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OPINION
Wellington held its annual Halloween-themed Fall Fest on
Saturday, Oct. 17 at Village Park on Pierson Road with
trick-or-treating, haunted hallways, face painting, bounce houses,
a costume party and more. Children, and children at heart, enjoyed
the fun evening out. Shown here are Philip Kade, Rosalind Chen and
Daniel Kade. SEE PHOTOS, PAGE 5
PHOTO BY JULIE UNGER/TOWN-CRIER
WELLINGTON FALL FEST
By Julie UngerTown-Crier Staff Report
The Acreage Landowners As-sociation will host a meeting
regarding Florida Power & Light service in the
Acreage/Loxa-hatchee area on Thursday, Oct. 29 at 7 p.m. at the
Hamlin House, located at 14893 89th Place North in The Acreage. All
interested resi-dents are invited to attend.
Longtime resident Ken Bell has spearheaded the meeting because
of his concern regarding electrical disruptions in the area.
Since Bell and his family moved to their new home, theyve
experi-enced a number of issues with their power service.
We just dont deserve this kind of poor service, Bell said. I got
to the point where I said enough is enough.
Bell posted in the Acreage Speaks group on Facebook to express
his grievances. When the response indicated that others are having
similar issues, he found
out that the problems affect many residents in the area.
I decided to have this meeting, and a lot of people are in favor
of it, Bell said. I have a feeling that were going to have a very
good turnout.
FPL spokesman Bill Orlove confirmed to the Town-Crier that FPL
representatives will be on hand at the meeting to hear resi-dents
concerns and address them where possible.
Staff from FPL will present what we see are the issues going on
in Loxahatchee and how were going to be able to resolve them,
Orlove said. We are aware of the issues that our customers have
experienced, and we understand how important reliable power is to
our customers. We apologize for any inconveniences that they may
have seen over the past couple of months. We are executing a
detailed plan to address the power delivery issues that we have
seen
Meeting Will Focus On FPL Concerns
In The Acreage
See FPL, page 21
Wellingtons Neighborhood Watch Program Growing
SR 7 Funding AnImportant VictoryA year after a devastating delay
pushed back the funding for the long-planned State Road 7
connection to Northlake Blvd., there is light at the end of the
tunnel. Last week, the Palm Beach Metropolitan Planning
Organization approved a five-year work program that includes moving
$50 million for the proposed extension up to 2017. This is great
news for the west-ern communities and anyone else who cares about a
working transportation network. Page 4
By Paul L. GabaTown-Crier Staff Report
Approval of a new gas station at the northwest corner of
Southern and Royal Palm Beach boule-vards was postponed two weeks
after a Thursday, Oct. 15 meeting featured a contentious debate and
allegations that the Royal Palm Beach Village Council was
violat-ing state law.
The meeting was slated to in-clude a public hearing to consider
approving construction of a Race-Trac gas station on two currently
unused, adjacent plots of land.
However, a presentation by planner Brian Terry of the Want-man
Group was interrupted nu-merous times by members of the public, who
offered jeers and catcalls during both his pitch and during
attempts to discuss the mea-sure by council members.
Adding fuel to the gas station debate was a claim by attorney
David Markarian representing nearly 200 residents opposed to the
gas station that because people attending couldnt fit into the
Village Meeting Hall building to witness the discussion, the board
could be in violation of the states Government-in-the-Sunshine
law.
After Markarian raised his Sun-
shine Law concerns, the council took a brief recess to meet with
Village Attorney Keith Davis, who advised them that because of the
number of people involved who might not be able to actively
participate due to the size of the venue, it would be in the
villages best interest to move the meeting to a larger
facility.
Council members agreed and postponed the public hearing to
Thursday, Oct. 29 at the Royal Palm Beach Cultural Center, which
can house a much larger audience. The meeting will begin at 7
p.m.
This is our job, to hear people, and I dont think that will
happen tonight, Vice Mayor Richard Valuntas said. Its obviously
important enough to have its own meeting date.
Councilman Fred Pinto agreed.Our policy is, when this coun-
cil is aware it will have a sig-nificant number of residents [in
attendance], to schedule a special meeting, he said. I suggest we
do that here. We need enough time to adequately review testimony
and information.
That information includes a six-page letter presented to the
board by Markarian at the start of the meeting, laying out
objections
Decision On RPB Gas Station Project Postponed To Oct. 29
that residents have regarding the project. Several council
members said that they would not be able to properly weigh the
details pre-sented, since they had not been offered the opportunity
to analyze what was written in advance.
I was just brought the letter by your attorney, and I need to
read it and identify it, Councilman David Swift told the audience.
I cant tell if he has a case tonight while listening to your
concerns at the same time.
Councilman Jeff Hmara wanted to make sure that proper procedure
is followed. The basis for this decision needs to be evidence and
facts, he said. We need to take it seriously, as if it was a court
we have very strict rules to follow. And if there is any other
information out there that should be considered evidence, we need
it in advance to review.
At the Oct. 29 special meeting, council members will need to
weigh the merits of new construc-tion in a commercially zoned area
against residents opposition based on traffic concerns, property
value concerns and how having a gas sta-tion at that location will
represent the village
Markarians letter spelled out
FILING FOR LOX ELECTION OPENS NOV. 3SEE STORY, PAGE 3
ARMORY ART CLASSES IN WELLINGTONSEE STORY, PAGE 7
By Julie UngerTown-Crier Staff Report
Wellington residents and vil-lage officials took part in a joint
neighborhood watch meeting Wednesday, Oct. 14 at Village Park on
Pierson Road. At the meeting, attendees learned about ways to keep
their neighborhoods safe.
Dawn McCormick with Waste Management explained her com-panys
Waste Watch program.
Its a national program, ex-clusive to Waste Management, she
said. We have trained all of our drivers, including all of those
who serve Wellington, to be an extra set of eyes and ears in your
community. If you think about it, our waste drivers are up and down
your street multiple times a week, collecting trash, collecting
recycling and collecting your bulk garbage. They drive those
streets day in and day out all year round. Many of our drivers have
been on the job 10, 12, 15 years.
