Pompano residents press city to shut down concrete‑crushing site behind Gulfview Estates
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Residents of Gulfview Estates told the Pompano Beach City Commission the subcontractor processing Dixie Highway asphalt and concrete has operated for months near their mobile‑home park without required controls, causing dust, noise and health worries; staff said it will be relocated and the temporary‑use permit can be revoked if conditions are violated.
Residents of Gulfview Estates pleaded with the Pompano Beach City Commission on Nov. 13 to stop what they described as a months‑long, unpermitted concrete and asphalt crushing operation on land that backs up to their homes.
Multiple speakers, including Randy Christiansen and Bill Stockholm, described constant noise, silica dust coating houses and cars, and trees cleared on a property they said was donated to the city after Hurricane Wilma. “They’re hauling in concrete. They’re hauling in asphalt. They’re grinding. They’re banging noise continuous 5, 6 days a week,” said Randy Christiansen, president of his Gulfview HOA, during the public comment period.
City staff and the property manager told commissioners the contractor previously had a temporary‑use permit linked to Dixie Highway work and that staff has negotiated relocation to a separate vacant lot controlled by the CRA. Cassandra Lemissier, property manager, said the subcontractor had submitted fence and screening permits and an irrigation plan intended to control dust and that staff expects them to move within about a week once permits are issued. She added that the new temporary use permit contains stricter conditions intended to improve enforceability.
Commissioners pressed staff for specifics. Vice Mayor Fournier asked for the new site’s location and photos of the current operation; Lemissier said the new site would be on the south side of MLK Boulevard east of Northwest 9th Avenue and that staff anticipates fencing and dust mitigation work to begin after permit issuance. Commissioner Smith requested that staff e‑mail the commission the new permit conditions and highlight items that differ from the prior permit.
Neighbors said the nuisance has harmed residents’ health and quality of life. Jean Francois LePansy said he has been unable to sleep because of truck traffic and that cement dust covered his car one hour after he washed it. Residents also asked whether the city could require restitution for power washing, driveway cleaning, and other repairs they said were needed because of the dust.
Mister Harrison (city manager) and other staff said the city can revoke the temporary‑use permit if the subcontractor fails to meet the new conditions or if excessive complaints continue. “If their use does not meet those conditions or if we receive excessive complaints, they’re operating outside of that… it will be revoked,” city staff said.
The commission did not take a formal vote on a policy change at the meeting, but staff said it would provide written permit‑condition comparisons to commissioners and pursue enforcement if complaints continue.
Next steps: staff will e‑mail commissioners the new temporary‑use permit conditions, highlight changes from the prior permit, and monitor complaints to determine whether revocation is warranted.
