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May 2008 Palm Beach County Events
Palm Beach County has events going on all year long. There is always a concert series and festivals, guided tours and nature exhibits, or greenmarket to visit.
Government Affairs Update - No Impact Fee Increase in 2008
This last week, in a 4-2 vote, the Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners voted to postpone a 9.3% increase in the impact fees until April 2009. Citing that the housing market needs time to revive, discussion circulated around the true effects of raising impact fees at this time. The 2007 impact fee report has been under works with Palm Beach County and Gold Coast Builders Association since the passage of the last increase in October of 2005. Additional decisions that were made include the following: Authorize modifying Article 13, ULDC, create a public buildings impact fee credit provision when civic site lands are donated without specific, identified issues; Authorize modifying Article 13, ULDC, to decrease impact fees for Law Enforcement (residential land uses), as calculated in the report of the impact fee consultant; and Deny the establishment of a new Solid Waste impact fee.
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April 2008 Palm Beach County Events
Palm Beach County has events going on all year long. There is always a concert series and festivals, guided tours and nature exhibits, or greenmarket to visit.
March 2008 Palm Beach County Events
Palm Beach County has events going on all year long. There is always a concert series and festivals, guided tours and nature exhibits, or greenmarket to visit.
Abacoa in Jupiter is coming alive!
Celebrating 23 years, ArtiGras Fine Arts Festival has grown from a small, local art show to a nationally recognized fine arts festival attracting more than 150,000 art lovers and collectors. ArtiGras will be held President’s Day Weekend, February 16, 17 & 18, 2008 at Abacoa Town Center in Jupiter, Florida. Produced by the North Palm Beach Chamber of Commerce, ArtiGras was recently named one of the top 50 fine art festivals in the country and features 300 juried artists along with artist demonstrations, Youth Art Competition, ArtiKids children’s interactive activity area, Private Art Preview, Celebrity Art Auction, entertainment and more!
FAU Jupiter host art exhibit by Daniel Petrov, an exhibit of his oil and acrylic painting by this famous Bradenton artist. This exhibit will be through February 29 at the Student Resources building at the FAU Abacoa campus.
New business open at Abacoa, welcome to our new neighbors the Willow Home & Garden shop, Abacoa sunglass Shop, Xpress Fitness and Main Street Station.
Spring training is just around the corner. This spring training promises to be full of energy as the Florida Marlins and St. Lucie Cardinals get ready for their 2008 season. Roger Dean Stadium will host 32 games starting on Tuesday February 26. Come watch the many teams coming to town like the World Champion Boston Red Sox, LA Dodgers, New York Mets, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Oriels, Washington Nationals, Houston Astros and Minnesota Twins.
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February 2008 Palm Beach County Events
Palm Beach County has events going on all year long. There is always a concert series and festivals, guided tours and nature exhibits, or greenmarket to visit.
Seagate Marina Remodel
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January 2008 Palm Beach County Events
Palm Beach County has events going on all year long. There is always a concert series and festivals, guided tours and nature exhibits, or greenmarket to visit.
Max Planck Institute Approved
Gov. Charlie Crist and Senate President Ken Pruitt this morning gave the Max Planck Society its blessing and the financial incentive to open the bio-imaging center near the Scripps Research Institute.
In addition to the state's contribution, Palm Beach County has committed $93 million to the project, which Crist's office said will bring 1,824 jobs to the region over 20 years, adding up to $2.4 billion in wages and boost the state economy by $5.3 billion over the same period.
"It's an enormous investment in our future," said Crist, accompanied at a news conference by Pruitt, R-Port St. Lucie, and Max Planck Society President and CEO Peter Gruss and Kelly Smallridge, president of the Palm Beach County Business Development Board.
"For us, it's a big deal. This is a really big deal," Crist said.
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December 2008 Palm Beach County Events
Palm Beach County has events going on all year long. There is always a concert series and festivals, guided tours and nature exhibits, or greenmarket to visit.
Riviera Marina Tenants Must Buy Insurance
Tenants at the Riviera Municipal Marina have 30 days to buy $300,000 in boat insurance to avoid being evicted, according to a plan approved by the city council after months of negotiations. The council voted unanimously Wednesday night to lower its insurance requirement from $500,000 after tenants complained the amount was excessive and not the industry norm. Next year, however, those same boat owners will to have to increase their coverage to $500,000, City Manager Bill Wilkins said.
The push for adequate insurance is part of the new lease at the marina, designed to limit the city's liability. It also requires new tenants to have $500,000 in coverage and commercial vessels to have $1 million. The insurance debate began in the summer when the city proposed changing the lease for marina tenants. Marina officials said they were going to make tenants show proof of insurance and boat registrations. The changes were prompted by two boat fires at the 150-slip marina, where none of the six vessels involved were insured. The lack of insurance cost the city $25,000 in cleanup and boat salvage costs.
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Riviera Beach OKs scaled-down plan for Ocean Mall
The original plan, included a 28-story condominium-hotel. Opposition to the condo-hotel sparked a referendum, in which residents voted to limit the building height to five stories. By cutting the condo-hotel from 28 to five stories, the project's value dropped to $50 million. The plan approved by the CRA did not include the hotel. Catalfumo company officials plan to build a five-story hotel and to present that phase of the project in the future. The plan now goes to the city council, which also sits as the CRA board, for approval. It's expected to vote during a Dec. 5 meeting. Construction may begin as early as March and it would take about 10 months to build the shops and restaurants. The city has been working for years to get the Ocean Mall redeveloped. Built in the 1970s, the buildings are aging and need renovations. Last year, the northern portion of the mall was razed. A few tenants remain in the mall's southern section, which still attracts locals and tourists.
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