The drivers, McCormick said, are aware of comings and goings
within a community, and often who does and doesnt belong in a
neighborhood.
In Waste Watch, employees are trained by local law enforcement
to learn what is and isnt normal for a neighborhood, and what to do
if a problem arises.
When we rolled this out in Palm Beach County, we did this in
concert with the Palm Beach County Sheriffs Office, and they are
completely on board with this program, McCormick said. Our drivers
are trained to observe and
report suspicious activity and any emergency activity.
In Collier County, for example, a driver saw a toddler in the
street alone early in the morning. The driver called 911, and it
was dis-covered that the childs father was at work and the mother
was still sleeping. The toddler had wan-dered outside. They were
able to reunite that child safely with the mom, and there was no
harm, McCormick said.
Recently, in Miami Beach, a driver smelled smoke in an
in-dustrial park early in the morning and called 911. It turns out
that someone was sleeping in the back of a burning building.
The fire department said that if our driver had not noticed, had
not
See GAS STATION, page 21
By Ron BukleyTown-Crier Staff Report
In a 15-3 decision last week, the Palm Beach Metropolitan
Planning Organization approved the Florida Department of
Trans-portations new five-year work program, which included moving
$50 million for the State Road 7 extension from 2019 up to
2017.
Originally approved for 2016, the FDOT moved the financing to
2020 last year in anticipation of a lawsuit from the City of West
Palm Beach.
West Palm Beach, which has long opposed the extension of SR 7 to
Northlake Blvd., had a cadre of lawyers and city officials, led by
Mayor Jeri Muoio, at the Oct. 15 meeting. The discussion lasted
about two hours, while those for
and against traded points of view.Leaders from the western
com-
munities were successful in get-ting the start date moved back
to 2017, but West Palm Beach of-ficials said that they will
continue to fight the extension, which they allege will endanger
the citys water supply.
The long-planned extension runs between the Grassy Waters
Preserve and the Ibis Golf & Country Club, which was annexed
into West Palm Beach in 1989. The development is also where Muoio
lives.
The 4-mile extension is con-sidered by leaders in the western
communities particularly Royal Palm Beach and The Acreage to be
essential not only as an evacua-tion route, but also to create a
key
MPO Approves 2017 Funding For State Road 7 Extension
transportation link that has been missing for decades.
The latest round of objections from West Palm Beach were based
on a letter from the Environmental Protection Agency to the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers rais-ing objections to the project, but
Indian Trail Improvement District Supervisor Michelle Damone, who
is the point person on the SR 7 extension for the Western
Com-munities Council, said that the letter is not a project
killer.
They received a letter from the EPA just letting them know there
was environmental impact, Damone said. They were using the MPO to
try to garner some votes to convince us that this road shouldnt be
constructed and
See WATCH, page 7
See SR 7, page 7
Chambers Young Entrepreneurs Off To A Strong Start
By Ron BukleyTown-Crier Staff Report
Central Palm Beach County Chamber of Commerce CEO Mary Lou
Bedford addressed the Royal Palm Beach Education Advisory Board on
Monday re-garding the chambers new Young Entrepreneurs Academy.
The presentation was at the re-quest of Councilman Jeff Hmara,
who serves as liaison to the board and attended a recent
educational forum on the topic sponsored by the chamber.
It showed a connection be-tween the business community and
education, and how vital both are to one another for a variety of
reasons, Hmara said.
Bedford said that the Young Entrepreneurs Academy is an
op-portunity for education and com-merce to come together.
The program began in Roches-
ter, N.Y., and has spread to cham-bers of commerce throughout
the nation.
It is designed for chambers of commerce to adopt, and it is an
after-school program for students to be mentored by the business
community, she said. They liter-ally become entrepreneurs over the
course of the 10-month program.
The chambers first class started last week with an orientation
ses-sion.
Its every Wednesday night at Palm Beach Atlantic Universitys
Wellington campus, Bedford said. Were excited to say that we have
24 students. Thats the most you can have in the class.
They had 34 applicants for the first class, she said, adding
that 38 percent of the students accepted are from the Glades
area.
The School District of Palm
PBSO deputies Daniel Delia and Scott Poritz.PHOTO BY JULIE
UNGER/TOWN-CRIER
See CHAMBER, page 21
The 11th annual Wellington Horse Country 10 Miler, Sebastians 5K
Run and Kids Fun Run took place Sunday, Oct. 18 starting at Tiger
Shark Cove Park in Wellington. More than 500 runners took part in a
scenic race through Wellingtons horse country to benefit the Kids
Cancer Founda-tion of South Florida. Shown here are Carlos Gracida,
Nic Roldan, Taylor Hughes, Darren Marotta and Brandon Phillips
after the race. SEE PHOTOS, PAGE 22
PHOTO BY JULIE UNGER/TOWN-CRIER
WELLINGTON HORSE COUNTRY RACELox Council Extends Okee
Moratorium,Rejects Draft OverlayThe Loxahatchee Groves Town Council
sent a proposed overlay ordinance with land use amend-ments for the
Okeechobee Blvd. corridor back to town staff Tuesday, saying that
it did not accurately reflect what the council and residents want,
including for the road to remain two lanes. Page 3
ITID Adds Additional Road Stabilization Methods To Its PolicyThe
Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors approved an
amended roadway stabilization policy for local ser-vice roads last
week that added two options to its current policy, which previously
provided only for paving. Page 7
A Taste of ItalyFundraiser In RPBYour Bosom Buddies II, a local
breast cancer support group, hosted its A Taste of Italy
fun-draiser on Saturday, Oct. 17 at the Royal Palm Beach Cultural
Center. The event supported Your Bosom Buddies II and Think Pink
Kids. Page 13
Sheriffs FoundationHosts Golf TournamentThe fourth annual Palm
Beach County Sheriffs Foundation Golf Classic took place Monday,
Oct. 12 at the Wanderers Club in Wellington. The event was held to
benefit the foundations scholarship program. Page 21
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By Ron BukleyTown-Crier Staff Report
The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council sent a proposed overlay
ordinance with land use amend-ments for the Okeechobee Blvd.
corridor back to town staff Tues-day, saying that it did not
accu-rately reflect what the council and residents want, including
for the road to remain two lanes.
