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Thursday's Daily Pulse
What you need to know about Florida today
› Flagler Village to grow with affordable housing for seniors
Fort Lauderdale’s trendy Flagler Village could be getting more affordable — at least for seniors. A new affordable housing project for families with at least one resident older than 55 and seniors is planned for the neighborhood.
› Sarasota votes to decriminalize small amount of marijuana
Come Dec. 3, getting caught with a small amount of marijuana within city limits will result in a civil citation, something along the lines of a parking ticket or a code violation. The Sarasota City Commission on Tuesday voted unanimously to decriminalize the possession of less than 20 grams of cannabis, which will carry a $100 fine or the completion of 10 hours of community service.
› Miami-Dade County may ban roadside sales of dogs and cats
The sale of dogs and cats in public rights-of-way, particularly on the side of the road, could soon be banned in Miami-Dade, as county lawmakers were to have considered a new law banning and placing a $500 fine on the practice. The proposed ordinance, sponsored by Commissioner Daniella Levine Cava, was to have gone before the county commission for first reading Sept. 4. Her office deferred to the county’s Animal Services department when asked to comment.
› Dorian erodes an estimated 'several million dollars of sand' in Brevard
Hurricane Dorian went easy on most Brevard beaches, but carved steep cliffs along some shoreline, exposing threatened sea turtle nests and snapping parts of some dune crossovers. Brevard County officials reported 4- to 6-foot dune cliffs at Bonsteel Park south of Melbourne Beach. But officials assured that sand placed on the beaches in recent years buffered Brevard from what could have been much more damaging erosion.
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