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Council amends license for Hollywood Estates entrance, shifts landscape maintenance to voluntary HOA amid resident dispute
Summary
Council amended and approved a license that assigns landscaped entrance maintenance at Hollywood Estates to the voluntary HOA while leaving two privacy fences as city assets.
The West Melbourne City Council voted to approve a first amendment to a license for the use of city right‑of‑way at the Hollywood Estates entrance, settling a long‑running dispute between neighbors and the voluntary homeowners association over landscape maintenance.
What council approved: The amendment attaches an exhibit map that defines the landscaped areas at the entrance parcels and assigns maintenance responsibility for those landscaped parcels to the Hollywood Estates HOA (a voluntary HOA). Council clarified during debate that the two privacy fences located on the purchased city parcels remain city property; the city manager will retain discretion over fence maintenance or replacement. The motion passed 7–0 after the council amended the measure on the floor to include the map and the fence clarification.
Public comment and context: Two longtime Hollywood Estates residents spoke during the public forum. Joan Connolly (551 Jennifer…
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