By Dan Moffett
South Palm Beach council members are preparing to boldly go where no town official has gone before: five years into the future.
New Town Manager Bob Vitas is helping the council develop a long-term plan that tries to capture wha
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By Dan Moffett
As it waits to take ownership of Old Ocean Boulevard from the state, Briny Breezes is turning to its Planning and Zoning Board to develop new rules for the road.
Town Attorney John Skrandel told council members during their Feb.
By Dan Moffett
Briny Breezes soon will correct a decades-old oversight when the town formally assumes ownership of Old Ocean Boulevard.
Town Attorney John Skrandel says the Florida Department of Transportation has agreed to sign the road over to Br
By Mary Thurwachter
Council members asked Town Attorney R. Max Lohman to draft an ordinance to address one of Lantana’s parking concerns — lawn maintenance and construction vehicles parked on both sides of roads.
Mayor Dave Stewart said he has
By Dan Moffett
After only a couple of months on the job, new Town Manager Bogdan “Bob” Vitas is earning high marks from South Palm Beach Town Council members.
The positive reviews are especially encouraging for residents who watched in dismay
By Mary Thurwachter
The site plan for Water Tower Commons, the new development at the former A.G. Holley site, will finally come before the Lantana Town Council on Dec. 14.
The plan was on the agenda in October and November, but the matter ha
By Dan Moffett
Briny Breezes Town Attorney John Skrandel was researching records for writing a new golf cart ordinance earlier this year when he stumbled onto a historical oversight.
There was nothing in the town’s archives to document exactly
By Mary Thurwachter
After a prickly reception from Lantana Town Council on Oct. 12, Eau Palm Beach Resort’s project construction manager Damian Presiga won the resort the temporary beach easement it sought — but not without a swap. In this case,
By Mary Thurwachter
The site plan for Water Tower Commons has yet to come before the Lantana Town Council but one resident is already taking issue with the development’s name.
Arthur C. Brooks wrote a letter to the Lantana Chamber of Commerce
By Dan Moffett
Bob Vitas was the first candidate South Palm Beach council members interviewed in October for their vacant town manager’s job, and he wasted no time convincing them he was right choice.
“He came in and knocked our socks off r
By Mary Thurwachter
Things are cooking at Mario’s Ocean Avenue, the Italian eatery that opened earlier this year in a location previously occupied by another restaurant, 225.
In August, Mario’s owner Henry Olmino got the Lantana Town Counc
By Dan Moffett
South Palm Beach is appealing to oceanfront condominium owners to allow the town easement access to the beaches during emergencies and renourishment projects.
Town officials say they have no way of getting vehicles to the bea
By Dan Moffett
After serving 20 months as alderman, Barbara Molina has resigned her seat on the Briny Breezes Town Council, citing personal reasons.
“Unfortunately, I don’t have the time,” Molina said. “It’s been a pleasure working with this g
By Mary Thurwachter
With bustling restaurants and shops along Lantana’s Ocean Avenue, parking has long been a problem. But a new lease agreement between Mario’s Ocean Avenue restaurant and the town for employee parking on a little-used town-ow
Lantana’s plan to convert two side-by-side lots on North Lake Avenue into a kayak park advanced on July 27 when council members awarded a contract to develop the park to Rosso Site Development.
The Lake Worth firm will receive up to $153,255 t
By Dan Moffett
The Briny Breezes Town Council unanimously approved Ira Friedman on July 23 to fill an alderman’s seat that has been open most of the year. Friedman, 74, is a transplant from Boston who has lived in Briny for 18 years. A longtim
By Mary Thurwachter
Lantana has had the same tax rate for seven years and that won’t change this year. The rate will remain at $3.24 per $1,000 of taxable value.
“That’s something the people should be proud of,” said Mayor Dave Stewart at the
By Dan Moffett
South Palm Beach Town Council members are turning to an old friend and neighbor for help in finding a town manager who fits their community.
Kurt Bressner, who from 2000 to 2011 was Boynton Beach’s town manager, now works as a
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By Willie Howard
The renovated parking lot at Lantana Beach should be lighted at night by late September.
With no discussion, the Town Council on May 11 unanimously approved a $39,700 contract with low bidder Wilco Elec
Woodrow ‘Woody’ Gorbach (above) and Bernice ‘Bonnie’ Fisher (below) are sworn into office.
Photos by Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Dan Moffett
South Palm Beach Town Council members had planned to give final approval to two ordinances that woul
