By Mary Thurwachter
The Lantana Town Council approved the final plat for Water Tower Commons, the 72-acre retail and residential project on the site of the former A.G. Holley tuberculosis hospital east of Interstate 95. But some council members ex
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By Mary Thurwachter
The Lantana Town Council turned down Chamber of Commerce President Dave Arm’s request to split the cost of a new awning for the Chamber’s home, a town-owned building at 212 Iris Ave.
Council members, at the Aug. 28 meeting,
By Mary Thurwachter
With an anticipated property tax revenue increase of $182,866 this year, Lantana Town Council members may have thought they’d be able to spend money on “want and wish list” items, including building a 6-foot wall to surround th
By Mary Thurwachter
Cynthia Cain goes to the beach every day.
“I’m not much of a sunbather type of girl, but I like to walk along the shore and swim,” the Lantana resident said. “I have six grandchildren 10 and under and I like to take them, to
A rendering of part of the apartment complex. The developers have asked for a variance
to lower the parking allotment to two spaces per unit.
Rendering provided
By Mary Thurwachter
Developers for Water Tower Commons gave the Lantana Town Council a
By Mary Thurwachter
Lantana said no to a crossing agreement with Florida East Coast Railway and All Aboard Florida.
“This has to do with a second line for All Aboard Florida that they are going to be running through our town,” Mayor Dave Stewa
Lantana voters will choose from two candidates for each of two council seats. The town has no term limits. Term is three years.
Council Group 3
Tom Deringer
(incumbent) Personal: 63; attended the University of Kentucky, but did not graduate; 36
Two Lantana Council members will face opposition from political newcomers in the March 14 election.
Vice Mayor Philip Aridas, who has served on the council since 2011, is being challenged by Suzanne Gordon, 38. She is a stay-at-home mom and Re
Yard work and construction trucks clog a Hypoluxo Island road.
Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Mary Thurwachter
A proposed law that would limit parking on the street and public rights of way on Hypoluxo Island failed to garner a single vote from
By Willie Howard
The Lantana Town Council will listen to residents Jan. 9 on the long-standing problem of service trucks parking on Hypoluxo Island, in some cases narrowing roads to one lane.
The council discussed the island’s traffic woes at i
By Mary Thurwachter
A pair of new license plate-reading cameras are destined for Hypoluxo Island. The Lantana Town Council voted Nov. 14 to replace the current readers for $29,257. In 2007, residents of Hypoluxo Island chipped in $28,000 to buy tw
By Mary Thurwachter
The Town Council turned its focus toward kids at its May 23 meeting, giving thumbs-up to a proposal to bring new playground equipment to Lantana Municipal Beach and to the town’s recreation center.
The equipment for the beac
Three candidates have qualified for the two Lantana Town Council seats up for grabs in the March 15 election.
For the Group 1 seat, incumbent Lynn Moorhouse, a dentist who has served since 2004, is unopposed.
For the Group 2 seat, newcomer
Water Tower Commons will include more than 28,000 square feet of retail and more than 1,000 housing units.
Rendering provided
By Mary Thurwachter
Months of delays and discussion between the town and the developer resulted Dec. 14 in site plan
By Mary Thurwachter
The Lantana Town Council will get its first look at the site plan for Water Tower Commons, the 73-acre development planned for the former A.G. Holley tuberculosis hospital, on Sept. 28. But the Greater Lantana Chamber of Commer
Rapper-turned TV personality Vanilla Ice renovated a $1.4 million home on Hypoluxo Island and now has it on the market for $5 million. Contributed photo
By Mary Thurwachter
When rapper-turned-renovator Vanilla Ice and his DIY show, The Vanilla
By Mary Thurwachter
The time has come for Lantana to formulate a plan for downtown parking. At least that’s what Town Council member Phil Aridas said during the Feb. 23 town meeting after residents complained about the shortage of parking spaces
A large banyan tree (opposite tree on right) was cut down on North Atlantic Drive,
causing a furor among residents who said the tree should have been protected.
Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Mary Thurwachter
Sections of Atlantic Drive, Hypo
Aura Seaside plans to bring 244 multifamily units and commercial space
to replace the Cenacle retreat in Lantana.
Rendering provided
By Mary Thurwachter
A plat and site plan for Aura Seaside, also known as the Cenacle property, received a thumbs-
By Mary Thurwachter
At a budget hearing Sept. 23, the Lantana Town Council gave its approval to an $18 million budget with a tax rate of $3.24 per $1,000 of taxable property.
The 2014-15 tax rate is the same as last year.
Thanks to the rebo
