By Dan Moffett
South Palm Beach officials will consider what they want and what they need in a new Town Hall during planning sessions with architects this month.
The town’s only public building is a hodgepodge of additions and renovations that
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By Dan Moffett
SOUTH PALM BEACH — Woodrow “Woody” Gorbach was 91 years old when he decided to enter the world of politics and claim a seat on the South Palm Beach Town Council, becoming one of the oldest elected officials in the state’s history.
By Dan Moffett
With a medical marijuana constitutional amendment on the state ballot Nov. 8, a compassionate-use state law already on the books and a nationwide trend toward legalization, Briny Breezes is moving to protect itself against the eme
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By Dan Moffett
Briny Breezes council members say choosing the right police department to serve their town didn’t come down to questions about performance. The deciding
By Dan Moffett
During a contentious three-hour budget meeting, South Palm Beach council members decided to give residents a small dose of tax relief — roughly $40 per homeowner next year.
But the decision comes with consequences. The town runs
By Mary Thurwachter
Developers for Water Tower Commons received approval from the Lantana Town Council for several changes to the commercial plan for the 72-acre retail and residential project at the old A.G. Holley State Hospital site. But they’l
By Mary Thurwachter
The Lantana Town Council postponed for one month a vote on a request for a change to a shared parking agreement for Love Lantana Point properties at 201-239 E. Ocean Ave.
Tom Prakas, manager for Love Lantana Point since Apri
By Mary Thurwachter
Thanks to a $500,000 state grant, approved by the Florida Legislature earlier this year, plans to renovate the old Juvenile Justice building at 901 N. Eighth St. off Lantana Road are rolling along. The building, on the northeas
By Mary Thurwachter
The economy has had its ups and downs during the past eight years, but one thing hasn’t changed: Lantana’s tax rate. It’s been $3.24 and is projected to stay the same for the ninth consecutive year, 2016-2017.
On July 11,
By Dan Moffett
South Palm Beach struggled more than its coastal neighbors to recover from the damage of the real estate crash during the Great Recession. For five years after the 2008 downturn, the town showed virtually no recovery at all.
But
By Dan Moffett
Briny Breezes Town Council members gave preliminary approval to extending an agreement with the city of Boynton Beach for fire-rescue services at the town meeting on June 23.
The town is in the final year of a fire-rescue contr
By Dan Moffett
After hearing complaints from council members about poor communication, South Palm Beach Town Attorney Brad Biggs is proposing a new arrangement that will change how he does his job.
Biggs told the council to consider renewing hi
By Mary Thurwachter
The Lantana Police Department is destined for new digs in the old Department of Juvenile Justice building.
At its April 11 meeting, the Lantana Town Council discussed what to do with the old Juvenile Justice building at 901
By Mary Thurwachter
After allowing the Lantana Nature Preserve Commission one last time to meet, the Town Council voted on April 25 to abolish the group.
The council agreed that there was no longer a need for the commission, since that group an
By Dan Moffett
By comfortable margins, South Palm Beach voters rejected a call for change from political newcomer Robert Gargano on March 15 and returned incumbents Robert Gottlieb and Stella Gaddy Jordan to the Town Council.
Gottlieb received
By Dan Moffett
Briny Breezes Town Council members have put the brakes on passing an ordinance to restrict truck traffic after hearing concerns about safety from their police chief.
Hal Hutchins, Ocean Ridge police chief and the town marshal, to
By Mary Thurwachter
The final vote on whether to dissolve the Lantana Nature Preserve Commission, which had been scheduled for the March 14 Town Council meeting, has been postponed until April 25.
The town made its first vote to disband the com
These candidates are competing for a three-year term on the Lantana Town Council. Lynn J. Moorhouse was re-elected unopposed to the Group 1 seat in December.
ELECTION RESULTS (unofficial)
Anthony Arsali: 31.29% | 506 votes
Malcolm Balfour: 68.71%
By Willie Howard
Lantana Councilman Malcolm Balfour and challenger Anthony Arsali shared their views on the state of the town, including plans to develop the former A.G. Holley hospital site, during a Feb. 18 candidate forum at the town recrea
These three candidates are competing for two seats on the South Palm Beach Town Council. Each seat carries a two-year term
ELECTION RESULTS (unofficial)
Robert Gottlieb: 43.41% | 336 votes
Stella Jordan: 36.56% | 283 votes
Robert Gargano: 20.03%
