*The vote was on March 16th and the condo proposal passed 5-2.
YES votes: Callari, Sherwood, Gruber, Levy, Biederman.
NO votes: Shuham, Anderson.
Related Group offered to make the building about 5 stories shorter at the 3/16 meeting. (Biederman and Gruber said they wouldn't be opposed to 30 stories because it means more money). Mayor Levy said the strong opposition was because those opposed must have been swayed by slanted information with a false narrative.
Next steps: From what we understand, the ways to stop this project would be-
1. Stopping it at the County level, as the City would need a land use amendment from Broward County. Broward Commission emails:
NRich@broward.org, MBogen@broward.org, MUdine@broward.org, LFisher@broward.org, SGeller@broward.org, BFurr@broward.org, TRyan@broward.org, Jemoskowitz@broward.org, TAlston@broward.org
2. A public referendum. Will need 15% of the signatures of the registered voters in Hollywood. Registered voters would need to sign the official referendum petition in-person, on paper (not online). Once 15% are collected, the City Clerk would verify all the signatures to make sure they are all registered voters. This could overturn the decision of the City Commission. Stay tuned for updates here.
3. A lawsuit. Attorneys are currently meeting about this to discuss next steps/possible legal arguments.
Email the City now: mayor-commissioners@hollywoodfl.org
Legal questions regarding this P3 Proposal: https://welovehollywoodbeach.com/f/legal-questions-surrounding-project
Another attorney weighs in: https://welovehollywoodbeach.com/f/more-high-profile-groups-coming-out-against-the-project
Thank you to all the residents who showed up on March 16 to speak, and to all those who voiced your concerns through emails, phone calls, and meetings with your elected officials.
Keep those yard signs up!