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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=120 BGCOLOR="#0099CC" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="0403f781ezuavc.gif"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFFF66" FACE="Arial" ><B>VICTORIA PARK CIVIC ASSOCIATION</B></FONT>    <B> |     </B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFF33" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="VICTORIA PARK CIVIC ASSOCIATION"><U><B>home</B></U></A></FONT></div> <div> <B>NEWS & EVENTS</B><B>   |   </B><A HREF="contactus.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="CONTACT US"><U><B>CONTACT US</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="in_the_news.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="VP IN THE NEWS"><U><B>VP IN THE NEWS</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="history.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="HISTORY"><U><B>HISTORY</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="community_bulletin_board.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="COMMUNITY BULLETIN BOARD"><U><B>COMMUNITY BULLETIN BOARD</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="sponsors.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="SPONSORS"><U><B>SPONSORS</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="join_vpca.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="JOIN VPCA"><U><B>JOIN VPCA</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="calendar.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="CALENDAR"><U><B>CALENDAR</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="officers.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="OFFICERS COMMITTEES"><U><B>OFFICERS & COMMITTEES</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="VPnews.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="VICTORIA PARK NEWS"><U><B>VICTORIA PARK NEWS</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="trash-recycling.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="TRASH RECYCLING"><U><B>TRASH & RECYCLING</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="links.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="NUMBERS LINKS"><U><B>NUMBERS & LINKS</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="maps.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="MAPS"><U><B>MAPS</B></U></A></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=190 BGCOLOR="#CCFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Victoria Park's 2007 Holiday Home Tour is looking for a Few Great Homes. . . . .  How About Yours?</B></div> <bR> <div> Do you want to show off your Victoria Park Gem? Would you like your to be a feature home in Fort Lauderdale's premier home Tour?</div> <bR> <div> Contact the Home Tour Committee Chair  <A HREF="mailto:hometour@vpca.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:hometour@vpca.org"><U>Janet Schlembach </U></A>for more information on how you can be part of a Fort Lauderdale tradition.</div> <bR> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=360 BGCOLOR="#CCFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B>NEWS & EVENTS</B></div> <bR> <div> From the Broward County Commission:</div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="527" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 627 WIDTH="523"><div> <B>Hurricane Sales Tax Holiday, June 1 -12</B></div> <bR> <div> During the first 12 days of the 2007 hurricane season, residents throughout Florida will be given an opportunity to purchase hurricane supplies tax-free. The tax-free holiday begins on Friday, June 1 and runs through Tuesday, June 12. Among the items exempted from the sales tax:</div> <bR> <div> • Items $10 or less: reusable ice or items sold as artificial ice</div> <bR> <div> • Items $20 or less: portable self-powered light sources, battery-powered flashlights and lanterns, gas-powered lanterns and candles</div> <bR> <div> • Items $25 or less: gas or diesel fuel containers</div> <bR> <div> • Items $30 or less: batteries (AAA, AA, C, D, 6-volt, 9 volt--excludes auto & boat batteries); coolers and ice chests</div> <bR> <div> • Items $40 or less: any cell phone charger</div> <bR> <div> • Items $50 or less: cell phone batteries & chargers; radios; tarpaulins, flexible waterproof sheeting, ground anchor systems and tie-down kits.</div> <bR> <div> • Items $60 or less: any cell phone batteries</div> <bR> <div> • Items $75 or less: radios (self-powered or battery-operated); any package consisting of two or more of the previously listed qualifying items)</div> <bR> <div> • Items $200 or less: storm shutter devices.</div> <bR> <div> • Items $1,000 or less: portable generators for light, communications, food storage.</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="527" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 310 WIDTH="523"><div> <B>Free Disposal of Yard Waste  Accepted at County Locations</B></div> <bR> <div> As the 2007 hurricane season begins, Broward County residents may dispose of residential yard waste at no charge at the County’s three trash transfer stations every <B>Saturday</B> during <B>June</B>, from <B>8 a.m. to 3 p.m.</B> This service is available for free to the residents of all Broward County cities except Pembroke Pines, Parkland, Pompano Beach and Hallandale Beach, who are not participating in the program. Proof of Broward County residency is required. Acceptable materials include tree trimmings and residential yard waste, such as lawn and landscape items, and fencing. Debris brought in on commercial vehicles, by private contractors, or on trailers longer than 8 feet will not be accepted.</div> <bR> <div> Yard waste will be collected at <B>2780 N. Powerline Road, Pompano Beach; 5490 Reese Road, Davie; and, 5601 W. Hallandale Beach Blvd, West Park</B>. For additional information, call 954-765-4999.