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Fri Oct 27, 2006

Podcast Number 16 is online. Mayor Tom Truex Discusses Disaster Preparedness in Davie, Florida

Podcast Number 16: Earlier this year, the forecasters were predicting lots of hurricanes along the Florida Coast. Davie was preparing for for the worst. This interview between Davie's Public Information Officer, Braulio Rosa, and Mayor Tom Truex took place shortly after Hurricane Ernesto proved to be all wind, with little punch. The Mayor discusses hurricane preparedness strategy and disaster preparednes in general. (*Excerpted from Davie TV, Comcast channel 78, and Bellsouth channel 71)

Thu Jun 29, 2006

Podcast Number 15 is online. Mayor Tom Truex Discusses Affordable Housing

Podcast Number 15: Mayor Truex discusses affordable Housing in general, but more particularly in Davie, along the US 441 Corridor. This podcast was recorded as part of an interview by Davie Public Information Officer, Braulio Rosa.

Sat Mar 18, 2006

Podcast Number 14 is online. The (so-called) Separation of Church and State

Podcast Number 14: Mayor Tom Truex discusses the concept of a separation of Church and State; and why an idea with so little foundation in history and the law has gained such a devoted following among politicians.

Thu Feb 23, 2006

Podcast Number 13.4 is online. Part 5 in a Series on Residential Density and the State Road 7 / U.S. 441 Corridor.

Podcast Number 13.4: This is the final part in this series. Mayor Tom Truex focuses on the problems of affordable housing; fiscal impact; and the lack of direct coordination with the Regional Activity Center (RAC) planning. Also a brief recap on this entire series.

Tue Feb 21, 2006

Podcast Number 13.3 is online. Part 4 in a Series of Podcasts relating to residential density and the State Road 7 / U.S. 441 Corridor

Podcast Number 13.2: Mayor Truex discusses residential density and the State Road 7 / U.S. 441 Corridor. This Podcast discusses how we could implement the "Transfer of Development Rights" (TDR), in order to permenantly preserve open space in Davie.

Mon Feb 20, 2006

Podcast Number 13.2 is online. Part 3 in a Series of Podcasts relating to residential density and the State Road 7 / U.S. 441 Corridor

Podcast Number 13.2: Mayor Truex discusses residential density and the State Road 7 / U.S. 441 Corridor. This Podcast discusses some of the consequences of increasing residential density, including "density creep." Mayor Truex also starts the discussion on how we could use the "Transfer of Development Rights" (TDR) in Davie.

Fri Feb 17, 2006

Podcast #13.1 - Part 2 in a Series of Podcasts relating to residential density and the State Road 7 / U.S. 441 Corridor

Podcast Number 13.1: Mayor Truex discusses residential density and the State Road 7 / U.S. 441 Corridor. This podcast continues the discussion of the implementation of traditional planning techniques which have brought us to the brink of ruining our quality of life in South Florida.

Thu Feb 16, 2006

Podcast Number 13 is online. Part 1 in a Series of Podcasts relating to residential density and the State Road 7 / U.S. 441 Corridor

Podcast Number 13: Mayor Tom Truex discusses residential density and the State Road 7 / U.S. 441 Corridor. This podcast is the first part of the introduction, and covers some of the assumptions which have lead us to the brink of ruining our quality of life in South Florida. The Mayor suggests a radical new way of thinking to make development benefit the community, rather than the other way around.

Wed Feb 08, 2006

Podcast Number 12 is online. Review of Town Council Meeting on 2-1-2006

Podcast Number 12: Mayor Tom Truex discusses items discussed at the Town Council Meetin on February 1, 2006.

Sat Feb 04, 2006

Podcast #11.1 is online. Miami Herald Editorial wildly off base--Davie Procedures for selecting vendors and contractors were NOT sound.

Podcast #11.1: The Miami Herald Editorial Board is right a lot of the time. Their recent editorial "Kovanes Debacle Shows Need for Change" (1-21-2006)* is, however, not such a case. Their claim that "Davie's procedures for selecting vendors and contractors is sound," is just plain crazy talk. What happened in Davie--allegedly the theft of about half a million dollars of Town funds in a goofy plan--couldn't have happened absent some serious flaws in the system.

The first step in fixing the problem is in recognizing that one exists. Fixing the problem is a top priority for me.

*Note: The link to the Miami Herald editorial is active as of the date this blOg entry was posted. There's a good chance the link will go bad, at some point in the future, and the Herald will want you pay a few dollars to see the editorial.