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Join University of Plantation, Crack'd Kitchen, Chief Harrison serves 40 years, EyeOnWater and more.
I'm delighted to announce the launch of University of Plantation (UP), a citizens academy designed to educate residents. Many municipalities have such initiatives and we gathered the best practices to create ours.
The Police Outreach Center at Broward Mall will host the academy. We will offer a series of five one-hour sessions, scheduled once a month from January to May on Thursdays. The sessions will be presented by City staff, and will cover a range of topics from procurement, permitting, budgeting, tree placement and removal. We will also explore the role of a strong mayor.
Registration is limited to 18 attendees. It’s first-come, first-served, so apply today to make sure you get your spot at www.Plantation.org/UP.
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Crack’d Kitchen & Coffee, a medium-priced breakfast/lunch spot, opened at Plantation Walk.
Menu items feature breakfast and lunch sandwiches, bowls, chicken tenders, greens, smoothies and shakes. Farm fresh, cage-free eggs are used in their dishes. I could easily see residents in the nearby apartments placing an online order and going on their way.
The restaurant had a soft open on Saturday and was rolling Monday morning with a crowd.
This is the fifth Crack’d Kitchen to open, but the first in Florida. Go to CrackdKitchen.com or call 754-755-5445.
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 The city honored Police Chief Howard Harrison, who marked 40 years with the Plantation Police Department. But it wasn’t easy. Harrison prefers to defer the attention to others in the department.
Still, he received balloons during the Council meeting and a cake during a police staff meeting.
Harrison grew up in Plantation and is a proud South Plantation High alum. I arranged for Principal Christine Henschel to show up at the Council meeting, where she thanked him for always supporting the school.
Prior to serving 14 years as Police Chief, Harrison began his law enforcement career as a road patrol officer and rose through the ranks to a deputy chief position. His experience also includes service as a detective, street crimes and SWAT sergeant, traffic motorcycle officer and traffic homicide investigator.
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See your water usage insights and set up Leak Alerts! Visit www.eyeonwater.com/signup to create your online account.
For questions or assistance, please call Utilities Customer Service at 954-797-2290 or UtilityBilling@plantation.org
Note: Not all accounts will have access to EyeOnWater, as meter upgrades are still occurring.
The Friends of the Library presented the Library Director Monika Knapp with a $5,000 donation at its annual holiday luncheon Monday, Dec. 11.
The South Plantation High School choir provided the entertainment.
The Friends often hold used book sales and provide other support to the city’s Library, and I, for one, am very grateful.
To join, visit the Friends of the Library webpage.
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Rick Case Bikes for Kids Day
Ryan Case appeared at the Dec. 6 City Council meeting to accept the annual proclamation for Rick Case Bikes for Kids Day. The auto company started the tradition of collecting new and pre-owned bicycles, cleaning them up and providing them to children in need 41 years ago.
To donate a bike, drop it off at any Rick Case location.
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Over 70 people attended the city's first town hall discussion on housing affordability.
Chester Bishop of Housing Foundation of America, Lakisha Hull of the City of Miami and Mitchell Rosenstein of Green Mills Group joined me on the podium as we exchanged ideas.
Our Planning, Zoning and Economic Development Department’s Dan Holmes, Michael Alpert and Edlyn Griffith helped create the event. If you'd like to view additional housing events visit the Housing & Grants events webpage.
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Menorah Lighting
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Chabad of Plantation, Councilmembers and I had the honor to participate in the Annual City Hall Menorah Lighting: Rally for Light. Monday night a caravan of cars made their way from Chabad of Plantation to City Hall.
The lighting was accompanied by prayers for soldiers and the community, music and festive activities. This special occasion brought people together to celebrate the values of hope, light, and community during the holiday season.
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Santa's Mailbox
Children can drop off their letters to Santa at the City Hall Santa Mailbox. The last day to drop letters will be Sunday, December 17th.
Please remember to include your child’s name and address so Santa is able to respond. No stamp is needed.
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City of Plantation offices and facilities will be closed Monday, December 25, 2023 in observance of Christmas.
Lights at City Hall will be on every night through Saturday, January 6.
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Events
December 16: Win-Waste Innovation Drop-off in Davie. The City works in conjunction with Win-Waste Innovation to offer Plantation residents the opportunity to dispose of Yard Waste, Furniture, White Goods, Household Hazardous Waste, and Electronics. Find more information on our website.
December 16: Movies in the Park, showing Spider-Man: Across the Spider-verse, and the Plantation Isles Board Parade. Both beginning at dark at Pop Travers Park (north of field #4). Bring your lawn chairs and blankets.
December 24: Santa's Visit begins at 5 p.m. and runs until 10 p.m. There will be 17 routes to cover all of Plantation.
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Meetings
December 14: Special Magistrate - Code Enforcement at 1 p.m. at City Hall.
View upcoming 2024 meetings and events by visiting Plantation.org/Calendar.
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