THIS WEEK IN PALM BEACH
CIVIC ASSOCIATION VIDEO
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Council Approves $13.8 Million
Rec Center in a 3-1 Vote
By Michele Dargan, Special for the Civic Association
After four hours of sometimes contentious discussion, the Town Council on Tuesday awarded the construction contract for the new recreation center to Hedrick Brothers by a 3-1 vote.
The guaranteed maximum price for work performed by Hedrick Brothers Construction is $11.6 million with the overall project budget being $13.8 million.
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Town Council Coverage
by the Civic Association
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$25 Million in Federal Money Will Go to Midtown Beach Restoration
With the eroded beach as a backdrop, U.S. Rep. Lois Frankel and Mayor Gail Congilio on Friday jointly announced $25 million in federal money approved for the restoration of Midtown Beach. Between hurricanes Matthew and Irma in 2016 and 2017, respectively, Midtown lost more than 500,000 cubic yards of sand - about half of its volume.
Read More (Palm Beach Daily News)
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Gov. Scott Orders All Florida Beaches Remain Open to Public
Executive Order 18-202 urges the counties to protect public beach access and directs the Department of Environmental Protection to support the efforts.
See More (ABCNews)
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PBC Property Tax Rate Unchanged as County Forecasts $52M Windfall
Palm Beach County commissioners voted Tuesday to keep the county's property tax rate the same for the eighth straight year, locking in a $52 million windfall because of rising property values.
Read More (Palm Beach Post)
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Royal Poinciana Plaza Landlord
Three Prospects Interested in Theater
Landlord Up Markets has progressed way beyond the need for a study to assess the feasibility of re-opening the long-dark Royal Poinciana Playhouse, representative Alexandra Patterson told the Town Council on Tuesday. "We have three potential operators at the table and 20 potential partnerships to introduce any potential operator to," she said. By partnerships, she means groups that could use the building but not occupy it for the full year.
Read More (Palm Beach Daily News)
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Palm Beach to Consider Adding Steps to Historic Fountain
The Town Council shelved the idea of adding stairs to the south side of the fountain in Memorial Park two years ago. On Tuesday, it agreed to the Palm Beach Centennial Commission's request to bring the idea back before the Landmarks Preservation Commission in September.
Bill Bone, the commission chairman, said it would like the town to reconsider parts of the SMI Landscape Architecture's design for the park that weren't implemented when the park and Memorial Fountain were restored.
Read More (Palm Beach Daily News)
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Save
the Date
Monday, January 21, 2019!
Annual Awards Luncheon
will Feature Dr. Oz
The Palm Beach Civic Association is proud to announce Dr. Mehmet Oz, a Civic Association Director, will be the keynote speaker for our 75th Anniversary Season Annual Awards Luncheon and Meet & Greet Reception.
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Downtown Business District
Why West Palm & County are at Odds
Relations between Palm Beach County and its capital city took a sharp downturn this week, as county commissioners said they would urge the state to reject West Palm Beach's high-priority push for an Okeechobee Boulevard business district, saying traffic studies were needed to ensure it wouldn't snarl county convention center access and interfere with expansion plans.
Read More (Palm Beach Daily News)
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Blue-Green Algae Growth Forces State to Issue Another Emergency Order
Seven counties, including Palm Beach County, were named in a sweeping emergency order issued Monday that increases monitoring of blue-green algae and cuts red tape that could delay mitigation of its harmful spread. It's the second emergency order issued by Gov. Rick Scott in two weeks regarding the cyanobacteria.
Read More (Palm Beach Post)
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Toxins in Algae at "Dangerous" Levels, Expert Says
The decision Thursday to restart Lake Okeechobee releases after a temporary respite was expected, but it comes as toxicity levels in the algae are testing in amounts that one expert called "dangerous."
Read More (Palm Beach Post)
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Lake Okeechobee Reservoir Project Gets Thumbs-Up from
White House Budget Office
The White House Office of Management and Budget has approved the EAA Reservoir Project, Gov. Rick Scott announced in a tweet Tuesday. The plan now gets sent back to the Corps, which will then submit it to Congress for authorization.
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Tuesday, July 17, 9:30 AM
Planning and Zoning Commission
Town Council Chambers
Wednesday, July 18, 9:30 AM
Landmarks Preservation Commission Meeting
Town Council Chambers
Thursday, July 19, 2:00 PM
Code Enforcement Board Meeting
Town Council Chambers
Friday, July 20, 10:00 AM
Union Negotiation Meeting
Town of Palm Beach v. International Association of Firefighters, Local #2928
South Fire Rescue Station
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Palm Beach Town Council Embraces $82.4 Million Budget Plan
Town Manager Kirk Blouin's $82.4 million budget proposal was warmly received by the Town Council on Monday. Expenses were cut throughout all town departments, typically by about 4 to 5 percent, for the budget year that begins Oct. 1. The workforce is being trimmed by 14 positions to 356 workers.
Read More (Palm Beach Daily News)
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Town of Palm Beach Police Kicks Off Recruiting Drive
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Ann-Marie Taylor,
Deputy Police Chief
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2018-2019 Undergrounding Assessment Cost Search Tool
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Friends of
Palm Beach
Keeping Our Beaches Clean
Beach Clean-Up
Date: July 14
Time: 9:00 am - 11:00 am
Location:1576 South Ocean Blvd.
Everyone Welcome.
Come Help Us!
All supplies will be there. Iced water and snacks too.
CONTACT
Diane Buhler
561-507-0345
diane@friendsofpalmbeach.com
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West Palm Announces Drinking Water
Quality Report
The Town of Palm Beach purchases all of our water from the City of West Palm Beach. On Sunday, West Palm Jeri Muoio announced the latest Annual Water Quality Report* in the WPB Insider Newsletter.
Read More (Civic Association News)
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City of West Palm Beach Water Treatment Plant to Flush Lines with Chlorine
The City of West Palm Beach Public Utilities Department will temporarily modify the disinfection process used to treat drinking water supplied to the Town from July 9 to July 27, 2018.
Read More (Town of Palm Beach)
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County Seeks $5.6M Reimbursement for Mar-a-Lago Security Bill
Palm Beach County taxpayers fronted more than $5.7 million to help protect President Donald Trump during his 10 visits to Mar-a-Lago between November and April, figures provided Thursday show. The federal government is expected to reimburse local governments for the expenses.
Read More (Palm Beach Daily News)
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Tropical Wave Beryl Not Reforming Yet Hurricane Chris Gone
Hurricane Beryl is the first hurricane of the season. It fizzled into a tropical wave but has a 50% chance of reforming into a tropical cyclone over the Bahamas by later this week.
Read More (Civic Association News)
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Construction and Traffic Highlights for the
Week of 7/9/2018
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Palm Beach Recreation Department
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Palm Beach Chamber of Commerce
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