</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="527" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 524 WIDTH="523"><div> <B>Phase III Restrictions Remain in Effect</B></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.broward.org/waterservices/phase111_drought.pdf " TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.broward.org/waterservices/pha"><U>for suggestions on water conservation </U></A></div> <bR> <div> Despite a declaration by the National Weather Service that South Florida is now in the rainy season, Phase III Water Restrictions, imposed by the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD), remain in effect. The district has declared an extreme water shortage for eastern Broward and Palm Beach Counties. Most parts of Broward County are entering the rainy season with deficits in rainfall of more than six inches. The rainy season usually begins in mid-May and continues through mid-October. Current Phase III water restrictions apply to residents who get their water from public utilities, private wells, canals, ponds and lakes. Restrictions mandate:</div> <bR> <div> • Outdoor watering and car washing is now limited to <B>ONE DAY</B> a week.</div> <bR> <div> • <B>ODD-number addresses</B> can use water for irrigation on <B>Saturdays</B> from <B>4 a.m. to 8 a.m.</B></div> <bR> <div> • <B>EVEN-number addresses</B> can use water for irrigation and car washing on <B>Sundays</B> from <B>4 a.m. to 8 a.m.</B></div> <bR> <div> • <B>Low-volume, spot-watering, using a hose with an automatic shut-off nozzle, is allowed from 4 to 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on the designated landscape watering days.</B></div> <bR> <div> • Additional watering days and times also have been allowed for new landscaping over a 30-day establishment period.</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="527" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 18 WIDTH="523"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="images/1x1.gif" HEIGHT="18" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="523" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <B>County</B><B> Launches Free Discount Rx Card</B></div> <bR> <div> Broward County has launched a new discount prescription drug card plan to help County residents save money on prescription medications. The free program is managed by Caremark, a national pharmacy benefits manager, through an agreement with the <A HREF="http://www.broward.org/humanservices/naco_prescription.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.broward.org/humanservices/nac"><U>National Association of Counties (NACo)</U></A>. County residents will be able to use their cards at participating pharmacies and save up to 20 percent off the retail price of commonly prescribed medications.</div> <bR> <div> There is no enrollment fee for the card and it can by used by any resident, regardless of age, income level or existing health coverage. <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#009900" FACE="Verdana" ><B>The card is not insurance</B></FONT>, but provides a discount off the retail price of prescription medications. <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#009900" FACE="Verdana" ><B>Savings are available at participating pharmacies.</B></FONT> More than 57,000 retail pharmacies nationwide are participating in the plan. In Broward County, all major chains will be participating and most independently-owned pharmacies.</div> <bR> <div> The card cannot be used in conjunction with other insurance. However, residents will be able to use the card to purchase prescriptions that are not covered by these plans, including prescription medicines for pets.</div> <bR> <div> Free cards are available at all Broward County library locations, County parks, Family Success Centers, the downtown Fort Lauderdale Broward County Transit (BCT) bus terminal and the Consumer Affairs Division. For a location nearest you, call the Broward County Call Center, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#009900" FACE="Verdana" ><B>954-831-4000</B></FONT>. For additional information on the program, visit <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Verdana" ><A HREF="http://www.broward.org/humanservices/naco_prescription.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.broward.org/humanservices/nac"><U><I><B>www.broward.org</B></I></U></A></FONT><A HREF="http://www.broward.org/humanservices/naco_prescription.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.broward.org/humanservices/nac"><U>.</U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="527" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 577 WIDTH="523"><div> <B>Small Claims Court Clinic </B><B>Set for June 21</B></div> <bR> <div> The Broward County Consumer Affairs Division, in partnership with the Broward County Office of the Clerk of Court and the Broward County Sheriff, will hold a Small Claims Court Clinic on <B>Thursday, June 21, 6:30-8:30 p.m., City of Sunrise Soccer Club Park, 10200 Sunset Strip, Sunrise</B>.</div> <bR> <div> The clinic will provide information on how to file a small claims court action, explain court procedures and how to prepare for your day in court. Although the clinic will not address individual legal problems, it will provide information on proper filing, fees, subpoenas and more. A question and answer session will follow.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Information on County’s 2008 Budget Online</B></div> <bR> <div> Residents interested in details surrounding Broward County’s spending plan can visit <A HREF="http://www.broward.org/2008budget/welcome.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.broward.org/2008budget/welcom"><U>www.broward.org</U></A>. The site explores how tax revenues are collected, how they are spent and identifies portions of the budget under the direct control of the Commission. Detailed information is provided on the role property tax dollars play in funding government services, the County’s role as tax collector for other taxing authorities and the impact of state and federal mandates on the budget process. The site contains a budget glossary, questions and answers about property tax reform and compilation of how tax dollars are spent on a daily basis. The site is updated on a regular basis. The next Broward County Commission workshop on the budget is scheduled for <B>Tuesday, June 19, 10 a.m., Broward County Governmental Center (Room 430), 115 S. Andrews Avenue, Fort Lauderdale</B>. Public participation is welcomed.</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>