The council also set up another workshop on the corridor for
Sat-urday, Dec. 5, along with a bar-beque to encourage
participation, and extended a zoning-in-progress moratorium
ordinance to June 30.
Planning consultant Jim Fleis-chmann was cut off by council
members several times during his presentation on the proposed
overlay, beginning with Council-man Tom Goltzen, who asked why an
eventual widening to four lanes was in the overlay when the council
and residents want it to remain two lanes. Other council members
agreed to remove refer-ences to widening Okeechobee.
Fleischmann said the purpose of the first reading was to get
public input, and recommended approv-ing the ordinance, saying
changes could be made while it is being reviewed by the Florida
Depart-ment of Economic Opportunity.
However, council members pre-ferred to hold a public workshop
first to get more input.
Goltzen said he agreed with residents who claimed that there had
not been enough opportunity for resident input. I really think it
should go back for more de-velopment, he said. I was in a
charrette, and Im not seeing a lot of that in here.
He added that the rural vista guidelines did not look like any
rural areas he had seen. Do we only want to see a mile and a half
of tin roofs? Goltzen asked.
Fleischman suggested extend-ing the building moratorium to allow
for more discussion. We have a moratorium ending Dec. 31, he said.
Thats not to say we cant extend it again.
Goltzen did not feel that the council should be rushed. We need
to take the time we need, he said. Nobody is saying get this done
because I have to start a new project next week.
Mayor Dave Browning sug-gested that they had not made the
moratorium long enough.
My concern is were starting to see pressure from all over,
Browning said, explaining that he had to sit through the Day
property litigation after the owners
of the 10-acre parcel at the south-west corner of Folsom Road
and Okeechobee Blvd. filed a lawsuit when the council did not
approve their initial request for commercial development.
That was not fun, he said, add-ing that the towns comprehensive
plan is full of defects. Weve got to do something to protect
Okeechobee Blvd.
Goltzen said allowing some commercial development might be what
people want. I think a couple of restaurants would be nice, he
said. It doesnt have to be downtown West Palm Beach.
Goltzen also suggested looking at permitted uses such as a small
tire store or tractor repair shop, pointing out that many local
busi-nesses operating in town cannot afford to lay out large
amounts of money for a commercial area along Southern Blvd.
Fleischmann suggested discuss-ing a couple of key policies and
incorporating some of Goltzens suggestions.
Browning suggested that they set up a workshop, and Town Manager
Bill Underwood agreed.
Weve had a lot of meetings, but I dont know if we have had the
amount of public input we should, he said, adding that he
thought it was especially important to hear from the residents
along the corridor.
Town Attorney Michael Cirullo said that if council members were
not ready to proceed, they could extend the moratorium.
Goltzen made a motion to extend the moratorium to June 30 to
allow for more resident input, which it carried 5-0.
Vice Mayor Ron Jarriel sug-gested a workshop similar to when
they held the grand opening for the town hall, with a barbeque
included. He suggested after the holidays, but Underwood said that
he did not want to lose all of November and December. He
recommended early December.
Councilman Jim Rockett liked the idea of a barbeque. We can
discuss, have a barbeque break,
Lox Council Extends Okee Moratorium, Rejects Draft Overlaythen
discuss more, he said.
Goltzen made a motion for a workshop on Dec. 5, which car-ried
5-0.
In other business: The council asked town staff
to develop an expedited method of enforcing RV restrictions.
Planning & Zoning Board Chair Dennis Lipp pointed out that
going through code enforcement is too slow to control unauthorized
RV encampments that pop up during the equestrian season and have
left before the code enforcement process has gone full cycle.
We need something where we can act and get something done, Lipp
said. Were in an untenable position.
Cirullo said he could develop an ordinance that would go through
a civil process, requiring violators
to go before a county judge, who could enforce violations more
quickly.
The council also heard a prog-ress report on the planned B Road
improvement project.
Randy Wertepny, with the towns engineering firm Kesha-varz &
Associates, said the project is still on schedule, with permitting
to begin Nov. 4.
Wertepny said his firm prepared drawings to be distributed to
residents along the road showing a cross section with a requested
10-foot drainage easement on the east side with pipes under the
road for stormwater runoff to flow into the canal on the west
side.
He said that the section south of Collecting Canal has available
space with an existing swale. The See LOX COUNCIL, page 21
By Ron BukleyTown-Crier Staff Report
Filing for next Marchs Loxa-hatchee Groves municipal election
will open at noon on Tuesday, Nov. 3 and closes at noon on Tuesday,
Nov. 10.
There will be two seats up for election: Seat 2, currently held
by Councilman Jim Rockett, and Seat 4, currently held by Mayor Dave
Browning.
As of Tuesday, the only person to have officially filed campaign
paperwork is community activist Todd McLendon. He has filed to run
for Seat 2. McLendon unsuc-cessfully challenged Rockett for Seat 2
three years ago.
The election itself would have been held on Tuesday, March 8,
but was moved to Tuesday, March 15 and will be held concurrently
with Floridas presidential pri-mary.
Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections Susan Bucher advised
municipalities earlier this year that she would not be able to
conduct municipal elections just a week before the primary and
urged com-munities to move their election dates to the primary
date.
This change also required an earlier filing deadline, but will
al-low for early voting, a convenience not usually given to
municipal elections.
I dont think its going to affect the outcome much, Browning said
of the date change. We will be registering early and basically
filing in November with an elec-tion in March, so its kind of a
long way ahead. But at the same time, I dont see any problem with
run-ning the election at the same time as the presidential
primary.
While Browning has not filed his paperwork, he is expecting
to
run for another three-year term. He said that his next term will
be im-portant for the future of the town.
Were in the process of estab-lishing some very important usage
and criteria, he said. Were be-ginning to flesh out whats going on
with Southern and Okeechobee [boulevards], and these issues that
popped up recently regarding ani-mal cruelty. I think weve also got
a problem out here with some very substandard housing thats kind of
tucked back into the woods, and I think its something were going to
have to deal with and take care of. Those are some of the things
that I want to carry out and keep on going.
