Important Dates to Note

The City of Hollywood is diligently monitoring the development of COVID-19 (2019 novel Coronavirus) and taking the necessary precautions for the safety and well-being of our community. We are working closely with local and state officials and remain vigilant in following the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Florida Department of Health guidelines.
 
For your safety and the safety and security of others around you, and out of an abundance of caution, modified screening measures are currently underway at City facility security checkpoints. All employees and visitors will be screened prior to being allowed to enter the facility.
 
For customer convenience, please visit the City’s website to take advantage of online services such as building permits, and paying for camp registration or parking citations. Utility customers can also pay their utility bill online or via telephone. The 24-hour Pay-By-Phone number is 954.921.3938, select Option 2. There is no fee to use this convenient payment option. You can also log on to pay your utility bill. You can pay your bill without having to register your account, just be sure to have your account number from your paper bill handy.

Early Voting for Presidential
Preference Primary Election

Now Through March 15
Early voting for Presidential Preference Primary Election is underway in Hollywood at the Broward County Library – Hollywood Branch, located at City Hall Circle, 2600 Hollywood Boulevard, now through March 15th from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. Unlike Election Day when a voter must vote in his or her designated polling place, a voter can vote at any Early Voting Center location in Broward County. Voters must present a photo and signature ID. If you are unable to provide a photo and signature ID, you will be issued a provisional ballot. There are three other sites in neighboring cities that may also be convenient to Hollywood voters:

In Pembroke Pines:
• South Regional Library/Broward College, 7300 Pines Boulevard
• Southwest Regional Library, 16835 Sheridan Street 

In Hallandale Beach:
• Hallandale Beach Cultural Community Center, 410 SE 3rd Street

For additional Early Voting locations in Broward County, please visit the Supervisors of Elections website.

Joe DiMaggio Park Playground
Closed for Improvements

Construction is scheduled to start today at the playground at Joe DiMaggio Park, 1001 Three Island Boulevard. The playground will remain closed to the public during the construction period.
 
Park improvements are a part of the General Obligation Bond, and will include installing new playground equipment, safety surfacing, shade system, and exercise pieces. Other ancillary park equipment will also be replaced. This is a $318,199 GO Bond investment. The park is expected to be back open to the public in May.

For the latest updates on this and other GO Bond projects, visit the City's website.

Online Surplus Auction Underway Now

Auction Closes Tuesday, March 17th at 7pm

The City contracts with a company called "Bidera" to handle public auctions of surplus items. As part of their contract they inspect each item, write up a description, take detailed photographs and then host the auction. Hollywood is just one of many local municipalities to use the Bidera online auction site to sell surplus items with the goal of realizing the best possible price to the benefit of taxpayers.

Police cars, pick-up trucks, bucket trucks, utility trucks, John Deere Gators, various types of trailers, pumps, tractors, golf carts and other miscellaneous vehicles are up for auction right now - 84 vehicles in total in this auction lot. The auction closes on Tuesday, March 17th, at 7 p.m. Anyone interested can submit a bid on the online auction site.

We know there is public interest in the lifeguard towers, they are not a part of this auction lot but will be coming up for auction shortly.

TRAFFIC ALERT
Closures on Johnson Street
and 14th Avenue
 

JOHNSON STREET
Eastbound Johnson Street just west of Dixie Highway is closed at the FEC/Brightline railroad crossing now through Friday, March 13th. The closure is necessary to allow contractors to install a new water main line underneath the tracks. The westbound lane will remain open and unaffected and access to the adjacent properties on the south side of Johnson Street will be maintained. Pedestrian sidewalks will also remain unaffected during construction. Eastbound traffic will be detoured northbound on N 22nd Avenue to eastbound Garfield Street.
 
14th AVENUE
A full closure of 14th Avenue from Johnson Street to Polk Street will take place from Monday, March 16th through Thursday, April 16th between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. The Florida Department of Transportation is constructing shared use pathways along 14th Avenue boarding the Hollywood Beach Golf Course as part of their 14th Avenue Mobility Improvement Project. Traffic will be detoured through N. 13th Avenue between Johnson and Polk during their daily operations. For questions on this project, please call Rebecca Guerrero, FDOT Community Outreach Specialist at 954.940.7605.

City Launching
New Recycling Incentive Program

The City of Hollywood, in partnership with sanitation collection provider WastePro USA, is proud to announce a new partnership in the WastePro Rewards Recycling Incentive Program. Beginning Wednesday, April 1, 2020, the City’s recycling incentive program will transition from RecyclingPerks to the new WastePro Rewards Program.

With WastePro Rewards, registered participants will earn points for their weekly recycling efforts, which can then be redeemed at participating area restaurants, retail establishments, hotels, spas and more.

To view participating businesses, please visit the WastePro Rewards website. Customers will be able to register on April 1st at by selecting “Hollywood” under the drop down menu. Customers must register with this new program to take advantage of this incentive.

Residents who currently have RecyclingPerks Reward Points are encouraged to redeem them by March 31, 2020. Any unused point totals will be honored by the new WastePro Rewards Program, however reward options may vary. The RecyclingPerks Hollywood Facebook page will cease operations upon transition to the new program.

There are no changes to allowable recyclables. You may continue to recycle the following items: 
• Glass
• Plastic Bottles
• Metal Cans
• Corrugated Cardboard
• Aseptic- milk cartons, etc
• Paper, magazines, catalogs, and junk mail
• Cardboard

Details about allowable recyclables

For more information on the new WastePro Rewards Program, please email Stacy Morin, City of Hollywood Recycling Coordinator or call 954.967.4526 ext. 5515 or email Jennifer Goyette or 888.234.8211.