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 lift station between the Brittany and Concordia West condos just north of Town Hall.
Mock Roos, which also has been contracted to build and service lift stations nearby in Palm Beach and Manalapan, was selected over Holtz Consulting Engineers at the March council meeting.
The cost has been estimated at between $500,000 and $1 million; Town Manager Jamie Titcomb said the main variable will be the costs of the various subcontractors Mock Roos will bring into the project.
John Cairnes, who has been with the firm for 17 years and told the council in March that he has become “one of the most experienced, top-notch lift stations engineers in Palm Beach County,” will serve as project manager.
Ethics presentation — Lizabeth Martin, the communications manager for the Palm Beach County Commission on Ethics, made a 10-minute presentation to the council regarding ethics at its regular April meeting.
Comprehensive plan approved — Walter Keller, with decades of municipal comprehensive plan experience, made a second presentation in April of his comprehensive plan to be sent to the state. Manager Jamie Titcomb said the town was already overdue on submitting the plan, and the council adopted it.
Dog debate suggestion — The ongoing debate regarding whether dog owners should be allowed to bring their pets onto Town Hall property came up again, with Council member Elvadianne Culbertson offering a suggestion to resolve the issue. Noting that about 100 dog owners have requested more lenience from the council, which currently forbids dogs on the property, Culbertson said the group should assign one owner each week to be responsible for picking up dog waste, meaning each would only have to serve one week every two years. No action was taken.
— Brian Biggane
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