THIS WEEK IN PALM BEACH
The News Palm Beachers Need to Know 
September 30, 2016
ZIKA
Congress Approves $1.1 Billion in 
Zika Funding
Congress late Wednesday approved federal funding that will provide $1.1 billion to fight the Zika virus, along with money necessary to keep the government running through Dec. 9. The money will go to Zika vaccine research and health care in the hard-hit southern states, such as Florida, as well as Puerto Rico. It also will be used to reduce exposure to mosquitoes carrying the virus.
Zika Virus has Many Americans Rethinking Fall Travel to Florida
 
According to new analysis conducted by travel insurance provider Allianz Global Assistance, the number of people preparing to visit the state during the fall and winter seasons has dropped by almost 15 percent following highly publicized incidents of the mosquito-transmitted virus.
Zika Mosquito Sites in Miami Beach Identified
Zika Mosquito
 
Nearly all of the locations in Miami Beach where traps captured mosquitoes carrying Zika virus in August and September are residential areas, though some are located near where lots of people gather, according to information released Wednesday by Miami-Dade officials.
ELECTION
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Civic Association &
Citizens Association
 
Meet your candidates
for the General Election
that are on the ballot in Palm Beach!

Monday, October 24, 2016
5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.

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Nick & Johnnie's Restaurant
207 Royal Poinciana Way
Palm Beach
Marijuana Measures on the Ballot
in 9 States on Nov. 8
Voters on Nov. 8 will decide ballot measures in nine states that would expand legal access to marijuana. Here's a rundown. Florida currently allows limited use of marijuana for terminally ill patients, and polls show voters favor a state constitutional amendment to more broadly legalize medical marijuana.
Read More (Palm Beach Post)
BEACHED YACHT
Palm Beach officials: Owner refusing to pay to remove grounded yacht
Town officials are scrambling to put together a plan to remove a 72-foot yacht that ran aground three weeks ago after saying they learned that the vessel's owner won't immediately pony up insurance money he received.
TRAFFIC
Construction Traffic Report for the Week of September 26
Download a copy of the construction traffic report for the week of September 26 by clicking on the link below. 

MEETINGS & EVENTS
Tuesday, October 4, 9:00 AM
Underground Utilities Task Force (UUTF) Meeting
Town Council Chambers
 
Monday, October 10, 9:30 AM
Town Council Meeting
Town Council Chambers
 
Thursday, October 13, 9:30 AM
Town Council Meeting-Development Review
Town Council Chambers
 
Friday, October 14, 9:30 AM
Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting
Town Council Chambers
 
Wednesday, October 19, 9:30 AM
Landmarks Preservation Commission Meeting
Town Council Chambers
 
Thursday, October 20, 2:00 PM
Code Enforcement Board Meeting
Town Council Chambers
 
Monday, October 24, 2016 5-6:30 PM
General Election Candidates Meet & Greet
Nick & Johnnie's Restaurant
 
Tuesday, October 25, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Selection Committee Meeting fro RFP No. 2016-16 Golf Instruction Services for TOPB Par 3 Golf Course
Public Works Meeting Room

Wednesday, October 26, 9:00 AM
Architectural Commission (ARCOM) Meeting
Town Council Chambers
 
Thursday, October 27, 9:00 AM
Shore Protection Board Meeting
Town Council Chambers
HURRICANE
9/29 UPDATE  
Will Matthew
Turn Away?
As of Thursday afternoon, Matthew is a Hurricane

Should Matthew take its expected turn to the north, it would have a very hard time avoiding landfall somewhere between Cuba and the Dominican Republic. It's too soon to pin down the longitude of that northward turn, but models have been gradually converging on a path that could bring Matthew somewhere near the Windward Passage between eastern Cuba and Haiti, perhaps as soon as Sunday.
TOWN of 
PALM BEACH
Planning Board Wants to Take Over as Palm Beach's Local Planning Agency
Lewis Crampton
Lew Crampton

The Town Council is designated as the local planning agency, or the LPA. The council took over that role in 2013, when it stripped the title from the Planning and Zoning Commission and later dismissed all 10 members of the board. But, Planning and Zoning commissioners said Tuesday it's time to reconsider the designation.
Town Council to Appoint Members to the Shore Protection Board
The Town announces that the Town Council will be making appointments of two (2) positions on the Shore Protection Board in December 2016. 
Read More (Town of Palm Beach)
SCRIPPS FLORIDA
The 'Worm' Holds the Key to Treating Epilepsy; New Possibilities for Rapid Drug Discovery
Current methods to control epilepsy, which affects 1 in 26 Americans, are not only inefficient but haven't improved in more than 150 years when the first anticonvulsant drug was developed. 
EVERGLADES FOUNDATION
Everglades Foundation Statement About the Passage of WRDA in the U.S. House
Today, we celebrate the strong bipartisan leadership of Congress in its commitment to Everglades restoration. 
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