As you may have heard, I spent a week or so in the hospital. First, I was dealing with a leaking heart valve, which was caused by a brutal case of flu I had back in 2019. In retrospect, I probably had a very early case of Covid. I won’t go into extensive details, but the issue has been slowly building since then. It is now under control, and I am immensely better. In fact, I feel like my old self for the first time in three or four years. Following the first hospital stay, I got Covid. That required three more days in the hospital to get it under control. That, too, is now behind me, and I have been back at work as Mayor. (While I was in the hospital, I stayed in touch via cell phone (what a great invention!!) 

Given that I now feel, think, and act like my old self, and because at the end of my current term on March 30, 2024, we will have one major project uncompleted (The Singer Island Dredging ProJet), I plan to run for another term as Mayor. And, if it is the will of the Town Electorate, I will continue on as Mayor.

Turning to Town business, on September 30th, our fiscal year ended, and 2022/23 is in the books. However, we haven’t yet received our report from the Town Accountant/Treasurer. This said, all of our projects indicate that we will end with another positive variance to budget, albeit not as large as in previous years. This is because we had several large unbudgeted expenses. Specifically, the Dish Communication Lawsuit and the Inlet Park Lawsuit. Both of these lawsuits are ongoing and also impacted our budgeting for the 2023/24 fiscal year. Also, the Riviera Beach Emergency Medical Service (EMS)contract cost increased significantly, and this impacted the fourth quarter expenses, as well as the 2023/24 Budget.  Stay tuned for the final 2022/23 numbers.

November 11, Veteran Day is on Saturday this year, so Townhall will be closed on Friday, November 10th. As always, please take time this Holiday to thank those who have served our Country in the Armed Service. Each one of those people has made personal sacrifices to serve our Country, and some live with issues and problems that resulted from their service every day of their lives! This is the appropriate time to thank them for their service.

Trunk or Treat: Tuesday evening is Halloween. It is also the date for the annual Trunk or Treat event that is held in the Town Parking lot from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Come out and join the fun.

Project Updates:

• The water main replacement project is coming to an end. All the pipe place is complete. The road patching, concrete, and paver restoration are complete. Most of the sod and lawn damage is also repaired.  If we miss a spot in your yard, call Alan Welch immediately, as the crews are going to leave Town on or about November 2nd. Next week, the crew will be filling the old, abandoned lines with grout. This will prevent them from collapsing at some future point and causing road damage. A big thank you to all the Town residents who patiently tolerated the mess and disruption, which lasted a full six months longer than it should have.
•  Road paving project: Working on this project will begin this coming Monday, October 30th. The first work task will be to install stormwater catch basins and drainage pipes at the Bravado Lane and Lake Drive intersection.  This is the lowest elevation in Town, and for some unknown reason, the stormwater catch basin and pipe were never placed there. The pipe will run from Bravado to the Linda Lane catch basin, which empties into the Inlet way outfall pipe. This will stop or significantly reduce the flooding of this area of Town during major rain events.

 Following this, the road paving will begin with Bamboo Lane to be done first, followed by Edwards Lane, Lake Drive, and Inlet Way. As Inlet Way is beginning to complete, we will total the costs to that point, and if sufficient funds remain, Cascade Lane will be repaved. (We are all hopeful, including the Contractor, that we will be able to repave Cascade.) There will be an electronic signboard at the Town Entrance on Lake Drive to inform residents where repaving is being done, and there will be related detour signs.

• AT&T is back at work. In the north half of Town, four final conduits were put in place, and the existing overhead fiber lines will be buried. (This was overlooked in the original plans.) And conduits for several copper lines that service residents or establishments that refuse to convert to the new fiber service were put in place. In the next few weeks, the lines will be pulled through these conduits, and the new connection will be made. At that point,  AT&T line will remove the remaining lines from the poles, and we will schedule FPL to remove the poles. In the north half of Town, this should be completed sometime in January, depending on FPL.  Planning for similar action in the south half of Town is to be done as I write. Because of the large number of Multiple Dwelling Units on Inlet Way, the south half of Town is considerably more difficult.
• Community Center Kitchen: After much pushing, prodding, and begging by Public Works Director Alan Welch, we finally have a Contractor bid to do the Kitchen build out, wiring, and plumbing. The work should take around six weeks. As we have previously reported, all the appliances are on hand, and the fire suppression system for the stove has been approved and is ready for installation. The New kitchen should be ready for service sometime in late December.
• Seaspray Demolition: Finally, the FPL equipment that was in the building has been removed and rerouted. The building is now ready for demolition to begin. The Demo plans have been submitted to the Town and are being reviewed for approval by the Town Attorney and the Building Official. Work will begin shortly after these approvals are in hand.

October Commission Meeting:

The above project update consumed most of the commission meeting time.  Two contracts were approved as follows:

• An Engineering inspection and supervision contract with Engenuity for the road project.
• A contract with Alison Dudley to serve as lobbyist for the dredging project State appropriations request. The Town of Lake Park, which needs the sand from the Dredging Project, has asked to work with our Town to make another run at the funds requested for this project. They are covering the cost for the lobbyist and will be providing (at their cost) a project manager to work with us on the execution of the project, assuming we are successful with the funding request.   
• It was agreed to combine the December Commission meeting and workshop, and both will be held on December 11th.

And that is a wrap, Alan

OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT:

Community Risk Reduction:

Hurricane Season: The 2023 Atlantic Hurricane Season is winding down, but the coast isn’t all clear quite yet.  Please stay prepared and keep a watchful eye on the weather.



