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Commission outlines 2026 legislative priorities; adds school crossing guards, utility cleanup, and home‑rule concerns
Summary
Pembroke Pines commissioners directed staff to press a multi‑item legislative agenda for the 2026 session, including charter school legacy preference, removal of obsolete utility hardware, Howard Forman road funding, school crossing guard funding, and review of election funding practices.
At the Sept. 17 meeting the commission directed city administration and its lobbyists to pursue a package of legislative priorities for the 2026 Florida legislative session and to coordinate with the Broward County legislative delegation and the League of Cities.
City Manager Mike Dodge summarized three items the administration planned to seek: (1) a statutory amendment to permit a legacy preference for alumni at charter schools; (2) a statutory change to require utility…
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