Town Hall design delivered — Maria Zappas-Porter, a frontline designer for CPZ Architects, told South Palm Beach Town Council members at their Jan. 20 meeting that the 146-page set of site plans for the new Town Hall was delivered on Jan. 16 and is awaiting final approval.
Zappas-Porter gave an extensive audiovisual presentation of the plans, with the first floor consisting of a garage for underground parking as well as a possible cafe area and a maintenance room. The second floor has offices for the council and Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office, two community rooms with partition panels and space for town staff.
Vice Mayor Monte Berendes said after the meeting that the expandable community rooms will be welcome as exercise classes have been drawing overflow crowds during the season.
Planning council offers assistance — Kim DeLaney of the Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council made a lengthy presentation laying out how the planning council can help local communities. She offered its assistance as the town continues to address issues concerning its State Road A1A sidewalk and the absence of an A1A crosswalk within the town’s borders.
Council member Ray McMillan pointed out that towns both north and south of the South Palm Beach are in the process of getting new sidewalks and asked when South Palm Beach can have the same. The Florida Department of Transportation, which handles work on and along A1A, was invited to the meeting but did not send a representative.
DeLaney said her conversations with Town Manager Jamie Titcomb are just beginning and encouraged the council to put together a plan to address concerns by its February meeting. DeLaney is also scheduled to return as part of an ongoing lecture series in March.
Lift station expenditure approved — The council approved authorizing $29,000 be paid to Hinterland Group for repairs to the town’s lift station. A representative from Mock Roos & Associates, which has been contracted to build a new lift station, gave an update. The council also approved a motion to pursue a federal grant to cover most or all of the $3 million to $4 million the project is expected to cost.
The lift station receives sewage from the town’s condos and sends it to the Lake Worth Beach treatment plant. The station is between the Brittany and Concordia West condominiums.
— Brian Biggane
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