Browning said that he wants to continue to represent the people
as he has for many years.
Theres going to be no surpris-es from my part, he said. Voters
pretty well know what they have.
Filing For Loxahatchee Groves Council Election Opens Nov. 3
HOMECOMING ROYALS FROM WELLINGTON AND SEM RIDGE
Wellington High School and Seminole Ridge High School held their
homecoming festivities last week. At their respective football
games Oct. 16, each school crowned its homecoming royalty. (Above)
Hayleigh Hansen and Ahmmon Richards were crowned homecoming queen
and king at WHS. (L-R) Principal Mario Crocetti, 2014 Homecoming
Queen Fiorella Tello, 2015 Homecoming Queen Hayleigh Hansen, 2015
Homecoming King Ahmmon Richards and 2014 Homecoming King Austin
Flora. (Left inset) Christine Schergen and Jelani Marshall were
crowned homecoming queen and king at SRHS. Shown here is Principal
James Camp-bell with Schergen and Marshall.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITORIs Webster
Running For A Fifth Time?
Recently, Martha Webster has been trying to get public attention
by spreading false statements, deceiving the public with the
state-ment that the proposed RaceTrac gasoline station will lower
home values in Royal Palm Beach.
This statement is 100 percent false, because this RaceTrac
gas-oline station will be the most attractive gasoline station in
Royal Palm Beach and replace the two gas stations (Mobil and Amoco)
that were forced to close as a result of the widening of Southern
Blvd. to eight lanes, and will primarily serve all the customers of
all the commercial businesses in the immediate surrounding area.
This gas station will be in a commercial area that allows gas
stations; the plan submitted has complied 100 percent with all
government rules and regulations, and does not need one single
concession from any government agency.
We should not be surprised if Martha Webster is attempting to
use her false statements to get attention to run for the fifth time
for the Royal Palm Beach Village Council this coming March 2016
(she has lost 3 of 4 elections), or for a candidate she will
endorse. Once again, she will fail in her deceptive political
aspirations.
Jess SantamariaRoyal Palm Beach
Editors note: Mr. Santamaria owns part of the property planned
for the RaceTrac gas station.
Listen To The Residents
I attended the Oct. 15 Royal Palm Beach Village Council meeting,
along with more than 100 of my neighbors, to voice my opposition to
the RaceTrac gas station proposal. As a res-ident who would want to
state my opposition to the project, the preliminary comment made to
the council prior to the agenda item was very surprising to me. The
village attorney clearly implied that the only evidence that the
council needed to weigh in their decision would be that given by
experts offering testimony relevant to the issue. If this is true,
there would be virtually no amount of public comment that the
council would value in their
decision. This seems to me to be contrary to the responsibility
of an elected government official and an affront to the public
participa-tion process.
The mayor also noted that with so many public comment cards
submitted, he suggested that we pick a few representatives because
he did not wish to be there all night listening to everyone. The
vice mayor added later that if anyone wanted to make expert
witness, they would need to turn in any written evidence prior to
the meet-ing in order for the council to be able to review it. It
appears to me that every effort is being made to be sure that the
public is not con-sidered in this decision.
I will return for the special scheduled meeting on Oct. 29 at 7
p.m., now at the Royal Palm Beach Cultural Center. I am asking that
my elected officials listen and consider the statements regarding
my community seriously, just as they gave more than 45 minutes to a
long-winded, redundant presen-tation by RaceTrac. I hope to see all
my friends back again.
Marcia BerwickRoyal Palm Beach
Support ForGas Station
So now our former council per-son is opposed to the construction
of a RaceTrac station on the corner of Royal Palm Beach and
Southern boulevards. Well, thats a 180 from just a few years ago,
when, as a sitting member on the council, she strongly supported
the concept of commercial and industrial devel-opment along
Crestwood Blvd. on the former wastewater plant prop-erty. That
property, as she was well aware, sits immediately adjacent to the
residential Saratoga communi-ties and just down the street from
H.L. Johnson Elementary School. With this as part of her record,
she now opposes the construction of a RaceTrac station on what is
cur-rently an ugly site with an empty building sitting on it. Shed
like to see a fountain there!
The logic eludes me. How could she propose the development of
commercial and/or industrial business that would surely impact
adjacent property values and, more importantly, endanger our
children attending the nearby school... yet oppose building an
attractive and community-serving station in a totally commercial
area that does not abut any residences?
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Furthermore, the renderings presented by the RaceTrac
spokes-person at the last council meeting showed an attractive
business de-sign that would fit in well with the established
businesses surround-ing it, as well as a plan to improve the
traffic flow around it. And last but not least, the tax benefits to
the village should be clear.
Arlene OlinskyRoyal Palm Beach
No RaceTracGas Station
I read about the RaceTrac sta-tion and understand the general
consensus of the audience at the last meeting about the new gas
station. I commend the Royal Palm Beach Village Council on its
un-derstanding of how our residents feel and how they were
expressing themselves. Postponing discus-sions to secure a larger
venue was the wise action to take.
I am against building the Race-Trac gasoline station at the
South-ern Blvd. entrance to our village. Elected officials Matty
Mattioli, Richard Valuntas, Fred Pinto, Jeff Hmara and David Swift
by now you have been given a plen-tiful dose of how our residents
feel about putting in an unneeded business. Why build this garish
building when it serves no purpose and brings no value added by its
presence?
Some compelling reasons why this is a bad choice for the use of
this property:
1. There are already three sta-tions on Southern that have been
in place for years, which adequately and safely serve our
community.
2. Ingress access to the business will be congested trying to
cross over on northbound Royal Palm Beach Blvd. to get in coming in
from the east.
3. Adding a westbound turn lane on Southern into the station is
dan-gerous because vehicles could run through the right-turn-only
lane at the village entrance.
4. Drivers exiting the station would have a difficult time
getting out to Royal Palm Beach Blvd. to go east on Southern.
5. There is a U-turn lane further west on Southern, but it is
not signalized.
Mention was made about the use of beige colors instead of bright
red so it wont stick out on the corner. No mention was made of the
high-intensity lights that will illuminate the property, nor
how big and where the mandatory gas price sign will be placed
and illuminated.
