FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Fort Lauderdale is holding firm in protecting its rainbow crosswalk amid a state directive to remove them across Florida.
“This is a cause worth fighting for,” said Fort Lauderdale Mayor Dean Trantalis. “We have a community to protect.”
A fight to protect four street markings in Fort Lauderdale, including a pride flag along A1A and Sebastian Street.
Wednesday night, the city commission unanimously voted to appeal a noncompliance letter from the Florida Department of Transportation.
FDOT gave the city until Sept. 4 to get rid of the markings, sending letters to Delray Beach, Key West and Miami Beach.
Many of these markings are symbolic to the LGBTQ community.
The city will now move forward with an administrative appeal that should take place within the next 14 days, though it appears the process could be moot.
According to the letter sent by FDOT, “The Department has already reviewed the pavement markings … and determined that the pavement markings will not be allowed.”
Additionally, the state has threatened to withhold funds if the city decides not to comply.
Trantalis said this has already been in effect, from defunding the Tri-rail and New River Crossing Project.
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