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Lauderhill commission unanimously OKs amendment process for Inverarrie golf-course covenant
Summary
The Lauderhill City Commission voted 5-0 to authorize the city manager and city attorney to execute an amendment to restrictive covenants covering the Inverarrie golf course, clearing an initial procedural step toward a redevelopment that residents and the developer have debated for years.
Lauderhill City Commission members voted unanimously Wednesday to authorize the city to execute an amendment to the restrictive covenant on the Inverarrie golf-course property, a step that supporters said preserves options for redevelopment and opponents warned could shift tax burdens to homeowners.
Hope Calhoun, land use counsel for the proposed developer, told commissioners that the covenant currently requires the property be used as a golf course and open space in perpetuity but contains a time window during which it may be amended. She said the developer and residents have worked together for more than two years and that the amendment would allow a mix of residential development while maintaining a golf course. "We are asking the city of Lauderhill to execute an amendment to the declaration, which would allow for the redevelopment of the golf course," Calhoun said.
The request followed a staff briefing by Daniel Kistrom Mills, the city's home…
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