DATE: February 9, 2015
MEDIA CONTACT: Anh Ton
Director, Highway and Bridge Maintenance Division
PHONE: 954-357-6059
EMAIL: aton@broward.org 
  
BROWARD COUNTY, FL - The Board of County Commissioners has approved a Memorandum of Agreement between Broward County and the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) for the installation and maintenance of landscape improvements in the Broward Municipal Services District along Sunrise Boulevard.

The Central Neighborhood Beautification Project is scheduled to begin in June, 2015 and will enhance roadways in the Roosevelt Gardens, Washington Park and Franklin Park neighborhoods. The project includes the installation of landscape and irrigation improvements costing $192,000 within the medians on Sunrise Boulevard between NW 31st Avenue and NW 24th Avenue. The landscaping will comply with the requirement for minimum 50% native species by plant types and with the Broward County NatureScape Program and Florida-Friendly Landscaping principles.

As this portion of Sunrise Boulevard is a State road, the County must obtain a permit from FDOT for installation and maintenance of the proposed improvements. 

Landscape design will be presented to the Central County Community Advisory Board on February 18, 2015. 

About Broward Municipal Services District 
The Broward Municipal Services District (BMSD) formerly known as Unincorporated Broward County consists of 13.18 square miles area with a population of 15,000. The Broward County Board of County Commissioners is the governing body of the BMSD and the provider of its municipal services.