A Hallandale Beach City Commissioner who constantly complained that City staff is wasting funds on a consultant studying ways to revitalize a declining area, learns no consultant was ever hired.
Hallandale Beach City Commissioner "Sonny" Rosenberg often condemns as a waste of City funds a contract for a consultant to identify revitalization techniques for the Foster Road area, claiming the work could be done in-house. When a citizen advised him that there was no consultant, Rosenberg, who had led the victorious opposition each time the consultant's contract was proposed, said he thought the consultant was paid through a grant. The City's Growth Management Director, Lorenzo Aghemo, stated that the grant had not been awarded, and in-house work on the project has been delayed by City Commission actions. Rosenberg said the City staff should not have a problem with this project, and if they could not revitalize Foster Road, they should not be working for the City.
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