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$100K Federal Grant Funds Tree Planting, Landscaping Improvements Along Rock Island Road in Margate

by David Volz February 15, 2026

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Landscaping work is continuing along Rock Island Road.

During the February 4 meeting, City Manager Cale Curtis said that a $100,000 federal grant is financing the work.

The funds are being used to plant trees along Rock Island Road in Margate as part of larger irrigation and landscape improvements for the roadway. The grant has no matching requirement, according to Lisa Huriash, Margate’s spokesperson.

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David Volz

David Volz has worked as a writer in South Florida for 35 years. He has written for the Sun-Sentinel, Hollywood Gazette, School Transportation News, South Dade News Leaders, Observer among others. He has an MA in Communications from Florida Atlantic University and a BA in Communications from Valparaiso University. Volz teaches Communications at Miami Dade College and Palm Beach State College. He lives in Coral Springs and enjoys running and participating in 5Ks and half-marathons.