Davie residents press council over construction damage and alleged ADA lapses at Zona Village

Tim Southby, a Davie resident, confronted the council with photos and videos alleging heavy-equipment intrusion on private property, cracked sidewalks and a damaged fence, and repeated construction noise at a nearby development he identified as Zona Village. "I had to tell them to get off my effing property," Southby said, describing an excavator tracked across the sidewalk and tree roots harmed by the work.

At the podium, Tom Kilroy challenged the new mayor to find public handicapped parking at the Zona Village complex and said the north and south parking lots have "zero" public ADA spaces; he said gated key-card parking inside the development is effectively inaccessible to the public. "I would bet my last dollar that the new parking lot that's being built right now has got zero handicap spots in it as well," Kilroy said, urging the council to investigate compliance with federal accessibility requirements.

Robin Flanigan urged the council to act on a broader set of code-enforcement and public-safety concerns she has repeatedly raised in writing. She named several development entities and listed problems including restricted disabled parking, off-site parking hazards without safe pedestrian crossings, noise violations and construction activity beyond permitted hours. "The town of Davie has both the authority and the obligation to enforce its own codes fairly and consistently," Flanigan said, asking, "When will enforcement action be taken?"

Town Administrator Richard Lac told the council staff has spent "extensive time researching" the complaints, responded formally to the resident's concerns, and believes the town is in compliance. Lac said the next step is to forward the information to the U.S. Department of Justice for an external review of the ADA issues. "We have sent a very detailed response to her formally identifying every one of her concerns," Lac said, and added that the town will "send the information to the Department of Justice... to take a look." He also said staff will continue to monitor and follow up with enforcement as appropriate.

Council members did not announce immediate enforcement actions at the meeting. Several residents asked the council to inspect the site and to follow up on repair or remediation of damaged sidewalks, tree protection and leftover construction materials in swales and right-of-way areas.