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Pompano Beach resident urges immediate changes to senior center parking; commissioner says improvements planned
Summary
A resident told the CRA board that the senior center parking layout is inadequate for older patrons and urged the city to expand and simplify the lot’s circulation. Commissioner Beverly Perkins said the parking concern is known and work is planned but has not moved quickly.
A Pompano Beach resident told the Community Redevelopment Agency on Jan. 21 that the parking lot layout for a neighborhood senior center is too small and difficult for elderly patrons to use, urging the city to expand the lot and simplify vehicle circulation.
“It is an absolute disgrace. We have elderly people, 65, 75, 85, probably some in their nineties, that can barely walk, that are parking their car all the way around the corner because whoever designed the parking lot, it's too darn small,” said Michael Skiberski, who identified himself with an address in Pompano Beach during the audience‑to‑be‑heard period.
Skiberski criticized the lot’s circulation and called for a one‑way entrance and exit and for the city to consider using adjacent land to add parking. “Just 1 way in, 1 way out. It's absolutely foolish,” he said.
Commissioner Beverly Perkins responded during the meeting, saying the issue has been raised previously by seniors and acknowledged the matter is “in place to be done” but that there has been little visible movement. “Try to start on that parking lot right away because the seniors I think requested that over maybe a year or so ago,” Perkins said.
Miss Mulder, the CRA project manager, noted during the façade item discussion that applicants are typically asked not to begin construction until they receive board approval; Perkins asked whether the façade matter required the special meeting. CRA staff later told Perkins the applicant was ready to proceed and staff did not want to hold them back.
The record does not include a formal motion or commitment of funding specifically for senior center parking at the Jan. 21 meeting. Residents and at least one commissioner urged expediency in design and construction, and Perkins requested follow‑up information from staff.
