Decision looms on Cardinal Gibbons stadium lights
Scott Wyman, Sun Sentinel
The longstanding dispute over lights at Cardinal Gibbons High School's football stadium is headed toward a decision.
Fort Lauderdale's planning commission meets Tuesday to discuss whether the Catholic school should be allowed to turn on the lights installed two years ago. The lights have never been used because of a city bureaucratic screw-up and a protracted legal battle between the school and a group of neighboring residents.
The problems began when the city gave Cardinal Gibbons a permit to install the four towering light poles in January 2008, only to reverse course during the final inspection and decide that they violated land-use regulations. The opponents contend night games will destroy the tranquility of the Coral Ridge Country Club Estates neighborhood.
The planning commission meets at 6:30 p.m. in the Commission Chambers of City Hall on South Andrews Avenue. The board is supposed to vote on whether to allow the lights to remain.