[Planner] Brian Terry believes it will fit seamlessly into the
community. Use of the word believes means no one really knows for
sure. His quote: This is what the Village of Royal Palm Beach
deserves to have to serve the residents. I would give this
statement credence if it were to be a consensus opinion of our
residents and council...
I ask the many of you who feel building this gas station is a
bad idea and bad use of the property, please write your council
members and attend the meeting planned to be held at the Royal Palm
Beach Cultural Center.
Tom ParkerRoyal Palm Beach
Groves Council Ignores Animal Cruelty Issue
On Oct. 13, the Town of Loxa-hatchee Groves and Palm Beach
County became ground zero for the largest animal cruelty bust in
U.S. history. Two of the three ille-gal slaughterhouses raided were
in the Groves. There may be at least six more still operating.
The evil, heartless individuals arrested, and others like them,
hide in agricultural areas and attempt to use the Right to Farm Act
to carry out their crimes. They violated this act in many ways,
including, but not limited to, the improper dumping of animal
waste. Law enforcement can only make ar-rests, and it took years to
make these happen.
Town Manager Bill Underwood took a proactive approach and had
placed on the Oct. 20 council agenda an item to discuss creating a
workgroup to review slaugh-terhouses and possibly consider
eliminating them.
At the beginning of the meeting, the council removed two items
from the agenda: a recreational vehicle resolution and the
slaugh-terhouse review. Then, toward the end of the meeting,
Councilman Jim Rockett brought back and engaged in a lengthy
discussion of recreational vehicles. Yet he, nor any other
councilman, did not do anything to begin the simplest discussion of
addressing the ani-mal cruelty and illegal status of
slaughterhouses within our com-munity. There was no discussion
of what can be done to confirm slaughterhouses are operating
legally, complying with health codes, disposing of waste properly,
or at minimum have a business tax receipt. There was no mention of
bringing in the USDA to update the town staff or code enforcement
on current requirements.
As one concerned resident put it, the turtle is part of our
logo, and these councilmen have decided to pull their heads into
their shells.
Virginia StandishLoxahatchee Groves
Use Your Voice To Stop The
RaceTrac ProjectAre you aware that a 5,982-
square-foot, 20-pump RaceTrac gas station, operating 24 hours a
day, is proposed for our entrance to the village on the northwest
corner of Royal Palm Beach and Southern boulevards?
The Royal Palm Beach Village Council had intended to vote on
this Special Exception Use at their Oct. 15 meeting. But as
concerns were raised regarding the ability of the audience to hear
and to meaningfully provide comment during the proceedings, the
council wisely moved to hold a special meeting in the larger Royal
Palm Beach Cultural Cen-ter. This meeting will be on Oct. 29 at 7
p.m.
As a resident of Royal Palm Beach, a certified planner and a
former planning and zoning com-missioner, I would like to highlight
why I feel this project does not fit into the fabric of our
community, and why you need to come to this next meeting to support
the coun-cils action in denying this project. The issues are
focused on traffic, quality of life in the neighboring residential
community and the villages Strategic Plan.
Traffic congestion is already a problem in this intersection,
with Royal Palm Beach Blvd. being listed as Service Level D.
This is a dangerous situation that will only get worse from such
a large project. The remedies that the developer has suggested will
permanently alter the character of our village entrance to look
like a major thoroughfare (four lanes ex-iting to Southern Blvd.).
This is not what we, the residents, intended when we spent millions
to beauti-fy this boulevard as our southern entranceway to the
village, as well as significant investments made to Lakeside
Challenger Park, Veter-ans Park and the new Royal Palm Beach
Commons Park.
This project will also be detri-mental to the adjacent
properties, and the neighboring residential property values. In
fact, few res-idents in Royal Palm Beach will benefit from this
station. The majority of the users will be com-mercial vehicles,
such as large dump trucks and semi-tractor trail-ers that
frequently use Southern Blvd., as well as Wellington and
Loxahatchee residents, who will not be subjected to the negative
impacts. In fact, the only letter of support for this gas station
to the Town-Crier was from a Wellington resident.
Finally, and probably most importantly, this project does not
fit into the fabric and character of what we, the residents of
Royal Palm Beach, have determined for our future. The principles we
laid out in our 2015 Strategic Plan included: maintaining and
enhancing property values; having a well-maintained neighborhood
infrastructure; and having attrac-tive, distinctive entrances
signi-fying your Home in Royal Palm Beach. A 20-pump gas station at
the entrance to our village does not meet our strategic plan and is
not compatible with the character and living conditions of the
existing neighborhood.
Let the council know that this is not the right project for this
location. Please come out to the Oct. 29 meeting.
Barbara PowellRoyal Palm Beach
A year after a devastating delay pushed back the funding for the
long-planned State Road 7 connection to Northlake Blvd., there is
light at the end of the tunnel. Last week, the Palm Beach
Metropolitan Planning Organization approved a five-year work
program that includes moving $50 million for the proposed extension
up to 2017. This is great news for the western communities and
anyone else who cares about a working transportation network. The
Oct. 15 decision had the MPO approve the latest funding plan
developed by the Florida Department of Transportation.
The four-mile extension is considered by residents of the
western communities to be essential, not only as an evacuation
route during hurricane season, but also to create a vital
infrastructure link that has been missing for decades. The primary
objection to construction has come from the City of West Palm
Beach, which alleges that the project could cause environmental
problems and endanger the citys water supply. Critics also argue
that the road, which runs near the Grassy Waters Preserve and along
the east side of the Ibis Golf & Country Club to Northlake
Blvd., also threatens to damage critical habitat for several
endangered species, including the Everglades snail kite. However,
plans call for significant mitigation of the environmental
concerns, including a host of protections separating the roadway
from the preserve.
