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uzz Keeping PACE with the Eco Times County adopts a new energy-saving program Fewer Puppies? New permit puts breeders on a short leash Broward is raining cats and dogs these days, spawning not only too many abandoned pets, but numerous adoption agencies as well. To stem the tide, the county commission has passed a new law requiring anyone who wants to breed to purchase a permit from the county. Among other restrictions, breeding rights will be denied to those known to have abused animals. There is some debate over the new regulations in the local breeding community. The law, meant to restrict irresponsible reproduction, may end up just penalizing those who breed conscientiously. Those intended to be punished—operators of socalled puppy mills—will probably skirt the new law. Nor does it necessarily protect our four-legged chums from irresponsible pet owners who still abandon animals when it suits them. Still, one paw at a time. Shorter Voting Lines? Broward to spend $8 million on voting gear Anyone who had to endure the excruciating lines during the last presidential election knows why Broward was ridiculed nationwide. In some cases, voters had to wait four, five and even six hours to cast their ballots. Not a good way to run a democracy. The good news is that county elections supervisor Brenda Snipes recently disclosed a plan to spend $8 million on new voting equipment. The original proposal called for $16.8 million, but the county balked at the price, having already spent millions on touch-screen voting machines—only to have to return to paper ballots amid controversy over the accuracy of the machines. This time, Snipes negotiated with the county and cut her request in half, with plans to use part of the money on 600 new DS-200 ballot scanners, 2,000 new voting booths and 38 ballot printers to be used in the early voting sites. Voters will see a difference, says Snipes. Last year, many filed into packed polling places only to find a single ballot scanner servicing the entire crowd. The problem with installing energy efficient devices is that they take so long to pay for themselves. A new national program has been crafted to solve that problem for homeowners. Broward County has now approved the so-called PACE program (Property Assessed Clean Energy). This allows property owners to install energy efficient improvements such as insulation, solar panels and high-efficiency air conditioners, and incorporate the cost into their yearly property taxes. The program relies on private companies to provide the financing—i.e. your mortgage holder—while the county is responsible for collecting and repaying the money. The only glitch is that it may make it harder to sell your house, since the new owners will have to continue paying for your new appliances with their ongoing property taxes. Mortgage holders aren’t thrilled, either. As an alternative funding source, the county will work with Energy Fund Florida and EcoCity Partners. 14 NOVEMBER <strong>2013</strong> | LMGFL.COM
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