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
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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
By Mary Thurwachter
A poll of Hypoluxo Island property owners by the town of Lantana showed 60 percent favored extending a natural gas line to the island. But not everyone was happy with the result or the voting process.
Many islanders appear
By Mary Thurwachter
Hypoluxo Island residents will be polled to see how many of them are interested in having a natural gas line extended onto the island. If at least 60 percent support the project by the end of January, the town of Lantana will
The Lantana Town Council gave a thumbs up to a $195,965 contract to build boat docks at Sportsman’s Park Boat Ramp.
Mayor Dave Stewart said the town had entered into an agreement with Palm Beach County in 2008 for $300,000 to pay for docks a
The Lantana Town Council unanimously voted down a height exception request for a planned Hypoluxo Island home.
Owner Edmund Gonzalez made the request for a house to be built at 907 N. Atlantic Drive so he could extend the chimney 18 inches and a mech
Cindy Austino
By Mary Thurwachter
The Lantana Town Council is losing its sole female voice. Vice Mayor Pro Tem Cindy Austino, who has served on the council for five years, announced at the close of the Aug. 27 meeting that she would be leaving very s