Supporters of the roadway include nearly all governmental
officials from the munici-palities of Royal Palm Beach, Wellington
and Loxahatchee Groves, along with the Indian Trail Improvement
District in The Acreage, two local chambers of commerce and most
nearby residents. While West Palm Beach officials including Mayor
Jeri Muoio, who lives in the area where the extension is planned
claim they oppose the extension based on environmental concerns,
supporters note that the City of West Palm Beach allowed thousands
of homes and several roads to be built on all other sides of the
Grassy Waters Preserve when it suited the citys purposes. Further,
West Palm Beachs developments along
the north side of Okeechobee Blvd. only exist because of an
agreement to build the SR 7 extension to Northlake.
You would think by now, this issue would have been resolved. In
February, the Federal Highway Administration determined that the
stretch of road will have no significant impacts on the
environment, including Grassy Waters. The so-called Finding of No
Significant Impact allows the FDOT to apply for permits which are
considered routine from the South Florida Water Management District
and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. However, most people
anticipate that the legal maneuverings to delay this extension will
continue, at least for a while.
This is incredibly frustrating to the western communities, which
have waited patiently for decades for the completion of this
long-planned roadway. Two phases of the 8.5-mile-long SR 7
extension north of Okeechobee Blvd. have already been completed,
both by Palm Beach County at the expense of county taxpayers, since
Tallahassee has found itself completely unable to make the
improvements necessary to one of the states key arteries over the
course of 30 years. Its this third phase that has been the subject
of numerous delays. The state went through a years-long approval
and design process, only to once again kick the can down the road
last year, rather than upholding the promises that were made when
West Palm Beachs Okeechobee Blvd. and Ibis developments were
approved. Thankfully, this years funding news is better.
Whether it is Palm Beach County taking needed money slated for
Seminole Pratt Whitney Road improvements to fund Palm Tran during a
budget crisis, or state officials bowing to the threats of baseless
lawsuits, the end result is the same. The road infrastructure in
the western communities remains woefully inadequate for the needs
of current residents, let alone the thousands more that recent and
future county approvals will bring.
Lets hope that the wait for the final leg of SR 7 wont be too
much longer.
NEWS
Councilwoman Anne Gerwig asked what the medical use would be,
and Holloway said that her current client is a pediatric
ortho-pedist.
I have a signed lease with a pediatric orthopedics doctor that
is waiting for this approval so he can submit his building plans,
Holloway said. His architectural drawings are done, and hes go-ing
to submit them if I can get it approved.
Gerwig made a motion to ap-prove the resolution, which carried
5-0.
By Ron BukleyTown-Crier Staff Report
The Wellington Village Council gave its approval for medical
offic-es in retail sections of the Village Green Center shopping
plaza on State Road 7 last week.
The medical offices, which required a conditional use per-mit,
will be located in four retail buildings at the back of the 16-acre
retail parcel, which is located on the west side of State Road 7,
just north of Stribling Way.
At the Oct. 13 meeting, Plan-ning & Zoning Director Bob
Base-
hart said that the center is currently home to a Trader Joes
grocery store, as well as restaurants such as Taco Bell, McDonalds,
PDQ and Buffalo Wild Wings. There is a vacant spot at the corner of
SR 7 and Stribling Way, which has been approved for a bank.
Everything has been built on the site except for the bank and
the office building, Basehart said.
The original site approval was for retail and professional
offices.
Medical offices are conditional uses, he said, adding that
village staff recommended approval.
Wellingtons Planning, Zoning & Adjustment Board recommend-ed
approval Sept. 2.
The medical uses will be limited to no more than 15,000 square
feet, which is about 26 percent of the retail space, Basehart
said.
The reason we made that rec-ommendation is because it was
planned to be a retail building, and we want to effectively retain
its retail character, he said.
Councilman Matt Willhite asked about the unconstructed two-story
or three-story building on the site that has been approved
for general offices, explaining that he would like to see that
approved for medical uses as well. However, Basehart said that a
traffic study would be required before that can be changed.
The traffic generation for med-ical offices is about twice the
gen-eration rate for general offices, he said. The traffic
generation for retail and medical offices is about the same. A
traffic evalu-ation would have to be done to see if they can still
make traffic performance standards.
Patricia Ward Holloway of
Ward Real Estate said the condi-tion placed on them by the
council was that they were required to build an office building on
the site.
Willhite asked if village staff would recommend medical uses in
the multi-story building if the applicant requested it.
Basehart said that he would support a combination of medical and
general office use. We believe that medical offices are needed in
the area, he said. We support the use, but its a matter of
evaluating the traffic impact for increasing the trip
generation.
Wellington Council OKs Medical Offices At Village Green
Center
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NEWSWELLINGTONS HALLOWEEN-THEMED FALL FEST BRINGS BIG CROWD TO
PARK
Sixto and Nancy Villa with Jose, Sixto Jr.,Elias and Dilbert as
the Batman family.Andersen and Domenic Wall.
Wellington held its annual Halloween-themed Fall Fest on
Saturday, Oct. 17 at Village Park on Pierson Road with
trick-or-treating, haunt-ed hallways, face painting, bounce houses,
a costume party and more. Children, and children at heart, enjoyed
the fun evening out.
PHOTOS BY JULIE UNGER/TOWN-CRIER
Summer Bressler with hergrandmother Susan Hellner.Councilman
Matt Willhite with his sons, Mark and Luke.
Wellington Mayor Bob Margolis, Parks & RecreationDirector
Bruce DeLaney, Director of Operations Jim Barnes,
Daryl Boyd and Kristine Jarriel in their costumes.
RETIRING ROYAL PALM BEACH MAYOR HONORED AT RPBHS FOOTBALL
GAME
Crestwood Middle School Principal Dr. Stephanie Nance, Royal
Palm Beach High School Principal Jesus Armas, Royal Palm Beach
Village Manager Ray Liggins, Mayor Matty Mattioli, Vice Mayor
Richard Valuntas, School Board Member Marcia Andrews and Councilman
Jeff Hmara.
Mayor Matty Mattioli surrounded by village andschool district
officials on the football field.
At Royal Palm Beach High Schools football game Friday, Oct. 16,
there was a special ceremony to honor retiring Mayor Matty
Mattioli. After six years as mayor and more than 20 years as an
elected official in Royal Palm Beach, Mattioli will be retiring in
March. He was presented with a proclamation and a plaque. PHOTOS BY
JULIE UNGER/TOWN-CRIER
Erin Herrman andAaliyah Valencia.
