We want your input and ideas!

The City of Hallandale Beach is committed to improving the quality of life for our residents while reducing our emissions/pollution. We believe we can improve our community & make our City greener at the same time, and that is why we're asking for your input! Between now and the summer of 2021, we will be using a new platform to gather your input to help shape our plan for the future, specifically the City's first 10-year Climate Action Plan.

This new website, www.haveyoursayhallandale.org, is open for your input 24/7, not just at 5 pm on a given date. The whole website can be translated into the many different languages spoken in Hallandale Beach, so we can all communicate comfortably about the issues that are important to us. You don't have to drive or park anywhere or find childcare to let your voice be heard, just sign in and share your thoughts and interact with others if you wish. We're hoping that this new platform encourages residents who haven't collaborated with us before to be active in their local government.

Between now and January, get online and brainstorm ideas on digital post-it notes, share your comments/concerns/criticisms/compliments in the "guestbook", and place "pins" on a digital map where you think shade is needed, where it feels dangerous to be a pedestrian, where sidewalks are needed or are in disrepair, etc.. Between now and January, we want all of your ideas so that in February we can start to identify the specific projects that meet your demands and reduce our carbon pollution at the same time. In February we will introduce new "tools" on the website to facilitate that conversation. The ultimate plan is to have the Climate Action Plan ready (and ok'd by the participants) for an Adoption hearing with the City Commission in August/September of 2021.

Please visit the website and start to share your feelings and ideas today. Click here to get started.

Broward Water Partnership Conservation Pays

Water Conservation

Freshwater is a valuable and limited resource, so the City has established a number of programs over the past 10 years to help you conserve water where we use it most: toilets, sinks, showers, and irrigation.

Toilets account for ~27% of total indoor water use, so we have a toilet rebate program.
If you replace your older toilet with an EPA WaterSense toilet you can get up to a $100 rebate and your toilet replacement permit fee waived. Check if you're qualified at www.conservationpays.com. Please make sure your application is approved before you replace/remove your toilet.

Showers account for ~17% and faucets account for ~16% of total indoor water use, so we provide free low-flow showerheads and faucet aerators to residents.
We prioritize giving these to those who are facing water shut-offs or are having a hard time paying their bills, but if you request one we will do our best to accommodate.

Nationwide, landscape irrigation accounts for ~33% of all residential water use, so we incentivize native landscaping which requires less water.
We offer a $1 per square foot rebate to replace part of your grass lawn with a rain garden that requires less irrigation and can attract beautiful wildlife like butterflies and hummingbirds. Learn more about this rebate program at www.cohb.org/coral

For commercial properties, we partner with Broward County to carry out a limited number of free NatureScape irrigation audits. These audits can be helpful in locating leaks you didn't know you had and can make sure you're irrigating landscaping according to County and City Code requirements.

When we know better, we do better... so we've been educating local children about the importance of water conservation for almost a decade.
We realize that educating our youth is a way to pave the way for a greener future, so we provide an online water conservation curriculum and water conservation devices to Gulfstream Academy 5th graders.

Sea turtle count: 28 leatherback, 2566 loggerhead, and 237 green

Please close your curtains for sea turtles

Sea Turtle nesting season is winding down and ends on October 31. Between now and October 31, please make sure you close your blinds/shades after sunset if you live on the barrier island of Hallandale Beach. Glow from interior lights can make its way to the beach and disorient sea turtles.

Two Seats Available for Youths on the Sustainability & Flood Mitigation Advisory Board

The Sustainability & Flood Mitigation Advisory Board assists the City Commission to identify and recommend affordable strategies associated with sustainability, climate change, and flood mitigation. This Board works directly with the City's Green Initiatives Coordinator.

Because what we do now impacts future generations, we have designed this Advisory Board to include participation from youths who either live in Hallandale Beach or go to school in Hallandale Beach. There are currently 2 open positions on this Board which are held for individuals who are under the age of 18.

If you know a young person who has a high level of interest in helping move the City in a more sustainable direction, please have them submit an application to join this Board.

The application is available here.

Get in touch or involved with Green Initiatives

If you're interested in learning more about Green Initiatives or if you want to get more involved, please reach out to our Green Initiatives Coordinator Alyssa Jones Wood at ajoneswood@cohb.org and visit cohb.org/green.