Broward County Bridges e-Newsletter



Volume XVII No. 20	May 25, 2012

Broward County Office Closings for Memorial Day, May 28

Broward County governmental offices will be closed Monday, May 28, in honor of the Memorial Day observance. More...

FLL Expects 400,000 Passengers Memorial Day Holiday

More than 400,000 travelers are expected to fly in and out of Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) during the Memorial Day holiday weekend. The holiday period runs from Thursday, May 24, to Wednesday, May 30. The Broward County Aviation Department anticipates an average of 66,000 passengers a day during the seven-day travel period and expects the busiest travel days to be Thursday, May 24, and Friday, May 25. Visit the Airport's website for parking options or tune in to the Airport Radio Station, 1670 AM for the most current information on available parking. More...

County Conducts Annual Statewide Hurricane Exercise at Emergency
Operations Center

In preparation for the upcoming hurricane season, Broward County Emergency Management Division conducted a hurricane exercise, in conjunction with the Statewide Hurricane Gispert 2012 Exercise. The Gispert Exercise focused on the response to a major Category 4 hurricane impacting the State of Florida and included participants from the County, municipalities and other partnering organizations that provide Emergency Support Functions during an emergency response. The exercise, which was conducted on May 24, at the Broward Emergency Operations Center, complies with exercise guidance set forth by Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program and provided experiential training essential for hurricane preparedness.

New 595 Express Bus Service Begins May 29

Starting on Tuesday, May 29, Broward County Transit will introduce the 595 Express Bus service, with two routes from the Sunrise park-and-ride located at the BankAtlantic Center to downtown Miami/Brickell Avenue and downtown Fort Lauderdale. The fare will be free to all passengers the first week, May 29 through June 1, 2012. At 7:30 a.m., the public is invited to "ride-along" with the passengers on the downtown Fort Lauderdale route and from 4 to 6 p.m, enjoy a "meet and greet" with light refreshments. More...

Summer Reading Program at Broward County Library Includes Adults

"Between the Covers" is the theme for this year's Adult Summer Reading Program. Visit your local County Library location to stock up on free books, audiobooks, CDs and DVDS. For maximum convenience, download free eBooks from BCL WoW - Broward County Library Without Walls, and select from thousands of titles for free. You can also enjoy a wide variety of summertime events available at 15 libraries. Topics range from the informative to the entertaining. Consider joining a book club, hearing a book talk by a favorite author, or signing-up for a fun workshop. Broward County Libraries has it all this summer. More...

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