Last-Minute City Hall Issue Almost Pushes Back Century Village East Gate

The long-awaited opening of the main gate at Century Village East was nearly delayed once again after a last-minute administrative issue at City of Deerfield Beach City Hall threatened to postpone final inspections just days before the gate was scheduled to open.

According to information provided to the CVE Reporter, officials with CVE Master Management received notice from the city one day before the final inspection was scheduled, advising that the inspection would be delayed. The notice cited an internal transition at City Hall involving the private company contracted by the city to handle inspections and permitting.

The city indicated that it was in the process of changing inspection vendors and wanted time to transition from one company to another. That transition was scheduled to take place at the same time inspectors were expected to conduct the final sign-off required for the main gate to open.

CVE Master Management officials immediately contacted city leadership to express concern, arguing that the city’s internal transition should not result in yet another delay to a project that had already experienced multiple setbacks. Officials emphasized that the gate had been completed and was ready for inspection, and that postponing the inspection due to administrative changes at City Hall would unfairly impact residents.

The management company says it reached out to Deerfield Beach Mayor Todd Drosky at least ten times, including late night phone calls to get the project back on track.  Officials credit the mayor with speeding up the process.

The issue was resolved the following day, allowing inspections to proceed as planned. As a result, the main gate officially opened on Friday, December 19.

While the immediate problem was addressed, the episode served as another example of how non-construction-related issues — including bureaucratic and administrative actions — have had the potential to delay completion of the project. Residents and community officials have repeatedly expressed frustration over setbacks unrelated to the physical work itself.