June 2024

Vol. 5, Issue 6

Edgewood Happenings!

Join us for the next

Edgewood Civic Association meeting

Wednesday, June 5th at 6:45 pm

at the ECA Clubhouse

1790 SW 32nd Street, Fort Lauderdale, FL

This month's guest speaker is

Mayor Dean Trantalis

City of Fort Lauderdale

Mayor Trantalis will be giving an update on City initiatives, issues, successes and plans for the future!

PLEASE SUBMIT ANY QUESTIONS TO

PRESIDENT@EDGEWOODCIVIC.ORG

Representatives from FLPD and Community Enhancement will also be in attendance with updates.

Recent events in our neighborhood

Flood Remembrance Day

Neighbors joined together to toast the unsinkable spirit of Edgewood Strong with a moment of reflection and camaraderie on April 12 - the 2023 Flood Remembrance Day -- at The American Legion Post 36. WSVN and Telemundo covered the event.

Ice Cream Social - Part of Fort Lauderdale Cares Day!

ECA hosted its first Meet & Mingle Ice Cream Social and an offering of delicious treats on Saturday, April 27, 2024 at the ECA Clubhouse to celebrate the importance of community.

Floyd Hull redevelopment

Neighbors voiced their views at the Floyd Hull Redevelopment meeting at Morton Center at Floyd Hull on April 18. ECA board and neighborhood representatives continue to engage with the City of Fort Lauderdale Parks and Recreation staff to clarify the usage of the $6 million bond approved by the residents in 2002.

See more photos on www.facebook.com/EdgewoodisGreat

Osceola Creek Restoration Project Tour

On Saturday, April 6th, a small group of ECA board members and residents, were invited for a tour of the progress of the restoration project of Osceola Creek--a pivotal piece of the drainage system designed to protect our neighborhood. Special thanks to Dr. Nancy Gassman, PhD., Bobby for the contractor’s efforts and expertise in guiding the tour and to Deborah Cueva, the City’s project manager for a very educational morning. We will be keeping everyone up to date on the progress.

Speed humps installed

Speeders are slowing down on 15th Avenue since the installation of 3 sets of speed humps in May 2024. Thanks to Tom Turberville, ECA Vice President, for his advocacy with the City of Fort Lauderdale to get this completed. These are temporary as the city funds and refines roundabout concepts for 32nd Court and 29th Street over the next 5 years.

Lets Green Your Routine

Save money and water:

A simple thing you can do to reduce your water use is to only irrigate when necessary. Turn your automatic sprinkler system off, and then only turn it on when your lawn shows signs of needing irrigation.

How Much Water Is That?

Typical water use for household appliances such as bathroom faucets and toilets were taken from the EPA WaterSense website (Environmental Protection Agency 2008; Environmental Protection Agency 2013). Dividing the typical water use by 991 gallons yielded comparisons for how much water is used for irrigation.

One irrigation cycle, using 991 gallons of water, is equal to any one of the following:

Running the bathroom sink for 495 minutes (8.25 hours)

Flushing your old (pre-1994) toilet 198 times

Flushing your new EPA WaterSense toilet 774 times

Taking a 396-minute shower with a standard showerhead (6.6 hours)

Taking a 495-minute shower with a WaterSense showerhead (8.25 hours)

Doing 18 loads of laundry in a traditional washing machine

Doing 37 loads of laundry in a high efficiency washing machine

Running the dishwasher 50 times

Learn more about how to save water in your landscape from University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences: edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/AE585. For Spanish: edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/AE586

Join the Green Your Routine volunteers

To help prevent future flooding, please Adopt-A-Drain near your house. You clean leaves and debris from the drain and Edgewood gets Green Your Routine program money for our association.

Special thanks to Green Your Routine volunteers Veronica Maher, Robert Leon, and Dorie Cox for cleaning the Bill Keith Preserve Park shoreline in April.

Volunteers will be checking your recycle bin during the Take5 Recycling Audits that begin in June. The goal is to educate and prevent trash contamination.

To help keep our city Green, call ECA's Secretary, Dorie (305-393-3134) to get involved.

AlertFTL

Stay informed in an emergency! Sign Up for Alert FTL

The City uses Alert FTL to send mass notifications and keep citizens informed in the event of an emergency.

Alert FTL is free to neighbors, simply click here to sign up or call our

24-Hour Customer Service Center at 954-828-8000.

This is especially important during hurricane season. Read more HERE.

Support your neighborhood

The ECA's mission is to protect the interests of our community and its residents and to ensure that our neighborhood thrives and is a great place to live, work, and play.

Become a member today and Enroll Here. You can also contribute directly via PayPal or send a completed Membership Form and check to: Edgewood Civic Association

PO Box 21413

Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33335

The Edgewood Editor

president@edgewoodcivic.org

https://www.edgewoodcivic.org

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