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Davie council directs staff to allow United Ranches residents to seek Cooper City water service on a case-by-case basis
Summary
After months of negotiations, the Town of Davie council instructed staff to proceed case-by-case to let United Ranches property owners petition Cooper City for water service, rejecting language that would limit service to "single-family" properties and asking for administrative handling of applications.
The Town Council of Davie on April 16 heard a detailed briefing on an interlocal agreement (ILA) with Cooper City to allow some Davie properties in the United Ranches neighborhood to receive Cooper City water service and directed staff to proceed on a case-by-case basis.
Town attorney Alan Weinfahl summarized the history and options, saying the town annexed part of United Ranches in 2006 and that 32 properties in the town are currently served by Cooper City utilities while 52 adjacent properties could connect "should the residents desire". Weinfahl said Cooper City charges a 25% surcharge to Town of Davie customers but that Cooper City has told staff it has the capacity to serve the identified properties if requested.
The briefing identified a central disagreement: Davie staff proposed limiting the ILA to the map’s “selected properties,” while Cooper City…
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