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THIS WEEK IN PALM BEACH
November 10, 2017 Edition - The News Palm Beachers Need to Know 
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PBCA Community Forum
    
Hurricane Recovery Report
Underground Utility Update
     
  
Hear the latest on hurricane recovery
and our underground utilities.
      
Featuring:
Tom Bradford, Town Manager
Jay Boodheshwar, Deputy Town Manager
Patricia Strayer, Town Engineer
Steven Stern, Underground Utilities Project Manager
      
Thursday, November 16, 10 AM
       
Bethesda-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church
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Palm Beach, FL
        
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UNDERGROUNDING
Palm Beach Asks: How Did Buried Utilities Perform During Irma?
Powerline work
Palm Beach's plan to bury all overhead utility lines on the island has ignited a debate about the pros and cons of an underground system. Proponents say that, apart from their aesthetic superiority, buried power lines eliminate service interruptions caused by storm winds or conflicts with tree limbs.
Civic Association Co-Sponsors Review of  Utility Burial Master Plan
engineering companies
Construction started in the summer on the first phase of town-wide utility undergrounding, but officials say it's never too late to look for ways to save money and improve. A professional review of the town's undergrounding master plan is in the hands of Town Council and Underground Utilities Task Force members.
Palm Beach Officials Meet with North End Residents About Utilities
Lannis Waters  Daily News
Lannis Waters / Daily News
Residents and engineers for the underground utilities project gathered Monday morning to share information over coffee and doughnuts. About 25 North End residents gathered at the 8 a.m. meeting, held at Annie's Dock, to get up-to-date on the project.
CIVIC ASSOCIATION
ANNUAL AWARDS LUNCHEON
Co-sponsored by Florida Crystals and
Good Samaritan Medical Center
Keynote Speaker
MSNBC Anchor Brian Williams
Brian Williams
The Palm Beach Civic Association is proud to announce that MSNBC Anchor Brian Williams will be our Keynote Speaker for the Annual Award Luncheon this season.
SAVE THE DATE!
Monday, February 12, 2018 
Stay tuned to the Civic Association for future details
and ticket prices.

Mr. Williams is the anchor of "The 11th Hour with Brian Williams," which airs weeknights at 11pm Eastern Time on MSNBC. In his role covering breaking news on MSNBC, he has anchored over 300 hours of live, breaking news coverage, including the 2016 Presidential campaign and events around the world.
TOWN of PALM BEACH
Phipps Ocean Park Tennis 
Center Reopens
Phipps Tennis
Phipps Ocean Park Tennis Center, closed due to damage sustained from Hurricane Irma resulting in the loss of court material and sand intrusion, reopened Monday, November 6, 2017. All 6 newly resurfaced courts are available for play.
Flooding, Irma Delay Lake Trail Project; Walkers Anxious for End
Sarah Elsesser Daily News
Sarah Elsesser / Daily News
Battered caution tape and uneven gravel dangerously awaits walkers and bikers at the south entrance of the Lake Trail, two months after the project was supposed to be completed.
REC CENTER
Palm Beach Recreation Center Design Changes Save $1 Million
Over the summer, while a lawsuit stalled construction of a new recreation center, the town's project team tweaked the plans to save nearly $1 million. The savings was mainly achieved by moving an entryway arch that will connect the parking lot at the southeast corner of the property with the new recreation center campus.
Soccer Jamboree to Mark Naming of Oakley Gage Debbs Field in 
Palm Beach
Oakley Debbs
Hundreds of red-sneaker clad feet are expected to cover the sports field at the Town of Palm Beach Recreation Center on Nov. 25 for the Oakley Debbs Memorial Soccer Jamboree. Oakley Debbs is the 11-year-old Rosarian Academy student who died last Nov. 26 from anaphylactic shock from a peanut allergy.
WEST PALM DEVELOPS
Billionaire Jeff Greene Pulls Plug 
on Plan for Micro Units in 
West Palm Beach
Jeff Greene Banyan
Billionaire Jeff Greene, the dominant real estate investor in West Palm Beach, has pulled back from what was to be the city's first foray into micro apartments, after concluding that the numbers don't work.
Sales Growing for The Bristol 
on the Waterfront
Bristol Palm Beach Condo Tower
Sales for the The Bristol condominium in West Palm Beach now stand at 85 percent, up from 80 percent a few months ago and 70 percent in April. The ultra-luxury condo is selling out so fast that prices have inched up. 
8-Story Hotel Rejected; Second Big Win for Waterview Residents
Palm Harbor Hotel
In a blow to city efforts to allow an 8-story Palm Harbor Marina hotel downtown, an appellate court this week sided with neighboring Waterview Towers condo owners' contention that property restrictions limiting the site to 4 stories were valid and enforceable.
CIVIC ASSOCIATION
DIRECTORS IN THE NEWS
Bob Wright on Fox Business Talking GE and HARPA
Bob Wright HARPA
Former NBC Chairman and GE Vice Chairman Bob Wright, who is currently the Chairman of the Palm Beach Civic Association, and DARPA Biotech Office founder Dr. Geoffrey Ling on efforts to innovate in health care.
Dreyfoos School of the Arts Party in West Palm Beach Draws Hundreds
Alex and Renate Dreyfoos
The Meyer Amphitheatre in downtown West Palm Beach was a sea of white when hundreds of party goers showed up, all dressed in white, for the annual Dreyfoos in White dinner party.

