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Broward Urges Building A 911 Tower In Park. But This City Won't Sign Off

Broward County's aging 911 system came under scrutiny following the Parkland School Shooting in February.
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Leon County Judge John Cooper on June 30, 2022, in a screen grab from The Florida Channel.

The tug-of-war over where to build a giant 911 communications tower resumed Wednesday as Hollywood commissioners double downed on their efforts to  of a family park.

County officials own the park, but need city approval because it’s in Hollywood.

So far, they’re not getting it.

Hollywood commissioners say it makes much more sense to install the antenna on the roof of the new Circ hotel located downtown on Young Circle — a plan the county has  repeatedly rejected.

Read more at the South Florida Sun Sentinel

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Susannah Bryan