Residents of Broward County are being offered free Prescription Discount Cards that offer an average 24 percent saving on the retail price of prescription drugs. Nine out of 10 pharmacies accept the card, which also can be used for some pet medications.

The cards may be used by all residents regardless of age, income or existing health coverage. They are good for people who have no health insurance, and for people who do have insurance for prescriptions not covered by their particular plan.

The cards are part of a $400 million program including 1,400 counties, provided free of charge by the counties in partnership with the National Association of Counties. It is administered by CVS Caremark.

The cards can be picked up at County commission offices and County library branches, or printed from the Internet at www.caremark.com/naco. Residents can find the nearest participating pharmacy on the website or at 877-321-2652.

The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles distributes the attached "Community Update / Informe Comunitario" in a continuing effort to inform our customers about driver license, identification cards and highway safety issues.  There are two versions, one in English and another in Spanish.  Download them as a pdf in English or  Spanish

We ask all Floridians become familiar with our outreach initiative Gather Go Get by visiting www.GatherGoGet.com, in English,  www.ReunaVengaObtenga.com in Spanish, and  www.RasanbleAlePran.com in Creole.  The State of Florida is issuing REAL ID compliant driver licenses and identifications and we need the public to be aware of the documentation requirements in place.  We need you to help in informing all customers in order serve them the first time they visit one of our offices and avoid return customers due to lack of documentation. 

 The links above are the best source of personalized information about the documents to bring to one of our offices when renewing or replacing a driver license or identification card.  We appreciate your help in making the information available to people in your organizations and other individuals.  It will help us serve our customers better.

News from City Hall

Early Voting

WiltonManorsCity Hallis a site for early voting in the January Presidential Preference Primary Election.  Early voting will take place from January 21-28.  Follow this link for more information about early voting.

Referendum Questions

The City of Wilton Manors has three referendum questions on the January ballot.  For information on the proposed charter amendments, please follow this link.

Island City Open

The 3rd annual Island City Open tennis tournament will take place this weekend, January 21st and 22^nd, at the Hagen Park Tennis Complex. 

January 24th City Commission Meeting

The agenda for the January 24th City Commission meeting is now online.  Please note that due to City Hall being utilized for early voting, this meeting will take place in theHagen ParkCommunity Center.

Island City Art Walk

This month’s Island City Art Walk will take place tonight, Friday, January 20^th, from 7-10PM on Wilton Drive.  Stroll along Main Street and visit our unique galleries, cafes, and shops and enjoy the displays of paintings, photographs and sculptures at the participating locations.  Visit www.islandcityartwalk.com for more details.

Bulk Garbage Reminder

For safety reasons, all mirrors, glass tabletops, window panes and plate glass must be placed within an additional rigid container.  These types of glass represent a serious threat of injury to the employees of Waste Management and will not be picked up unless properly stored.  For a complete list of bulk rules, please contact us at (954) 390-2190 or check out www.wiltonmanors.com (click on the trash can on the right side of the page).

Possible Traffic Delays on NE 15^th Avenue

The City will be completing a drainage project near the address of 2207 NE 15^th Avenue during the next week.  This project may create traffic delays; however they are expected to be minimal.  Thank you for your patience.

CITY OF WILTON MANORS LEISURE SERVICES DEPARTMENT RECEIVES NATURESCAPE EMERALD AWARD

The City of Wilton Manors has been awarded the annual Naturescape Emerald Award under the Government/School/Municipality category by Broward County. This award recognizes the City of Wilton Manors for its many outstanding efforts which have emphasized the preservation and enhancement of our environment and natural resources as well as involving and educating our residents. 

The award will be presented to the City of Wilton Manors on Tuesday, April 12, 2011 in the Broward County Commission Chambers. Some of the projects provided by the Wilton Manors Community and Leisure Services Department which earned this award include:
 

• Became the 17th City in the nation to be declared a Certified Community Wildlife Habitat by the National Wildlife   Federation.
• Completed a detailed computerized tree inventory for all City owned properties through a N ational Urban Forestry Grant.
• Removed exotic, invasive plant species at Richardson Historic Park and Nature Preserve through a $106,000 grant from Broward County.
• Planted 80 native trees, 115 native shrubs and 300 native ground covers at Richardson Historic Park with a $30,000 National Urban Forestry Grant
•  Planted 32 canopy trees at Rachael Richardson Park.
•  Relocated 22 mature Royal Palms for new City Hall construction.
• Planted 20 native trees in City parks received from developers as mitigation requirements.
• Planted 85 trees in City Parks and 178 trees on City swales provided from the Broward County Tree Trust Fund. We are now accepting requests from homeowners to plant additional trees in swales as Phase 3 of this project.Seven Leisure Department staff members have received training as Habitat Stewards.
• Awarded a $21,000 Partners In Preservation Grant from Broward County for exotic, invasive plant removal and replanting of native species at Colohatchee Park
• Developed M.E. Depalma Park which includes over 100 native plant species on the site.