citizens' Comments are held on the Third Wednesday of each month at the conclusion of the Regular City Commission Meeting in the City Commission Chambers, Room 219, at 5:00 PM. MARK YOUR CALENDARS. Join residents on October 20th at 5 PM for Citizen Comments. City Hall, 2nd floor. Use city meetings as an opportunity to state your concerns and opposition. 

Thank you! 

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