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St. Patrick's Parade and Festival Returns on March 10 
 
Get ready to paint the town green!  The Fort Lauderdale St. Patrick's Parade and Festival returns on Saturday, March 10.
 
The fun begins at 7:30 am with the Shamrock 4-Mile Run down Las Olas Boulevard. 
 
The St. Patrick's Parade begins at noon and travels west along Las Olas Boulevard from S.E. 5th Avenue to Las Olas Riverfront featuring more than 100 floats, pipe and drum corps, classic automobiles, bagpipers, marching bands, Veterans groups, and more. 
 
Following the parade, stick around for the best Irish celebration in town at the St. Patrick's Festival, which runs until 7:00 pm at Huizenga Plaza and along the Riverwalk.  Highlights will include live bands, Irish dancers, interactive entertainment, an expanded Kids Zone, cultural attractions, and plenty of Irish food and beverages.
 
For details, visit www.stpatsftl.com.
Residential Refuse Collections: Cart set-out information  
 
To help the City provide safe, efficient service, please follow these rules:
  • Place your carts roadside by 7 a.m. on your pickup day, but no earlier than 6 p.m. the evening prior to your scheduled collection.
  • Place your bulk trash pile roadside by 7 a.m. on your pickup day, but no earlier than 24 hours prior to your scheduled collection.
  • The lids on all carts must be able to close completely.
  • When placing carts roadside, make sure the handles face your property and the lid openings face the street.
  • On the same day, after service, all carts must be removed from the roadside and secured behind the front face of the property or screened from view.
  • Place carts and trash piles at least 2 feet apart and away from parked cars, fences, mailboxes, trees, overhead wires, storm drains, utility poles, or other large objects so that collection vehicles may safely access them.
  • Never place carts in a bike lane.
City of Fort Lauderdale to Chlorinate Water System
Preventive Maintenance Scheduled 
 
Fort Lauderdale - The City of Fort Lauderdale will temporarily return to using free chlorine in its drinking water system. This preventive maintenance procedure began at 9 a.m. Tuesday, February 13, 2018 and will end at 9 a.m. Tuesday, March 20, 2018.
 
Free chlorination is a common practice for water systems using combined chlorine disinfection . The chlorination period is anticipated to be transparent to water customers; however, some may notice a slight change in the taste or smell of their tap water.
 
Some customers may also see water running from fire hydrants in their neighborhoods, which is part of the normal maintenance process.
 
This procedure will affect the City of Fort Lauderdale, as well as Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, Port Everglades, Village of Sea Ranch Lakes, Wilton Manors, and sections of the Town of Davie, Oakland Park, and Tamarac (east of State Road 7/441).
 
The City of Fort Lauderdale maintains the highest standards to ensure clean, high quality drinking water is delivered to its customers. The City's drinking water meets all federal, state, and local drinking water quality standards.
 
For more information, Fort Lauderdale utility customers may contact the 24-hour Neighbor Call Center at (954) 828-8000 or online at www.fortlauderdale.gov/lauderserv . Customers who receive a utility bill from other municipalities or entities should call their respective water provider's customer service phone number for more information.
Enjoy Noon Tunes Concerts through March 28
 
Free Noon Tunes lunchtime concerts are scheduled for Wednesdays from noon to 2 p.m., now through March 28, 2018 at Huizenga Plaza, 32 E. Las Olas Boulevard.
 
Breathe in the fresh air as you listen to live music from some of Fort Lauderdale's favorite musical talent. Bring your bagged lunch and enjoy the sounds along the beautiful Riverwalk. For details, visit www.fortlauderdale.gov .

2017 Sea Turtle Nesting Season Sets New Records
 
The Broward County Sea Turtle Conservation Program documented a total of 3,587 nests in 2017, which surpassed the previous record of 3,567 nests set in 2016. This increase in nesting is largely a reflection of the increase in green turtle nesting activity, nearly twice the historic average. The County began monitoring Broward beaches for sea turtle nests in 1981, and local nesting numbers have been steadily increasing. Sea turtle nesting season runs from March 1st to October 31st annually.
 
2017 nesting by species:
 
Loggerheads (Caretta caretta) laid 2,898 nests
  • Slightly above the five-year average of 2,875 nests per season
  • 502 fewer nests than 2016 (record year)
Green turtles (Chelonia mydas) laid 665 nests
  • A record year for the species - 170 more nests laid than the previous record year (2013)
  • Above the five-year average of 378 nests per season
  • 528 more nests than 2016
Leatherbacks (Dermochelys coriacea) laid 12 nests
  • Below the five-year average of 26 nests per season
  • 15 fewer nests than 2016
12 additional nests were laid, but the species were unconfirmed.
 
Artificial lighting poses one of the biggest threats to hatchlings in Broward; it can cause the hatchlings to disorient and crawl toward land instead of the sea. Reducing artificial lighting can be easily accomplished by following these guidelines:
  • Turn off unnecessary lights
  • Use red or amber LED bulbs
  • Close curtains or move interior light sources away from windows
  • Shield lights that are visible from the beach
  • Only light what is needed; reduce decorative lighting
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