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Embassy Lakes residents urge Cooper City to reconsider roundabout plan, cite property and safety harms
Summary
Multiple Embassy Lakes homeowners and the HOA president said the roundabout would shave off HOA landscaping, shorten guest lanes, risk gate closures during construction and lower property values; they urge alternatives and for elected officials to advocate on their behalf.
Residents of Embassy Lakes expressed unified opposition to the proposed roundabout, saying it would take private landscaping, shorten guest lanes and create serious construction and access burdens. Dean Lashbrook, president of the Embassy Lakes homeowners association, told the meeting the board "unanimously supported doing something" but that the current roundabout concept is now widely opposed by residents who fear daily inconvenience and long-term property impacts.
Residents highlighted practical maintenance and cost concerns tied to the roundabout's footprint: one attendee said the design would encroach on an irrigation mainline and displace landscaping the community spent "millions" to install. Alex Ray said the city would maintain the roundabout if constructed, and that right‑of‑way acquisition would involve appraisal and negotiation or eminent‑domain processes if necessary. "We the city will maintain the roundabout, not Broward County," staff stated when asked who would maintain the feature.
