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Monroe Heights residents urge Riviera Beach to halt encroachment, staff says plats show easement intact
Summary
Residents from Monroe Heights told council that a developer removed a canal, altered easements, and used substandard materials; city staff said plats and site plans show the 5‑foot utility easement remains with homeowners and that staff found no code violations but will continue enforcement and facilitation.
Multiple residents told the Riviera Beach City Council on Aug. 6 that recent development activity in Monroe Heights removed a canal used for neighborhood drainage, redefined easement areas, and placed construction and a privacy wall too close to backyards. Speakers described compromised flood mitigation and alleged the city had allowed a developer to acquire or reconfigure public easement land in ways that harm homeowners.
"Private homeowners are being stripped of their property under the guise of a public utility easement,"…
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