A ballot question facing Broward’s registered voters this November could leave cities with little say in unwanted transportation projects — but voters won’t know that because the question is “very misleading,” the city of Weston argues.
Now, Weston has filed a lawsuit to stop the question from being counted because it’s too late to remove it. The ballot question is worded to ask whether voters want “to facilitate” transportation improvements by amending the county charter to allow projects “over conflicting municipal ordinances.”
If a city were to dislike a transportation project, such as when the state Department of Transportation once unsuccessfully proposed a park and ride at Weston’s entranceway, it still would lose to county wishes, Weston City Attorney Jamie Cole said.
Cole said the ballot question would allow county plans to trump city laws for transportation projects that are funded by a voter-approved 2018 penny sales tax. He called the question “very misleading and confusing. The basis of the suit is when you put a question on the ballot you are required to do it an objective way.”
Broward County Attorney Andrew Meyers said the county was served Friday, “and we are in the process of analyzing it and preparing a response.” He declined further comment.
