THIS WEEK IN PALM BEACH
The News Palm Beachers Need to Know 
August 12, 2016
Town Releases Proposed Budget
for FY17
2017 Town Budget
The FY2017 proposed budget is now available on the Town's website.  The total proposed FY2017 town-wide budget including all funds is $159,561,950.  The total proposed General Fund operating budget is $75,439,538.
ZIKA VIRUS
First Case of Non-Travel Related Zika Diagnosed in Palm Beach County
Mosquito Control
 
Mosquito control officials have twice been to the home of a Palm Beach County resident with a non-travel case of Zika virus and believe there is "very, very low potential" the person was infected locally or has passed on the virus to mosquitoes in the neighborhood.
Zika Virus Infections Confound
Florida Officials
Zika Watch
 
Health officials grappling with the Zika virus in Florida face a mystery: a pregnant woman who set off the Zika scare is not connected to a one square-mile area in where officials have identified the virus.
Zika: Lois Frankel, Ted Deutch Urge Federal Money but Warn Against 
'Fear Epidemic'
Frankel & Deutch
While the first locally acquired case of the Zika virus has reached Palm Beach County, an infectious disease specialist participating in a panel talk with U.S. Reps. Lois Frankel and Ted Deutch cautioned today against a "fear epidemic" associated with the virus.
Daily Florida Zika Virus Tracker
Zika Tracker
See how the illness, a public health emergency, is cropping up across the state.
Pregnant Zika Victim Alerted Officials to Florida Outbreak
Pregnant Belly
The woman who set off the Zika scare in Florida doesn't have a clear connection to the neighborhood where the outbreak is believed to be concentrated. She hasn't traveled to a country where Zika is circulating and she hasn't had sex with anyone likely to be infected. These confounding facts are also laced with potential danger. The woman in her early 20s is pregnant.
ELECTION
August 30 Primary Election Set in Palm Beach
By Michele Dargan, A Civic Association Special Report
Vote Here Signs
Candidates for the U.S. Senate and Florida Senate as well as key Palm Beach County offices, including county commissioner, supervisor of elections, sheriff and public defender are among the races on the ballot for the primary election August 30.   
Write-in Candidate Lawsuit Heads to Florida Supreme Court
Port of Palm Beach
 
From Port of Palm Beach, where an incumbent commissioner recruited her mother as an opponent for the third time, to Naples, where someone filed to run in a legislative race 150 miles from her listed address, the tactics of write-in candidates are turning elections on their heads
Bucher, Spain Vying for Palm Beach County Elections Supervisor
Susan Bucher _ Christine Spain
  Susan Bucher       Christine Spain
Experience faces off against an outsider's perspective in the Aug. 30 race to decide who should count votes in Palm Beach County.
UNDERGROUNDING
Firm Reveals Communication Plan for Utilities Conversion in Palm Beach
As the Town of Palm Beach moves toward building a new underground utilities system, it is also beefing up communications so residents stay informed about the mammoth project
Lawsuit Challenging Palm Beach Utilities Referendum Will Move Forward
The court will hear a resident's lawsuit over Palm Beach's bond referendum on underground utilities, a judge has decided. Palm Beach County Circuit Court Judge Catherine M. Brunson has denied the town of Palm Beach's motion to dismiss the suit filed by South End resident Arthur Goldmacher.
TOWN of PALM BEACH
Town Council to Appoint Members to the Planning & Zoning Commission
The Town of Palm Beach announces Commission Member openings on the Town's PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION effective October 1, 2016. The PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION acts in an advisory capacity to the Town Council in all matters relating to municipal planning and development.
Read More (Town of Palm Beach)
Plan for Seaview Park in Palm Beach 
Sparks Concerns
Residents were given a forum Thursday August 4, to speak their minds and ask questions about a $15 million master plan for a new and larger recreation center at Seaview Park.
Read More (Palm Beach Daily News)
Palm Beach, North End Neighborhood at Odds Over Beach Access Improvement Costs
Before Improvement