Mayor Matty Mattioli accepts his proclamationfrom School Board
Member Marcia Andrews.
Lisa and Dominic Kowlessar with P.J. and Ava Nata. Ian Escobar
and Juan Aguirre. Zoie and Coco Pugliese.
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Crime Stoppers of Palm Beach Coun-ty is asking for the publics
help in finding these wanted fugitives:
Allyn Johnson is a white female, 57 tall and weighing 150 lbs.,
with red hair, blue eyes and multiple tattoos. Her date of birth is
10/01/85. Johnson is wanted on felony charges for the fraud-ulent
use of personal identification information, grand theft, burglary
and theft of a credit card. She is listed as at large. She is
wanted as of 10/15/15.
Endeschian Thomas is a black female, 56 tall and weighing 125
lbs., with black hair, brown eyes and multiple tattoos. Her date of
birth is 10/30/96. Thomas is wanted for failure to appear on felony
charges of fleeing or attempting to elude law enforcement, grand
theft of a motor ve-hicle and leaving the scene of a crash
involving damage. Her last known address was White Pine Drive in
Wel-lington. She is wanted as of 10/15/15.
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Vehicle Burglary Reported At RPB Commons Park
By Julie UngerTown-Crier Staff Report
OCT. 17 A deputy from the Royal Palm Beach substation of the
Palm Beach County Sheriffs Office was called to Royal Palm Beach
Commons Park last Satur-day afternoon regarding a vehicle burglary.
According to a PBSO report, sometime between 12:30 and 1 p.m. last
Saturday, someone shattered the rear passenger-side window of the
victims 2010 Nissan Maxima and stole a Gucci purse, valued at
$1,400, a Louis Vuitton wallet, valued at $800, along with $210 in
cash, multiple credit cards and an Apple iPhone 5S. Fingerprint
evidence was gathered from the vehicle.
OCT. 14 A deputy from
the PBSOs Royal Palm Beach substation was contacted by a
res-ident of the PortoSol community last Wednesday regarding a case
of fraud. According to a PBSO report, when the victim attempted to
obtain financing from a bank to purchase a home, a background check
was conducted. At that time, the victim discovered mul-tiple
accounts in his name that he was unaware of. According to the
report, there were a number of fraudulent accounts with Comcast
with balances due for addresses in Port Saint Lucie, Palm Beach
Gardens and West Palm Beach. The fraudulent accounts have since
been closed.
OCT. 15 A deputy from the PBSOs Wellington substation was called
to Old Cypress Trail in the Eastwood community last Thurs-day
regarding a vehicle burglary. According to a PBSO report, at 11:45
p.m. last Wednesday, the victim noticed that the lights were on in
her husbands Ford Escape. Checking on that vehicle, the vic-tim
discovered that her 2012 Hon-da minivan had been burglarized.
Missing from the vehicle was the victims purse, which contained an
Apple iPad, valued at $300, along with $20 and the victims drivers
license and credit card. Fingerprint evidence was gathered from
both vehicles.
OCT. 15 A deputy from the PBSOs Royal Palm Beach sub-station was
called to a home on Swan Parkway West last Thursday regarding a
stolen vehicle. Accord-ing to a PBSO report, sometime between 12:30
and 7:30 a.m. last Thursday, someone stole the victims 2002 GMC
Sierra out of his driveway.
OCT. 15 A deputy from the PBSOs Acreage/Loxahatchee substation
was called to a home on Buck Ridge Trail in the Deer Run community
last Thursday regard-ing a case of vandalism. According to a PBSO
report, sometime be-tween last Tuesday at 10 p.m. and last
Wednesday at 8 a.m., someone entered the victims property and
smashed five arena mirrors that were removed from the wall of the
horse arena and placed on the ground while the arena roof was being
repaired.
OCT. 15 A deputy from the PBSOs Wellington substation was called
to a home on Hyacinth Place in the Sugar Pond Manor com-munity last
Thursday regarding a case of vandalism. According to a PBSO report,
sometime between 8 p.m. and midnight last Wednesday, someone keyed
the victims 2012 Mercedes-Benz C250.
OCT. 16 A deputy from the PBSOs Royal Palm Beach substa-tion was
called to the Applebees restaurant on State Road 7 last Friday
regarding a case of fraud. According to a PBSO report, on Aug. 9, a
patron purchased food for $61.55 on a Discover credit card, and
then purchased $300 in gift cards after the food transaction
cleared. According to the report, a month later, the restaurant was
made aware that the card owner was disputing the charges.
OCT. 16 A deputy from the PBSOs Wellington substation was called
to a home on Primrose Lane in the Sugar Pond Manor commu-nity last
Friday afternoon regard-ing a case of vandalism. Accord-ing to a
PBSO report, sometime between 3 p.m. last Wednesday and 3:15 p.m.
last Friday, someone shattered the back window of the victims 2007
Toyota Highlander using a BB gun, causing $700 in damage.
OCT. 16 A deputy from the PBSOs Wellington substation was called
to the Wellington Plaza shopping center last Friday after-noon
regarding a vehicle burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime
between noon and 5:50 p.m. last Friday, someone broke the drivers
side window of the victims 2012 Volkswagen Tiguan, causing $300 in
damage, and stole a pair of Ray-Ban Wayfarer sunglasses, valued at
$205, from the vehicle.
OCT. 16 A deputy from the PBSOs Wellington substation was called
to Wellington Regional Medical Center last Friday regard-ing a case
of petty theft. Accord-ing to a PBSO report, sometime between 7
a.m. last Thursday and 6:30 p.m. last Friday, someone stole between
$60 and $80 from the victims room while he was in surgery.
OCT. 17 A Wellington resi-dent contacted the PBSOs Royal Palm
Beach substation last Satur-day evening regarding a theft that
occurred at Seminole Palms Park. According to a PBSO report, the
victim reported that sometime be-tween 5:30 and 9:45 p.m. last
Sat-urday, someone entered her sons backpack at one of the football
fields and stole an Apple iPhone 6 Plus, valued at $900.
