Fort Lauderdale’s chances for a downtown streetcar system — called The Wave by some proponents — seemed to get a little stronger at a meeting in the Poinciana Park neighborhood of last week.

But officials are wondering whether future assessments could still derail the project.

The Downtown Development Authority has been working on the proposal for seven years. As proponents move forward, they hope to gain the approval of neighborhood organizations such as Poinciana. And a bit of their money, too.

“It’s going to cost some of you a modest amount,” Development Authority executive director Chris Wren said. “There will be an assessment. That’s the primary reason I’m here.”

“If the neighborhoods raise a big enough voice against it, it can’t be done,” planning assistant Kate Sheffield said.

The project does have the support of Poinciana Park resident Mike Ramos.

“I live near Cordova Road and I see tourists outside the hotels, looking stranded,” he said. “If we had a trolley to take them to Las Olas, they’d have a place to spend their dollars.”

Resident Dwight Ledbetter said that currently too many motorists are cutting through the neighborhood.