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Pembroke Park mayor vows to revive long-stalled park project ahead of Tallahassee trip
Summary
Mayor Jacobs said he will lead an effort in January to take a master plan for a decades‑old noncompliant town park to state officials, after commissioners described three years of little progress and questioned past funding and oversight.
Mayor Jacobs told the Pembroke Park commission on Dec. 1 that he will travel to Tallahassee in January with Town Manager David Lynch to press state officials for flexibility and to present a plan to bring a town park out of long-standing noncompliance.
The mayor said the park has been noncompliant for more than three decades and that earlier plans — which included an amphitheater, restrooms and a splash pad in place of a removed “eco tower” — were never implemented. He said he will "take back over the park" to finish the project and bring a master plan back to the commission in the spring.
Vice Mayor Mosvika Kishim and other commissioners questioned why progress stalled, noting past roundtable discussions and contract changes. Commissioners asked staff for cost estimates and three quotes for specific elements, including a splash pad, and emphasized the need for coordinated follow-up with the town’s engineer (named in the record as Dan Schonk of Craig A. Smith & Associates).
Town Manager Lynch said he will join the mayor in Tallahassee and work to present the town’s plans. Commissioners signaled support for a plan to return in the spring with a formal master-plan approval request and funding options.
The commission did not adopt any new funding at the Dec. 1 workshop; the mayor said the next steps are to present the plans to the state and return with a timeline and cost estimates for commission approval.