MEETINGS & EVENTS
 
Friday, November 10, 8:30 AM
Veterans Day
Town Offices Closed
 
Monday, November 13, 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) Meeting
Town Council Chambers
 
Monday, November 13, 10:00 AM
Civic Association Healthcare Committee
PBCA Community Room
 
Tuesday, November 14, 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Town Council Meeting-Regular Business
Town Council Chambers
 
Wednesday, November 15, 9:30 AM
Civic Association Executive Committee
PBCA Community Room
 
Wednesday, November 15, 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Town Council Meeting-Development Review
Town Council Chambers
 
Thursday, November 16, 9:30 AM
Public Works Committee Meeting
Town Council Chambers
 
Thursday, November 16, 10 AM
Civic Association Community Forum
Hurricane Recovery Report - Underground Utility Update
Episcopal Church of Bethesda-by-the-Sea
 
Thursday, November 16, 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Code Enforcement Board Meeting
Town Council Chambers

Friday, November 17, 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Retirement Board Meeting
Town Council Chambers
 
Friday, November 17, 2:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Investment Advisory Committee Meeting
Town Council Chambers
TOWN EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR
Civic Association Co-Sponsors Town Employee of the Year Award. Brett Madison Wins
Brett Madison Winner
Mayor Gail Coniglio presented the Town Employee of the Year Award at the Chamber of Commerce Breakfast this morning. The winner is Brett Madison, Town of Palm Beach Facilities Maintenance Division Manager.
Mr. Madison oversees 14 employees and is responsible for the 8 parks, town beaches, and street and public land maintenance. 
BEACHES
Drift Cards on Local Beaches Part of Citizen Science Study
drift card
The Civic Association received a tip from Diane Buhler, founder of the Friends of Palm Beach - Keeping Our Beaches Clean, that small biodegradable wooden science 'drift cards' are washing up on our beaches and that some have been found on Midtown Beach.
Palm Beach's Sand Transfer Plant May Soon be Back in the Spotlight
sand transfer pipe
Each year the sand transfer plant pumps an average of 100,000 cubic yards of sand beneath the Lake Worth Inlet jetties and onto the northern tip of Palm Beach.
Read More (Palm Beach Daily News)
TRAFFIC
Officials wonder how West Palm traffic changes will affect Palm Beach
Okeechobee traffic
Traffic in downtown West Palm Beach is a hot topic on both sides of the bridge, so Palm Beach officials are taking interest in the city's mobility study.
Read More (Palm Beach Daily News)
City's Flagler Bike Lanes Project Gets Plenty of Flack from Residents
bike lane
Those who think roads are for driving went into mental gridlock at the thought of traffic being squeezed off Flagler onto already trafficky roads, and of rush hour nightmares at the entrance to the Royal Park Bridge.
Read More (Palm Beach Post)
Southern Bridge Construction Closes Parking Lots on Bingham Island
Bingham Parking
As if the Southern Boulevard Bridge and Bingham Island area in Palm Beach wasn't congested enough, workers have installed a temporary fence along the south side of the causeway, closing the parking lots.
Read More (Palm Beach Daily News)
SHINY SHEET
Mission of Post, Shiny Sheet Will Not Change
Palm Beach Post Building
Journalists document change in real time. Sometimes, the change is about us. Last week, the owners of The Palm Beach Post and the Palm Beach Daily News put our newspapers up for sale.
Read More (Palm Beach Daily News)
Promise of Stem and Regenerative Medicine: 
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Products and Tobacco, FDA
 
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HURRICANE SEASON
Tropical Storm Rina Becomes 17th-Named Storm in Active Season
Tropical Storm Rina
Tropical Storm Rina formed overnight in the far off Atlantic, a sloppy system unremarkable in most respects bar one. Rina is the 17th-named storm in a hyperactive season that is still kicking up cyclones even as northern snow signals the onset of winter.
Read More (Palm Beach Daily News)
Hurricane Irma Poll: Floridians Disappointed with Debris Cleanup
yard debris Irma
Florida voters give generally high marks to the way state and local governments prepared for and responded to Hurricane Irma - but they're much less satisfied with the handling of post-storm debris cleanup.
Read More (Sun Sentinel)
ZIKA VIRUS
Sexually Transmitted Case of Zika Confirmed in Miami-Dade
Florida Zika Virus
The Zika virus, which caused a panic in Miami last summer, is back, but only in the form of one sexually transmitted case caused by a mosquito bite in another country, the Florida Department of Health reported on Friday.
Read More (Miami Herald)
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