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Council tables Plantation Acres Improvement District dissolution after board rescinds earlier vote; residents urge a public referendum
Summary
After a newly elected Plantation Acres Improvement District (PAID) board rescinded a February vote to pursue dissolution, the city council put the matter on hold to give the district an opportunity to re‑notice and hold public deliberations; dozens of residents testified for and against dissolution.
The City of Plantation City Council on Sept. 17 voted to table action on a resolution that would accept responsibility if Plantation Acres Improvement District (PAID) were dissolved, after PAID’s board voted to rescind a prior decision to pursue dissolution.
Administration presented background to the council, saying the issue began after storm-related recovery and long‑standing resident concerns about PAID’s performance and finances. City Chief Administrative Officer Jason Untermaker told the council the city had planned a local bill modeled on prior special-district dissolutions and an informational town hall, but the PAID board’s late reversal changed the dynamics.
Board action and residents’ positions
PAID, originally created in 1963 as a drainage district and converted to an improvement district under chapter 82‑274 of the Florida Statutes, moved in February 2025 to dissolve as an independent special district; the PAID board voted 4–1 in February for dissolution. At a…
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