Pompano to consider plans for underground utility lines
Pompano Beach is moving toward burying more of its power, phone and cable lines.
Commissioners on Tuesday will decide whether to help neighborhood associations pay for moving utility lines underground and determine what rules the projects must follow.
The city may require homeowners associations to show that most members are on board before the project starts, said Mayor Lamar Fisher.
"That would be a given, definitely," he said. "You'd want the majority of the association's members to be in favor of the project. It's counter-productive if you don't."
In some cities that have established policies for burying utilities, the question has become controversial.