PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. — Anger erupted at a special town commission meeting Tuesday as resident Howard Clark III confronted Pembroke Park Mayor Geoffrey Jacobs over questions about the mayor’s residency.
Clark, whose father, Howard Clark Jr. served as a Pembroke Park Town Commissioner for nearly 31 years, including terms as Vice Mayor and Mayor, demanded answers about Jacobs’ residency after reading reports suggesting he does not live in Pembroke Park.
In a heated exchange, Clark said, “In the news I read, I read that you do not live in Pembroke Park—and I am referring to Mayor Geoffrey Jacobs. You do not live in Pembroke Park. I do not understand, as a resident of Pembroke Park for five years, how we are having these special meetings every single day. I cannot keep up as a member of the public, a responsible person from the public…