The Holiday season has arrived.  So, “Deck the hall with boughs of holly; tis the season to be jolly.” Get those last minutes task finished up and most of all, be happy. It makes no difference what your beliefs are. All over the world this time of year is a special and joyous time. So to all, Happy Holidays, and as appropriate, Merry Christmas, Happy Chanukah, and Happy New Year to all.

Before reporting on what is happening around Town, I will pass on a few administrative details: Town Hall will close at 1 PM on Thursday, 22 December, and will be closed on Friday, 23 December, and Monday, 26 December. Over the New Year's weekend, Town Hall will be closed on Monday, 2 January.

The Menorah lighting celebration will be on Monday, 19 December in the grassy area between the Holiday tree and Gazebo. Both events are very enjoyable, and I suggest you attend both. 

Turning to Town business:

The water main replacement project is making progress, albeit slower than we all would like. The new 12-inch line and sub-outs for future lines (running down the middle of east-west streets) has been laid down to just south of Linda Lane. As you all probably know by now, Lake has been “patch paved down to Tacoma Lane and will be patched all the way to just south of Linda Lane.  This will make Lake Drive much more drivable. However, Inlet Way will be close to thru traffic from Atlantic west. Once work gets to Atlantic, Inlet will be closed from Atlantic to Ocean. (Arrangements will be made for local traffic (those who live on Inlet to have access to the driveways.) Once the new line has been completed to Ocean and pressure tested with water, the work will return to Island Way and beginning connecting the water lines that run in the easement between streets. This will require cutting across Lake drive at each cross over. When this is completed, the meters of buildings on the south side Inlet will be connected, and final patch paving will be done.

Road regrading and paving: Surveying and engineering planning is already underway. Bamboo, Lake, and Inlet will all be regraded and paved. Regrading will raise the center crown of the road by two inches and then slope the road on each side to match existing outfall grades.  This will improve drainage and channel stormwater to the storm drain outfall basins. The manhole covers will also be raised to match the road grade. New rock swales will be installed on the east side of all intersections south of Edwards. (Cascade and Blossom already have such swales, and they are not required at Sandal and Bamboo.)  New catch basins will install at the Bravado and Lake intersection. (This is the lowest point in Town, and for some reason, stormwater sewers were not installed there during the original work, done in the 1970s.) If sufficient budget funds remain, Edwards and Cascade will also be paved.  (The divots from sanitary sewer line installations are particularly bad on Edwards, and, as we all know, Cascade grading or lack of grading causes major flooding during periods of heavy rain.)

AT&T: A dedicated engineering liaison person has been assigned to help with coordinating the conversions of the condos on the south side of Inlet Way. He will also assist in getting conversion completed in the remaining MDU’s in the north half of Town. Regardless of where you live, if you are having problems with getting the conversion completed, call Alan Welch for assistance.

December Commission Meeting: The first part of the December Commission meeting was straight forward and completed In short order. Items dealt with were: 

• A vote to approve the Engineering work for the road paving design. This was approved by a 5-0 vote. 
• The December Financial report. This report was unremarkable. FY 2022/23 is off to a good start. Expenditures were in line with the Budget. Revenue was significantly higher than last at this time, but this is a timing issue. Property Tax revenue came in faster than in previous years.
• Ordonnance O-4-22 was passed by a 5-0 vote. This Ordinance requires Palm tree of a certain height to be planted inside yards whenever a blank wall that is in excess of 10 feet.  The palms must have eight feet of clear wood.
• Inlet Park expansion was a longer discussion.  As most, if not all, are aware, this has long been discussed and hotly debated. An Ad Hoc Committee was appointed to review this issue and present a recommendation to the Commission as to what should be done.  After discussing the Ad Hoc Committees report at length, the Commission instructed Town staff to come up with a recommendation. At the December meeting, two options were presented to the Commission by Town Engineer Rob Rennebaum. (The written material from his presentation is attached and is self-explanatory.) Commissioner Larcher made a motion to direct the Town Engineer to come up with a third option which would essentially be a fence line running down the actual property line and placing automatically actuated sliding gates to provide access the three point-turn around area. This motion passed 4-1. I was the dissenting vote.  

 The Town Engineer will draw up this option and present it to the Commission for discussion and consideration in January.

Enjoy your families and the excitement of the Holiday season.

From all of us here at the Sheriff’s Office, Palm Beach Shores we hope you are enjoying this holiday season. Our town traditions have continued with the Lighting of the tree, Caroling, our Civic groups holiday parties, and the friendship the town is known for.

Regarding the Lighting of the Christmas tree, Santa had a senior moment and forgot to hand out the candy canes, and he did leave them at Town Hall if you stop by! We sent our thanks to the PBSO motors unit and crime prevention team, who joined us for the event as they do with the many town events each year.

