Hollywood Mayor Josh Levy used his latest newsletter to recap recent City Commission action and preview the coming weeks, which include the Nov. 3 election. Early voting runs through Sunday, Nov. 1, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at any of Broward County’s 30 early voting sites. Election Day polls are open the same hours on Tuesday, Nov. 3, and voters must cast ballots at their assigned polling place.
Voters in Districts 1, 3 and 5 will choose a new city commissioner. Vice Mayor Traci Callari and Commissioner Kevin Biederman are term-limited. Commissioner Caryl Shuham won the Broward County Commission District 6 race in August and is leaving the city seat. Voters can check polling places, sample ballots and mail ballot status at browardvotes.gov or by calling 954-357-VOTE.
On Oct. 7, the commission gave final approval to the Hollywood Beach Overlay District and its design guidelines. Levy described the plan as an optional, application-based framework rather than a rezoning. Property owners who want to build beyond current limits must meet design standards and deliver public benefits, and the commission will decide each project individually. The plan also creates a public benefit and resilience trust fund and sets an initial inventory of added hotel rooms.
The commission also approved flood protection and housing money. It accepted a $2,970,921 state resilience grant for Phase II of the Tidal Flooding Mitigation and Shoreline Protection Project, and authorized a $1,115,257 federal BRIC grant for a wastewater plant project. The city said it completed more than 7,200 linear feet of new public seawalls this year. Villa Jordana, a 96-unit affordable apartment building for residents 62 and older at Washington Street and Dixie Highway, is scheduled to open in 2027.
Levy also highlighted the Veterans Day barbecue and Thanksgiving events on the city calendar.
