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Commission tables ordinance regulating access to public waterways after debate over property rights and enforceability
Summary
The commission voted 3–2 to table proposed changes to the code that would prohibit accessing public waterways by crossing private or certain city property; staff said the measure targets trespass to reach waterways, not fishing on public water, and will return later with details on signage and distribution policy.
The Tamarac City Commission on June 25 voted 3–2 to table an ordinance that would make it unlawful to access public waterways by crossing private or certain city property without permission.
Deputy City Manager Maxine Calloway told the commission the city cannot regulate fishing in public waterways — that authority rests with the state — and that the proposed ordinance is intended to prevent people from entering private property to reach canals or lakes.…
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