Emergency Alerts: If you haven’t already done so, sign up for alerts - Palm Beach County has an alerting system that is compatible with your mobile devices. PBC DART (Disaster Awareness & Recovery Tool) is a mobile application available for both Apple and Android platforms, used by the public to check for:

• Evacuation orders and zones
• Check shelter locations and status.
• Locate nearby stores on generators.

And provides the users with:

• Platform to report damage to homes or businesses.
• Ability to upload pictures of the affected areas.



Alert PBC is Palm Beach County’s Emergency Notification System allowing you to opt in to receive notifications via phone calls, text messaging, email, and more based on locations you care about. You can choose to receive notifications about events that may affect your home, workplace, family’s schools, and more.

More information about PBC DART and Alert PBC is available at

https://discover.pbcgov.org/publicsafety/dem/pages/dart.aspx

A helpful disaster and emergency preparation guide can be viewed at https://discover.pbcgov.org/publicsafety/PDF/Hurricane-Guide.pdf

Beach Wheelchair:

The Beach Wheelchair is a wonderful mobility asset that helps more people enjoy our beautiful beach. Please see the Lifeguard to sign out the beach wheelchair during guarded beach hours (10 am – 5 pm.)

As always, please reach out with questions or if we can be of any assistance. tsteedman@pbsfire.org or (561) 296-3380  

2024 ELECTION NOTICE

THE MAYOR OF THE TOWN OF PALM BEACH SHORES, FLORIDA, PROCLAIMS THAT ON MARCH 19, 2024, THE ELECTION OF MAYOR AND TWO COMMISSIONERS FOR OUR TOWN WILL BE HELD IN THE COMMISSION CHAMBERS OF THE PALM BEACH SHORES TOWN HALL AT 247 EDWARDS LANE, PALM BEACH SHORES, FLORIDA. POLLS WILL BE OPEN FROM 7:00 A.M. UNTIL 7:00 P.M.

CANDIDATES FOR THE MAYOR AND TWO COMMMISSION SEATS MAY QUALIFY NO EARLIER THAN 12:00 NOON ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2023, AND NOT LATER THAN 12:00 NOON ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2023, WITH THE TOWN CLERK AT TOWN HALL.  

As of November 1st, it will be four (4) years since the Police Department merged with the Sheriff's Office, and the IT folks have shut down the old email accounts for me. Please use langevins@pbso.org for all emails; my cell phone is the same. July marked my 30^th year with the town's police department and now PBSO, and two years before that with the town's Volunteer Fire Department. So, two email addresses in that time are not bad, and I believe I have all 13.5 blocks in town down to a science; no GPS is needed.

We will be at the Property Owers "Welcome Back Party" and the upcoming Halloween event at the Town Hall parking lot. One of the PBSO therapy dogs will also be on hand.

If you have returned, this is a reminder to let us know so we can take you off the closed-house program. 

Crime-wise (knock on wood), no vehicle entries, residential thefts, or even rods and reels were stolen from the boats. Summertime usually brings us to the smaller apartment buildings with domestic violence calls for service. In two (2) incidents, we seek warrants for violation of no contact orders resulting from domestic events.

As always, we are here when you need us or want a cup of coffee!

Sergeant Steve Langevin

Commander District 20 Town of Palm Beach Shores.

TOWN HALL MEETINGS - 2023

These meetings are held in-person in Town Hall

247 Edwards Lane

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

DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE MEETING

November 1, 2023



COMMISSION WORKSHOP/BOARD MEETING

November 13 @ 7:00 P.M.

Commission Workshop

November 27, 2023 @ 7:00 P.M.

Commission Board Meeting

PLANNING AND ZONING MEETING

November 29, 2023 @ 6:30 P.M.

Whether you love the extra hour of sleep or dread the early sunset, it's almost time to set your clocks back, as Sunday, Nov. 5, marks the end of daylight saving time.



Clocks will fall back one hour at 2 a.m.

Environmental Committee Update

Happy fall to all!



EC members added flowers to the Town Hall boxes and the Tacoma Lane utility site at a recent October afternoon garden party. We caught up on the summer news with our neighbors, gardened and accomplished all that in less than an hour.

This season, many garden parties will be in the afternoon in order to leave your mornings free for other activities and appointments.

November dates: 

• EC Meeting- Friday Nov. 10, 3:00, Community Center 1^st floor
• [Note-Town Hall will be closed for the Veteran’s holiday]
• Garden Party- 4:00- 5:00, after the EC meeting
• Garden Party- Thursday, November 30, 4:00-5:00, add seasonal color to the Town Hall flower boxes

Donna Ward,

Environmental Committee Chair

Palm Beach Shores will be sponsoring its annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Saturday, March 16, 2024. Kick-off at 11a from the Community Center.

Fire Chief Trevor Steedman will again chair the parade.

Sgt. Steven Langevin has confirmed The Palm Beach Sheriff’s Department Honor Guard will lead the parade. 

Grand Marshals - Each year, Palm Beach Shores honors Grand Marshals, residents who have made a significant contribution to the “Best Little Town in Florida.”

Please contact Town Hall if you would like to nominate an individual or individuals for 2024 Grand Marshal.

Cool Convertibles - Our Grand Marshals, past Grand Marshals and local

dignitaries, ride in convertibles. We need 6 cool convertibles for the parade.



Contact Parade Coordinator Elizabeth Kuechenmeister (keykenmystirPBS@gmail.com) if you have a convertible that you can loan to the parade, if your organization would like to march in the parade, or you would like to volunteer.

2023-2024

Beach Parking Passes are available for purchase in Town Hall.

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The Bookmobile is Available!

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