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It’s that time of year again: SunFest will take over downtown West Palm Beach for the weekend, and for the 40th time the popular festival will bring live music, local artists, food, fun, and drinks to the waterfront. Like every year, our super volunteer Gregg will spend long days donating his time to help make sure operations run smoothly. In the run up to the festival, several downtown streets will be closed off as organizers build stages and set up. It's best to avoid downtown if you can because traffic will be affected by closures and construction traffic.
This Friday the residents of Century Village West Palm Beach can avoid traffic altogether if they need to update a driver's license: instead of having to drive downtown to Government Center, vehicle services are coming directly to Century Village courtesy of Florida Licensing On Wheels (FLOW). FLOW is a program of the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV) that increases convenient accessibility to essential services by having buses with qualified staff come to communities.
So, updating your driver license, renewing your vehicle registration, getting an ID card... Century Village residents can get it all done at the Century Village Clubhouse this Friday, May 3rd, at 11:00AM. Residents are encouraged to take advantage of the FLOW program; services include license and ID credentialing, vehicle registration renewal, and purchase of a specialty license plate. FLOW also offers FLHSMV critical safety services such as emergency contact information registration, and safety campaigns by the Florida Highway Patrol. However, no written or driving tests are given from mobile units. If you live in a larger community and would like to have FLOW visit you, contact our office: district2@pbc.gov.
Turnout was light on Saturday at the Convention Center, where neighbors and interested parties were invited to provide input about the possible swap or sale of county-owned property at 429 Park Place. A concern among residents is that use of the property for a different purpose could aggravate parking problems in the area. Thanks to all who showed up and provided comments. We will keep you posted on what happens next.
Speaking of parking, did you see Gregg’s opinion piece in Saturday’s paper? At a Zoning Hearing last Thursday, Gregg asked staff to look at our current parking requirements. While the county is experiencing a housing affordability crisis that gets more dire as you move down the income ladder, our current parking code is inflexible; because of that, several good affordable housing projects in our area might not come to fruition. Read his thoughts in the paper or on our homepage.
Gregg’s been busy attending meetings, gatherings, and award ceremonies. Take a look at our Commish in the Community section for the latest. And remember, he likes to meet with the people he represents, so don’t hesitate to let us know if you’d like us to come to your community, group or club.
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