SunSentinel Mention

February 21, 2020

Peter Moore, P.E., F.ASCE, ENV SP, LEED AP

President, Chen Moore and Associates

Last week: While most people were aware Presidents’ Day was last week, they likely didn’t realize that this fell within National Engineer’s Week. While I’ve been writing about this in the SF100 every year since I was invited to be in this prestigious group, but I think this is the first year that the average reader may care. Between broken sewers, sea level rise and boil water orders, the general public finally understands the importance of engineering and infrastructure in their everyday lives. I’m proud to be an engineer and with proper funding and public patience, we’ll get the infrastructure fixed.

Looking ahead: In the next few weeks, our Legislature will again do something relatively miraculous. In only 60 days, a group of an amazing 160 people will wrap up the business of a State that has a GDP of about $1 Trillion, comparable to France or Germany. Do they always get along? No. Do they get business done? Yes. I’m proud of everyone in the Legislature for giving of themselves, putting their private lives on public display and, more than anything, caring enough to serve. The next few weeks won’t be easy, thank you.

SunSentinel Mention

February 14, 2020

Peter Moore, P.E., F.ASCE, ENV SP, LEED AP

President, Chen Moore and Associates

Last week: News that Port Everglades was one of two seaports nationwide to receive a construction “New Start” designation in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in the 2020 Work Plan was released this past week. This designation funds $29.1 million to build a new facility for the U.S. Coast Guard Station Fort Lauderdale further east so the Intracoastal Waterway can be widened by 250 feet where large cargo ships currently can’t move past docked cruise ships. It is anticipated that the project will create 2,200 construction jobs and nearly 1,500 permanent direct jobs locally resulting from additional cargo capacity.

Looking ahead: It is a critical time in the Florida Legislature’s 2020 session. We’re past the halfway point. Subcommittees have stopped meeting effectively killing most new legislation. Identifying what is most important to you as an individual is a critical thing. I’m watching several bills that impact my business, my industry and, most importantly, my family. I challenge every person that reads this to watch just one committee or full vote on a bill. It’s a great learning experience.

SunSentinel Mention

February 1, 2020

Peter Moore, P.E., F.ASCE, ENV SP, LEED AP

President, Chen Moore and Associates

Last week: “Where am I going to get my peppered bacon” and “let’s start a petition” were two of the comments that I read in the story about Lucky’s Supermarkets closings in South Florida this past couple weeks. As a business owner, I was disappointed in the lack of understanding by the general public of how private businesses work. Businesses don’t owe the public anything. They exist to sell a product or provide a service that generates profit. Maybe they have a great culture and performance community service, but that’s ancillary. I’m scared about the potential election results with comments like these.