The Miami Herald from Miami, Florida • 607

ii ISOUTHEASTIBROWARDINEWS SUNDAY DECEMBER 15 1996 THE HERALD proud of refurbished park state was matched by the city Hallandale provided the labor and materials with its funds Farmer said The park at 735 SW First St is popular with people and critters alike got ducks big turtles squirrels raccoons lots of Hallandale City Manager RJ Intindola said quiet lush and very green I wanted to call it Central Park South like an oasis in the middle of an urban setting a highly utilized neighborhood The pond however has two unwanted visitors Three years ago someone placed two gar in the pond The sharp-toothed fish now are two feet long will stock the pond with goldfish and tropical fish in the near future but first we have to get rid of the Intindola said are vicious fish they ate our goldfish in the past who knows how to get rid" of the gar can call me at City The number is 457-1300 By MARSHA HALPER Herald Staff Writer One year and $100000 after an improvement project began at Ingalls Park the 46-acre park is one of showpieces Park visitors invited to the Holiday Card Luminaire a free event planned for Friday featuring giant decorative illuminated cards displayed along the walking trail got the first look at the improvements They include a dredged and expanded pond with a bridge and a lighted water fountain a new gazebo a new pavilion newly sodded grounds and additional trees and an expanded walking trail one of the prettiest parks in said Johnny Farmer director of the Hallandale Parks and Recreation Department pond really looks excellent It adds a lot of ambience to the A $50000 national grant from the Land and Water Conservation Fund administered by the MIKE STOCKER Herald staff understand is why the city do something about this house which has been sitting vacant for 10 she says FED UP WITH ITS APPEARANCE: Mama Cahn lives across from this rundown house on Adams Street in Hollywood I Hollywood promotes Sister Cities program Neglected house frustrates neighbors nailed to the front door the windows are broken out and becoming a magnet for teenagers 1 understand is why the city do something about this house which has been sitting vacant for 10 Cahn alone in her frustration about the two-story home at 1620 Adams St not right that we're trying to fix our places and we have to look at this every says Debbie Albers who has lived in the neighborhood for 19 years when people lived there it looked like The city is fed up too says Natalie Green director of Neighborhood Programs Division which includes code enforcement The city has cited the owner Margaret Schumaker for a Broward County and interested in promoting the program said Mickie Cannavan executive assistant to City Manager Sam Finz The applications for board positions go to the City Commission which will appoint the members No deadline for applications has been set If possible the board should include members that have a strong background in travel cultural exchange and fund raising Cannavan said From the 1 1 board members the commission will appoint one board member to represent each of the six sister cities If possible those representatives should speak or write the language of their designated city or have some affiliation with the area For application forms call the City office at 921-3211 between 8 am and 5 pm series of code violations that include having an overgrown lawn and abandoning a car on the property The car was removed in protest: will place the vehicle in question in a storage-mode And may I suggest that you do not trespass on my property wrote Schumaker to the city in a letter dated May 1 1992 The property however remained in neglect Hollywood has assumed basic upkeep such as cutting the lawn and has charged the property owner for those services After sending a half-dozen certified letters demanding reimbursement for upkeep and an end to the property's neglect liens were placed on the property is not common in Hol By OSCAR MUSIBAY Special to The Herald Most of the houses on Adams Street and 16th Avenue are well kept They have new paint manicured lawns and nice landscaping Mama home is no exception She and her family recently completed a host of renovations that have transformed her abode into the cozy home she has always dreamed of just one problem she says and it has persisted despite a series of complaints filed with the city of Hollywood: the house across the explains Cahn who has lived in the neighborhood for five years just sitting there deteriorating There is plywood lywood but we do have a process to deal with chronic Green says these are chronic The Foreclosure Committee is meeting next month and will discuss the house on Adams and 18 other cases If the committee recommends foreclosing the request w'ill be heard by a special master and be subject to commission approval The whole process could take as long as two months Although the foreclosure proceedings often spur an owner to bring the property up to code Green says that may not happen 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