Third Fort Lauderdale Resource Group Archaeological Site Designation
Description
Requested archaeological site designation of the beach parcels containing the Third Fort Lauderdale site. After hours of expert testimony, the board recommended denial 4-3 over unclear boundaries and no management plan; it now goes to the City Commission.
Impact summary
Designation wouldn't stop beach use or development but would add archaeological review for digging; the commission will make the final call.
Applicant
- Name
- Broward Trust for Historic Preservation (Michaela M. Conca, President)
- Address
- 640 Seabreeze Boulevard
At a glance
- Hearings
- 2
- Public comments
- 17
- Total mentions
- 2
Last vote
A recommendation. The council’s outcome is not on record here.
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Nov 3, 2026.
Meeting timeline (2)
Historic Preservation Board - Nov 3, 2026
A renewed bid to designate part of the Bahia Mar beach park as an archaeological site — the location of the Third Fort Lauderdale — was scheduled for action after a 4-3 recommendation of denial in February 2026; the recording does not show it being heard.
Historic Preservation Board - Feb 3, 2026
Requested archaeological site designation of the beach parcels containing the Third Fort Lauderdale site. After hours of expert testimony, the board recommended denial 4-3 over unclear boundaries and no management plan; it now goes to the City Commission.
Related issues (1)
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