Civic Association Director Jeff Greene Speaks at Director's Luncheon
Real estate tycoon Jeff Greene, a Civic Association Director, has the means to do just about anything he wants with his life. He's been approached about running for governor of Florida and, while he hasn't shut the door on that opportunity, Greene told a Palm Beach audience Wednesday there's something else he finds much more fulfilling. One of his greatest pleasures is driving his children each morning to the West Palm Beach school that he and wife Mei Sze Greene opened in 2016 for high-potential students.
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Palm Beach Civic Association
Kicks Off Holiday Season
By: Maureen O'Sullivan Special for the Civic Association
The Palm Beach Civic Association kicked off the holiday season during its Annual Holiday Party in the Circle Dining Room at The Breakers on December 11, 2017.
The festive cocktail reception, which drew 300 members, sponsors and guests, provided an opportunity for supporters of the Civic Association to share some holiday cheer.
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Palm Beach Town Manager Tom Bradford to Leave Next Year
Town Manager Bradford will be leaving his post sometime next year after a majority of Town Council members, citing differences with his management style, said they could not support an annual extension of his contract.
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Outgoing Council President Talks About Town Projects, Retirement
Richard Kleid has been on the Palm Beach Town Council for 13 years, three of which he has served as president, but on Thursday he served a different role in front of council members and town officials - he was the guest speaker at the "Talk of the Town" Council of Delegates meeting of the Citizens Association of Palm Beach.
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Community Meeting for Palm Beach Town Docks Master Plan
The Town of Palm Beach Recreation Department invites the community to participate in a public meeting to discuss the development of a master plan for the Palm Beach Town Docks.
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Palm Beach Delays Decision on Proposal for Private Club
The Palm Beach Town Council isn't ready to sign off yet on a new private club on South County Road at the entrance to Phipps Plaza. Resident Michael Bickford is hoping to turn landmarked buildings at 264 and 270 S. County Road into a London-style private club called Carriage House, but an incomplete application caused the council to take a pause.
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Palm Beach's Bradley Park Reopens After $2.7 Million Renovation
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The newly renovated Bradley Park is officially open to the public after a ribbon-cutting ceremony Tuesday, which happened to fall on the date that park namesake Col. E.R. Bradley was born 158 years ago. About 80 people came together in the brisk morning air to see the blue ribbon severed by a giant pair of scissors
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Utilities Undergrounding
Peer Review Available
The Town of Palm Beach engaged Patterson & Dewar Engineers, Inc. to develop an independent, technical peer review of the "Town-Wide Undergrounding of Utilities Master Plan" completed in April 2017 by Kimley-Horn and Associates. The Civic Association paid $50,000 toward the peer review, which was half of the total cost.
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FAA OKs Developer Greene's One West Palm 30-Story Towers
Developer Jeff Greene to city: One West Palm is gonna happen. The last hurdle has been cleared for West Palm Beach's first luxury office tower in years and its accompanying hotel and apartment tower, with a determination Monday by the Federal Aviation Administration that the two 30-story downtown buildings would not interfere with Palm Beach International flights.
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Related Cos. and Billionaire Ross Propose New Buildings at
CityPlace West Palm Beach
The Related Cos., the New York development company owned by billionaire Stephen M. Ross, has proposed major changes to CityPlace West Palm Beach with plans for new apartment and office buildings.
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As West Palm Grows, City has Ideas to Make Downtown Parking Easier
As much as 20 percent of downtown traffic is caused by cars circling for open parking spaces, according to Deputy City Administrator Scott Kelly. Despite the fact that downtown parking spaces are at a premium, two full floors of the public garage at Clematis Street and Sapodilla Avenue are reserved for cars taken as evidence in criminal cases.
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CIVIC ASSOCIATION
DIRECTORS IN THE NEWS
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By Michele Dargan, Special for the Civic Association
Nothing can take the place of persistence in achieving success, says George Cohon, senior chairman and founder of McDonald's in Canada and Russia.
He should know. It took Mr. Cohon 14 years to ink a deal with the Russian government, allowing him to open the first McDonald's there in 1990.
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Zoo's Lorikeet Loft has
Palm Beach Connection
Michele and Howard Kessler of Palm Beach were major donors to the new Lorikeet Loft, which opened Nov. 24 at the Palm Beach Zoo and Conservation Society in West Palm Beach. She chairs the zoo's board of directors and was the day's keynote speaker. The Lorikeet Loft houses 40 birds.
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Friday, December 15, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Architectural Commission (ARCOM) Meeting
Town Council Chambers
Tuesday, December 19, 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting
Town Council Chambers
Wednesday, December 20, 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) Meeting
Town Council Chambers
Thursday, December 21, 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Code Enforcement Board Meeting
Town Council Chambers
December 25 - December 26
Christmas Holiday
Town and Civic Association Offices Closed
January 1 - January 2
New Year's Holiday
Town and Civic Association Offices Closed
Wednesday, January 3, 9:00 AM
Recreation Advisory Commission Meeting
Town Council Chambers
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A HOLIDAY GIFT IDEA!
CIVIC ASSOCIATION
ANNUAL AWARDS LUNCHEON
Co-sponsored by:
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Keynote Speaker
MSNBC Anchor Brian Williams
Monday, February 12, 2018
VIP Meet and Greet
Reception - 11:00 am
The Breakers,
Palm Beach
For reservations, please call Allison Tardonia, Membership and Events Manager
at 561-655-0820
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This Week in Palm Beach Video
The Civic Association is proud to announce an overview of This Week in Palm Beach on video with news correspondent Christina Noce. Stay tuned for tomorrow's news video.
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Erosion Fix Near Breakers in Palm Beach to Cost Someone $3.6 Million
It will cost around $3.6 million to build sand-trapping structures and to modify groins to correct chronic beach erosion reaching from The Breakers southward into the Clarke Avenue and Midtown public beaches, town officials say.
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Grand Celebration Set to Return to Port of Palm Beach
The only passenger cruise ship based at the Port of Palm Beach is slated to begin sailing again to Grand Bahama Island on Saturday, Dec. 23 following a 90-day hurricane relief mission in the U.S. Virgin Islands, company officials said Wednesday.
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Derelict Boats Creating a 'Wild West' on the Waters
Florida's Department of Environmental Protection tells CBS12 that if a mooring buoy is anchored to the submerged bottom, with let's say a screw, it requires a permit. CBS12 Investigates found there are not any permits for any moorings around Peanut Island according to state records.
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Palm Beach Resident Receives 2017 Ending Homelessness Award
For more than 15 years, Pamela McIver of Palm Beach has volunteered at The Lord's Place, a nonprofit, organization in West Palm Beach dedicated to breaking the cycle of homelessness.
Read More (Palm Beach Daily News)
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Scheduled for Catch Basins Larvicide Treatments
To help minimize breeding conditions for mosquitoes, the Town of Palm Beach has contracted with Clarke Environmental Mosquito Management Services to treat storm drains throughout the Town.
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Palm Beach Recreation Department
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Palm Beach Chamber of Commerce
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