Beam Furr
speaker
37,255 appearances
42 recordings
2 series
first heard Sep 2023
last heard 3 Mar
Beam Furr’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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Our response was to be totally transparent, invite them in, show them our financial situation, because it is worth bragging about.
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Our response was to show all the good work we are doing on transportation, on resiliency, on procurements, on solid waste, and let them know that we celebrate and consider our diversity a strength.
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We haven't heard much back from them, but I'm sure we will.
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And where we can do better, we will.
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But I think that they will have found that this county,
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has its act together, and that we will know the values, that we know the values and the priorities of our taxpayers better than they do.
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Instead of trying to make an example out of us, I hope they use this as an example of how to run a responsible and effective local government.
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Broward County isn't going to be cowed or backed down from leadership.
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Right now as we speak, in Belém, Brazil, COP 30 is taking place where over 200 nations are convening to deal with the challenges our planet is facing.
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The United States is not there.
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But many American cities and counties have contributed their ideas, plans, and experiences because that is where the momentum is.
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Despite what is happening on the state and national level, the real innovation is happening locally.
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And Broward County can be proud to be one of the leaders that the municipalities and counties around the world look to for ideas.
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That's just one example of how Broward County has stood up to the difficulties of the present and become an international leader for our future.
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This year, despite our challenges on numerous levels,
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We also had some amazing successes.
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Yesterday, down at the beach, after 30 years of trying, we have a crew building the sand bypass that will provide sand to the southern part of this county in a sustainable way for the foreseeable future.
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Our contribution last year to the South Florida Water Management District resulted in a completed Central and South Florida study that will allow us to request funding to build pumps to keep our heads above water for the future.
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In Palm Beach, Miami-Dade, and Broward County, after a decade of trying, agreed to an interoperability deal where you can travel among all three of our counties and our transportation systems, and your ticket will be accepted everywhere.
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And we finally have a master plan for solid waste.
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