New crosswalk is still just talk — Mayor Bonnie Fischer gave an update on the status of building a State Road A1A crosswalk at the north end of Lantana’s beach parking lot, insisting that while the crosswalk would more benefit South Palm Beach residents, it would also be a plus for people who currently use the crosswalk at the Ocean Avenue traffic lights.
“There’s more interest in doing it from our side, but it would benefit them because it’s very dangerous right now to cross at Ocean Avenue,” Fischer said at the Town Council’s May meeting. “I’ve almost hit people driving through there.”
Fischer said she hasn’t scheduled another meeting with Lantana Town Manager Brian Raducci because she’s waiting on a cost estimate for the project before doing so.
Plaque to honor hit-and-run victim — Mayor Fischer said she received a phone call from Beckham Laiqi, the son of Hatixhe Laiqi, the Barclay condo resident who was struck and killed while crossing State Road A1A last November. He told her 2,000 people attended her memorial service in New York and that he would like to pay for a plaque in her honor. Fischer said the town would have one made and it likely would be placed on the bench in front of the town’s lift station.
Four on the council will do for now — After a brief discussion at its May meeting, the Town Council decided to carry on with four members following the resignation of Vice Mayor Bill LeRoy following the April meeting. The council members also did not appoint a new vice mayor.
Ironically, Jennifer Lesh, who had been nominated by LeRoy to fill the seat ultimately taken by Elva Culbertson in April, was the only one of five members honored for their work with the Code of Ordinance Review Committee who failed to attend the meeting.
Drivers observe lower speed limit — Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Mark Garrison reported that only three traffic citations were issued in the month following the decision to drop the A1A speed limit in town from 35 mph to 30 mph. Garrison said he wasn’t surprised because traffic studies his department has done have determined the average driving speed to be well below 35 mph.
Garrison also introduced Capt. Byron Smith, who has joined PBSO’s South Palm Beach substation.
— Brian Biggane
Comments