Local Politics · Pembroke Park, FL
Pembroke Park Mayor Jacobs Testifies in Court to Defend Residency Against Removal Effort
Pembroke Park Mayor Geoffrey Jacobs took the witness stand in a civil court hearing to prove he resides within town limits, as commissioners seek his removal from office under the town charter's permanent-residency requirement. The town's attorney argues Jacobs actually lives about 100 miles away in Fort Pierce (St. Lucie County), citing vehicle registrations and homestead-exemption filings tied to a home he owns there. Jacobs contends the Fort Pierce property was purchased as a safe residence for his wife and children after a stalker vandalized their Pembroke Park home, and maintains he has lived exclusively in town since 2016. The judge has not yet issued a ruling.