Deputy Chief of Palm Beach Police Department to Retire
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Ann-Marie Taylor,
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Ann-Marie Taylor, deputy chief of the Palm Beach Police Department, is retiring from the department less than one year after she earned the title. Taylor has worked for the department for about 24 years, first as a dispatcher, then a patrol officer, detective, sergeant, lieutenant and captain, until she was named the department's first female chief during a promotion ceremony at Town Hall in October.
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Why the Palm Beaches Marathon Won't Run Through Palm Beach This Year
Unlike last year, participants in this year's FITTEAM Palm Beaches Marathon will not be allowed to run through Palm Beach. The Town Council on Wednesday voted 4-1 to reject a permit request by the marathon's managing director, Kenneth Kennerly, to allow the annual race to run through about 1.2 miles of town.
Read More (Palm Beach Daily News)
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Director of Planning, Zoning & Building Department Selected
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Joshua Martin
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Town Manager, Kirk Blouin, recently selected Joshua Martin to serve as the Town's new Director of Planning, Zoning & Building (PZB), succeeding John Page, who retired in January 2018 after 11 years with the Town.
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Town Council to Appoint Member(s) to the Planning &
Zoning Commission
The Town of Palm Beach is seeking applicants to fill two (2) regular member positions on the Planning & Zoning Commission. Two current regular members whose first terms will soon expire are eligible to re-apply for a second term and current alternate members are eligible to apply for promotion to regular member status.
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Early Voting Started for
Primary Election
Early voting for the Primary Election started Monday in Palm Beach County. The early voting dates are Monday, August 13, 2018 through Sunday, August 26, 2018. Voting Times are 10:00 am - 6:00 pm daily.
Read More (Civic Association News)
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Civic Association Provides
Primary Election Voters Guide Online
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Civic Association
Primary Candidates
Meet & Greet Event
THIS EVENT IS FULLY BOOKED.
TO BE ADDED TO THE WAIT LIST,
PLEASE CALL 561-655-0820
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West Palm City Commission Votes
to OK Okeechobee
Business District
After 18 months of public hearings, debate, study and a September vote supposedly killing the proposal, the city commission Monday night gave its final approval to create the Okeechobee Business District. The City Commission ignored all, the overriding concerns that the plan to incentivize office construction would paralyze downtown traffic and allow a 25-story luxury tower in a waterfront area that West Palm Beach voters had limited to five stories.
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How Can We Improve Transportation?
County Agency Asks Residents
If you could improve transportation in Palm Beach County, where would you want your money to go? That's one of the questions the county's Transportation Planning Agency is asking Palm Beach County residents in a survey that launched last week with the help of Florida International University's Metropolitan Center.
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Watching a New Tropical Wave
in the Tropics
A tropical wave located about 750 miles east-southeast of the Windward Islands is producing a large area of disorganized cloudiness and showers. Some gradual development of this system is possible over the next couple of days.
Read More (Civic Association News)
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Monday, August 20, 9:30 AM
Landmarks Preservation Commission Meeting
Town Council Chambers
Monday, August 20, 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Candidates Meet & Greet
Meat Market in the Town of Palm Beach
Tuesday, August 21, 9:30 AM
Planning and Zoning Commission
Town Council Chambers
Wednesday, August 22, 9:00 AM
Architectural Commission Meeting
Town Council Chambers
Friday, August 24, 9:00 AM
Retirement System Board of Trustees Meeting
Town Council Chambers
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West Palm Beach has Nation's Hottest Mansion Market, Brokerage Says
West Palm Beach is home to the nation's hottest mansion market, real estate brokerage Redfin said Monday. The average sale price of a luxury home sold in West Palm Beach in the second quarter soared to $2.24 million, up 85 percent from a year earlier.
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Friends of
Palm Beach
Keeping Our Beaches Clean
Beach Clean-Up
Date: August 18
Time: 9:00 am - 11:00 am
Location: Dolphin Rd.
Everyone Welcome.
Come Help Us!
All supplies will be there. Iced water and snacks too.
CONTACT
Diane Buhler
561-507-0345
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Palm Beach Official:
It's Time to Look at Plastic Straw Ban
Town Councilwoman Bobbie Lindsay said she's looking forward to the day when the town's restaurants have seen their last plastic straw. The single-use straws often end up on the beaches or in the ocean, where they are harmful to marine life. The time is ripe for a ban now that there is a groundswell of public awareness about this environmental menace, she said.
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Algae Less Likely to Slime Palm Beach or Broward
The horrifying green slime flowing out of Lake Okeechobee has steered clear of Palm Beach and Broward counties so far, and environmental officials say they're cautiously optimistic the two counties will make it through the summer without major algae blooms.
Read More (Sun Sentinel)
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VIDEO VERSION
of
"THIS WEEK IN
PALM BEACH"
IS OFF THIS WEEK.
WILL RETURN NEXT WEEK.
See all the video versions of This Week in Palm Beach.
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Scripps Florida Scientists Win NIH Grant to Study Safer Painkillers
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Laura Bohn & Thomas Bannister
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Two Scripps Florida scientists won a five-year, $3.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to develop safer pain medications, the Jupiter nonprofit said Wednesday.
Read More (Palm Beach Post)
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Construction and Traffic Highlights for the
Week of 8/13/2018
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Palm Beach Recreation Department
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Palm Beach Chamber of Commerce
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