Plantation Midtown Development District

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Plantation Midtown was established in 1988 as a Safe Neighborhood Improvement District for the Midtown District pursuant to Chapter 87-243, Section 59, Florida Statutes entitled Safe Neighborhood Act. Under the Act the City completed a “Safe Neighborhood Master Plan” that supported and enabled the City to establish as a special taxing district and utilize a maximum of two mills ad valorem tax on real property within the district. The City pursued this strategy in order to obtain additional State and local financial resources to address public safety and set the stage for the future redevelopment of the Midtown District.

The District is located in central Plantation and bounded on the north by Cleary Boulevard, south by Interstate 595, east by University Drive and on the west by Pine Island Road.

Advisory Board

The Plantation Midtown District Advisory Board is comprised of business representatives from within the Midtown District. It was established in 1988 by City Ordinance No. 1569 to represent property owners and the business community and is composed of seven members appointed by the Plantation City Council acting as the district’s Board of Directors. Advisory Board appointees serve at the pleasure of the City Council. Councilmembers may reappoint current members or may consider new appointments during Council meetings conducted in June of every year. The purpose of the advisory board is to provide input to the City Council and staff on how to allocate public funds generated within the Plantation Midtown special taxing district. The Board also provides input on development projects within the District.

Members

The Advisory Board is made up of the following members:

Cynthia Busch
Nina Cabral, JMC Contracting
Owen Duke, Edington Duke LLC
Barry Lethbridge, P.A Lethbridge & Co. – Chair
John Minahan, Crack'd Kitchen
Laura Padrino, Padrino’s Restaurant
Andrew Tyrer, Westside Regional Medical Center

Meetings

The Plantation Midtown Advisory Board meetings are held the third Thursday of every other month at 10:00 AM in the Development Services building first floor conference room (401 NW 70 Terrace). Meetings may also be scheduled on an ad hoc basis as needed. If you are a property or business owner within Plantation Midtown and would like to receive meeting announcements and agendas or are interested in serving on the Board, please call the Planning, Zoning and Economic Development Department at 954-513-3509.