Commission defers Pembroke Road FDOT MOA after Honeywoods residents raise ownership and mitigation concerns

The Pembroke Pines City Commission voted to defer action to Sept. 17 on a proposed memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) for part of the Pembroke Road widening project after homeowners from the Honeywoods/Cinnamon Ridge area raised concerns about property ownership, notice and mitigation.

FDOT seeks an MOA that would permit it to represent the city in right-of-way acquisition for the northside widening. DOT project staff said the MOA is a standard document that allows FDOT to pursue acquisition — including condemnation if necessary — and to receive, and ultimately convey, right-of-way as part of the state-led project. Claudia Vinitsky Calvo (DOT project manager) and Christina Brown (DOT deputy right of way manager) attended and explained the agency’s…