The reprieve for Delray Beach’s LGBTQ+ pride intersection didn’t last long.

On Friday, the southeast Florida district secretary of the state Department of Transportation ordered City Manager Terrence Moore to have the pride intersection removed by Sept. 3.

If the city doesn’t comply, district secretary Steven C. Braun wrote, the state will remove the intersection however it sees fit, with no further notice, and bill the city for the cost.

Braun said the city can avoid the costs of state removal by removing the markings and “notify(ing) the Department of compliance immediately.”

And, he warned: “Any additional violations by the City of Delray Beach shall be cause for the immediate withholding of state funds.”

The city can request a hearing, Braun’s letter said, but the outcome is preor

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