Marriott will have their traditional yearly “reindeer run” on Christmas Eve at about 9 am. It will begin at the Marriott and go around the town to Sandal Lane to Ocean and back to the Marriott. We will have plenty of deputies to assist with traffic, but between 9am and 10am it would be a good time to be off the major roads.

Just a reminder, we have one of the safest towns anywhere, but even here, the doors need to be locked.

Last week we had three cars entered, and change, a very expensive watch and handbag taken. The handbag was used to take all the quarters from the coin-operated washing machines at the Buccaneer, and our town cameras captured the suspects along with ring cameras. We arrested one suspect on-site and another the next day.

If you’re having a party at home this month, please remember to call the Sheriff’s station and let me know the dates and time. As you know, parking on the streets is prohibited, but we can make arrangements for these events.

Please remember we are here if you need us. 

Merry Christmas, and Happy holidays from all of us.

Sergeant Steve Langevin

Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office

Town of Palm Beach Shores.

TOWN HALL MEETINGS - 2023

(Visit our Town of Palm Beach Shores Website and connect to our virtual meetings.

PLANNING AND ZONING MEETING

JANUARY 25, 2023 @ 6:30 P.M.

DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE MEETING

JANUARY 4, 2023 @ 2:00 P.M 

COMMISSION WORKSHOP/BOARD MEETING

JANUARY 9, 2022 @ 7:00 P.M.

JANUARY 23, 2023 @ 7:00 P.M.

REMINDER

On Christmas Day, the PBSFD will be making its rounds throughout Town with Santa on the fire engine. We are pleased to continue this long-standing tradition – Santa will once again distribute presents to the kids and kids-at-heart. Please drop off your presents at the Fire Chief’s Office no later than Friday, December 23rd. Make sure that the wrapped presents include the individual’s Name and Palm Beach Shores Address to where they are to be delivered. Please keep in mind that Santa and the Fire Elves begin their rounds early Christmas morning, beginning at the Marriott and then work our way from North to South throughout Town.

Click Here To Read The Schedule For October - December

Palm Beach Shores Community Center's 2nd floor will not be available for rental starting May 1, 2022. This is due to the renovation of the kitchen for a few months. We will update you when it is available for events.

2022-2023

Beach Parking Passes are available for purchase in Town Hall.

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SAVE THE DATE!!

WHAT: SEASIDER’S BAZAAR

WHEN: February 11, 2023, 8:00am-1:00pm

WHERE: Community Center

               90 Edwards Lane (At the beach)

               Palm Beach Shores  

 The Seasider members invite you to the 2023 Seasider’s Bazaar. Money raised at this event is donated to local charities and, almost $275,000 has been donated over the years.

Sale items include furniture, household items, linens, artwork, vintage items, collectibles, treasures, books, clothing and accessories, and jewelry. There will be Valentine floral arrangements, cards, gifts, and a bake sale with coffee. Try your luck at winning the 50/50 raffle and a beautiful gift basket.

Donations for CLOTHING, JEWELRY and BOOKS will be accepted from 9:30AM to 1:00PM at the Community Center on the following Thursdays: January 12, January 26 and February 9th.

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Donations for FURNITURE, HOUSEHOLD ITEMS, LINENS, ARTWORK, VINTAGE ITEMS, COLLECTIBLES and TREASURES will be accepted from 8:00AM to 1:00PM at the Community Center FRIDAY only FEBRUARY 10TH.

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We are not accepting toys, kitchen appliances, OR electronics of any kind. No pickups, drop offs only.



Thank you for contributing to another successful Seasiders Bazaar.

                                     Seasider’s Objective:

“To promote the spirit of service and friendship among its members.”

Environmental Committee Highlights

Hope everyone is enjoying the holiday themed flower boxes that the committee decorated at the Town Hall.

Join us at these upcoming events:

• December 29,Thursday, 9:00- Garden Party for parkway maintenance and to compile suggestions on collaborating with the new town vendor Foliage Concepts. Meet at Town Hall.
• January 20, Friday, 9:00-EC meeting at Town Hall. Meet the new landscape company Foliage Concepts.

Donna Ward,

EC Chair

Palm Beach Shores Property Owners Association presents:

STATE OF THE TOWN WITH MAYOR ALAN FIERS

Wednesday, January 11, 2022

Upstairs at the Community Center

6:30 PM doors open and social

7 PM Meeting starts

Come early as we expect a full crowd.

Also, early "bird tickets" will be available for the POA/Rotary Pancake breakfast, (Saturday, January 17th).

Any questions, please reach at to us at: contact@pbspoa.org