Residents on Merrain Road have a much prettier walk to the beach, but the cost of recent improvements might be more than they expected.
Read More (Palm Beach Daily News)
Royal Poinciana Plaza Merchants Glad 
South-Side Parking Now Open
The south parking lot at the Royal Poinciana Plaza reopened after being closed since May for sidewalk and parking lot improvements. The renovation of the entire commercial property is about halfway complete.
Palm Beach, North End Neighborhood at Odds Over Beach Access Improvement Costs
Lowes Leaf Blower
The Town Council's Ordinances, Rules and Standards Committee meets at 9:30 a.m. Monday to hear arguments on why blowers should or should not be banned in town. Several residents complain the machines are noisy, a health hazard and bad for the environment.
Read More (Palm Beach Daily News)

MEETINGS & EVENTS
Monday, August 15, 9:30 AM
Ordinances, Rules, and Standards (ORS) Meeting
Town Council Chambers
 
Tuesday, August 16, 9:30 AM
Town Council Meeting
Town Council Chambers
 
Wednesday, August 17, 9:30 AM
Landmarks Preservation Commission Meeting
Town Council Chambers
 
Wednesday, August 17, 5:00 pm
Primary Candidates Meet and Greet - FULL
Nick & Johnnie's Palm Beach
CALL FOR WAITING LIST 561-655-0820
 
Thursday, August 18, 2:00 PM
Code Enforcement Board Meeting
Town Council Chambers
 
Friday, August 19, 9:00 AM
Retirement Board of Trustees Meeting
Town Council Chambers
 
Friday, August 19, 2:30 PM
Investment Advisory Committee Meeting
Town Council Chambers

G et Your 
Absentee Ballot
Primary Election: Aug. 30, 2016
General Election: Nov. 8, 2016
 
2016 Primary Voters guide
The Civic Association
Voters Guide has been delivered to Civic Association members in the mail.
Candidates Meet & Greet
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Candidate Meet & Greet
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Extension Granted in Appeal of Testa's Lawsuit
In March, the Palm Beach County Circuit Court dismissed a lawsuit filed on behalf of resident Anne Pepper and former resident William Cooley, and two neighborhood groups they represent, saying they lacked legal standing to challenge a town ruling in May 2015.
TRAFFIC
Construction Traffic Report for the Week of August 15 
Download a copy of the construction traffic report for the week of August 15 by clicking on the link below.  
HURRICANE
Hurricane Season Forecast Update: 10 More Named Atlantic Storms Expected
Ten more named storms, including four hurricanes and two major hurricanes, are expected for the rest of the 2016 Atlantic hurricane season, according to an update released Thursday by the Tropical Meteorology Project at Colorado State University (CSU).
ENVIRONMENT
South Florida Growers Meet Yearly Everglades Cleanup Requirement
Pollution control measures achieved a 27 percent reduction of phosphorus in water washing off the vast farming region south of Lake Okeechobee and flowing to the Everglades. State law requires polluting phosphorus to be 25 percent less each year than the levels before pollution-reduction efforts began.
Friends of 
Palm Beach - 
Keeping our Beaches Clean

DATE:   August 13th
TIME:  8:30 am - 10:30 am

SIGN IN LOCATION 
North Ocean Way

CONTACT
Diane Buhler
917-371-3028 

SCRIPPS FLORIDA
Researchers: More Funding Needed to Study Zika
At the Scripps Research Institute in Jupiter, they have been zeroing in on Zika. The researchers are looking into everything from a vaccine to therapeutic antibodies. There are at least 22 locally transmitted cases of Zika in South Florida. As that number continues to grow, so does the need for information.
GOOD SAMARITAN
Good Samaritan Medical Center Introduces New Method of Delivering Radiation Therapy to Breast Cancer Patients
Good Samaritan Medical Center offers a new treatment option that is designed to save time and reduce radiation exposure for breast cancer patients. Through intraoperative radiation therapy (IORT), patients can receive radiation directly to a small area all at once, as opposed to the usual method, in which a larger part of the body receives radiation for a longer period of time.
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