By Mary Hladky
The taxable value of Palm Beach County properties has cooled for the second year in a row, heading back to a more typical rate of increase following stratospheric gains in 2022 and 2023.
But even with the smaller value jump, this marks
A preliminary design shows a two-story Town Hall. The council also looked at three-story proposals. Rendering provided
By Hannah Spence
The South Palm Beach Town Council decided at its May meeting to construct a two-story Town Hall instead of a thre
Former town police chief dies — The South Palm Beach Town Council held a moment of silence at its May 16 meeting to honor former Police Chief Carl Webb, who died April 16. He was 71. Webb served as chief from 2014 to 2018 and was with the town’s forc
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Don’t be surprised if seaweed starts showing up on south Palm Beach County beaches in even greater piles than have already been washing ashore this year.
The amount of s
How to navigate A1A chaos? Police explain law, give tips for walkers, drivers
A couple crosses A1A without using a crosswalk to get to Atlantic Dunes Park in Delray Beach. Photos by Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Rich Pollack
The close call came as
By Brian Biggane
South Palm Beach Vice Mayor Monte Berendes is the kind of legislator who typically sticks to his convictions: Once he takes a stance, he holds onto it. So, the fact Berendes has flip-flopped on a key issue regarding the new Town Hall
Lift station approved — At a special meeting on April 16, the South Palm Beach Town Council adopted an agreement to have Mock Roos & Associates design and oversee construction of a new lift station, to be built on the site of the existing one-story l
By Brian Biggane
The South Palm Beach Town Council heard 30-minute presentations March 13 from a pair of engineering firms regarding the long-awaited construction of a new lift station.
As Mayor Bonnie Fischer put it after the vote at the special mee
Robert D’Amelio, a seasonal South Palm Beach resident and Vietnam-era veteran, visits with his 2-year-old grand-daughter, Siena. D’Amelio was one of thousands of workers who cleaned up the World Trade Center site after the September 2001 terrorist a
I am writing to address a common misconception that has repeatedly stalled progress on much-needed pedestrian safety measures in our community: the notion that crosswalks require sidewalks on both sides of the road. This claim is not only incorrect b
By Brian Biggane
CPZ Architects Vice President Joe Barry presented the firm’s initial set of conceptual drawings for the new Town Hall to the South Palm Beach Town Council at its February meeting, with options of both a two-story and three-story buil
Trash contract extension appears likely — The South Palm Beach Town Council received an amended proposal to extend its 10-year agreement with Waste Management for trash pickup and appeared likely to pass it when it is formally presented by Town Attor
Protecting beaches from erosion is difficult enough, but extra steps are needed when man-made structures, such as the Boynton Inlet, block the natural southerly flow of sand. On the inlet’s Ocean Ridge side, rock groins have been placed to slow erosi
By Brian Biggane
The possibility that South Palm Beach could end its trash pickup agreement with contractor Waste Management brought three representatives of the company to the Town Council meeting in January.
Council members engaged in a discussion
Appointments approved — The addition of Sandy Beckett to the South Palm Beach Town Council left several vacancies on town boards, and Beckett was credited with the initiative to bring the boards back to full membership. As a result, residents Lewis S
American oystercatchers mingle alongside construction equipment on the north island of Bonefish Cove. Photos provided by Palm Beach County Department of Environmental Resources Management
By Mary Thurwachter
While snowbirds flock to airports and high
New lift station delayed — Town Manager Jamie Titcomb reported that South Palm Beach fell short of receiving the required three bids for a new lift station, putting the long-delayed project on hold. Titcomb said the deadline will be reissued for a fu
By Brian Biggane
New South Palm Beach Town Council member Sandy Beckett wasted no time using her influence on the governing body, joining with Vice Mayor Monte Berendes and others to defeat a proposal designed to bring about a crosswalk just south of
Reports are first step toward recertification
By Rich Pollack
Time is running out for several dozen remaining area condo associations that are required to file state-mandated inspection reports by the end of the year.
Under a state law passed in the
By Brian Biggane
After working for nearly a year with only four members, the South Palm Beach Town Council completed its roster by appointing Sandra Beckett to the council at its November meeting.
A resident of Palmsea Condominiums since 2018, Becket