OCT. 19 A deputy from the PBSOs Royal Palm Beach sub-station was
called to a home on Crestwood Circle in the Kensing-ton community
Monday morning regarding a case of vandalism. Ac-cording to a PBSO
report, some-time between 10 p.m. on Sunday and 8 a.m. on Monday,
someone cracked and broke the rear window of the victims 2013 Acura
TL, causing $500 in damage.
OCT. 19 A deputy from the PBSOs Acreage/Loxahatchee substation
was called Monday afternoon to a home on 42nd Road North in The
Acreage regarding a residential burglary. According to a PBSO
report, sometime between 6 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., someone entered the
victims home through an unlocked back door and stole a Microsoft
Xbox video game system with three wireless remotes and three games.
Additionally, the same burglar is believed to have stolen the
victims 2000 Ford Ex-plorer and four rifles, which were later
recovered. DNA and finger-print evidence were collected from the
scene.
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NEWSArmory Art Center Now Hosting Programs At Wellington
School
By Julie UngerTown-Crier Staff Report
After a successful first session, the Armory Art Center and #1
Education Place are teaming up for a second session of art classes
in Wellington. Artists of all ages are able to learn from
professional Armory artists at #1 Education Places location in the
original Wellington Mall.
Judy Blake, one of the owners of #1 Education Place, is thrilled
to be hosting Armory Art Center classes.
We dont have an art program as part of our school, and we really
wanted to not only provide our own students, but to provide an
opportunity for the community to have access to the Armory Art
program , Blake said. When I spoke to them, they were really
ex-cited about having their programs out here.
The Armory has long been inter-ested in the idea of expanding
into Wellington, but needed a location. #1 Education Place had the
loca-tion, but needed the expertise. It was like a match made in
heaven, Blake said.
Last session, six students partic-ipated. For the upcoming
session getting underway Nov. 2, nine students have already signed
up as of Tuesday. Though the class
size may seem small, this is one of those situations where a
smaller class is to the students advantage, Blake explained. To
have it right here in Wellington is just so excit-ing, she said. Im
glad to see that the community is responding to the opportunity
that this is.
Parents are calling daily for de-tails about the classes, Blake
said. Also, she has been told that many of the young students often
ask their parents to visit the Armory Art Center in West Palm
Beach.
Theyre so proud of what theyve created, especially now that we
have it on display. Its inspiring to the other kids, Blake said.
Theres this awakening of artistic expression and courage to try
things that was lacking before. Theres always a couple of kids who
are very artsy and artistic, and thats nice, but when it encourages
others to try it and express them-selves, thats really cool.
The classes will take place Mondays from Nov. 2 to Dec. 7, and
Saturdays from Nov. 7 to Dec. 12. The Monday classes begin at 2:45
p.m. and last until 4:15 p.m. They are designed for elementary
school-aged children and are $150 for the session. The elementary
session is followed by a session for middle school students from
4:15
to 6:15 p.m., which costs $220. The Saturday classes, from 9:30
to 11:30 a.m., cost $220, and are open to all ages.
Armory Art Center instructor Margaret Jahn will be returning to
teach the Monday classes. During the previous session, Jahn taught
the students how to use pastels, watercolors and more as they
cre-ated three-dimensional art, paint-ings, drawings and other
works.
Jahn attended the Dreyfoos School of the Arts before studying at
the Kansas City Art Institute and the Savannah College of Art &
Design.
Armory Art Center instructor Beth Sloat will be teaching the
Saturday classes, which Blake explained were an addition to
ac-commodate those who are unable to attend on Mondays, and to
allow adults to join in the experience.
Art develops an excellent sense of spatial relations and
enhances peoples ability to see and un-derstand the environment
around them, Sloat said.
Exploring three-dimensional artwork is something that she is
interested in and will be bringing to the class. Over the years,
Ive accumulated a great deal of knowl-edge and understanding about
the development of art for children
Instructor Margaret Jahn works with students David Stevens,
Nicky Ramirez and PaulBarth on cactus art during a recent Armory
Art Center program at #1 Education Place.
PHOTO BY JULIE UNGER/TOWN-CRIER
and adults, and I want to share that, she said.
Sloat is a painter, working with oils on plein air art. She
teaches art camp at the Armory during the summer and is excited to
be bring-ing her expertise to Wellington.
Sloat earned her bachelors
degree in graphic design from Col-orado State University and
worked for many years as a graphic artist before retiring. After
moving to Florida, Sloat studied fine art at the Armory before
teaching classes.
During the equestrian season, Blake said, there will be a
special
art course on horses.#1 Education Place is located at
12794 W. Forest Hill Blvd., Suite 23, in Wellington. For more
infor-mation, or to register for a session, call (561) 753-6563. To
learn more about offerings at the Armory Art Center, visit
www.armoryart.org.
By Ron BukleyTown-Crier Staff Report
The Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors
approved an amended roadway stabilization policy for local ser-vice
roads last week that added two options to its current policy, which
previously provided only for paving.
Local service roads are unpaved easement roads that are
generally no more than a half-mile in length.
The processes approved at the boards Oct. 14 meeting were double
chip seal, which is sim-ilar to paving but not as durable, and
PolyPavement, which is an environmentally friendly chem-ical that
stabilizes a dirt road so that it does not generate as much
dust.
The estimated life of paving is about 20 years, compared with 10
to 12 years for double chip seal and three years for
PolyPavement.
ITID Engineer Jay Foy said that the policy adds the two options
for roadway stabilization in addition to paving.
All this is doing is adding two options to the stabilization
policy, Foy said. Its 100 per-cent funded by the residents who want
it.
Supervisor Ralph Bair asked what the policy is if the base
material is unsatisfactory for sta-bilization, and Foy said that if
the
base is insufficient in its current condition and needs
enhancement to put the stabilization down, the district will
provide it, but only as it falls on the districts 35-year
enhancement cycle.
Were willing to provide that, but the cycle may be 20 years from
now, Foy said. If you want a base that is up to the stability to
pave the surface, and if youre not on the schedule for another 30
years, youre going to wait 30
ITID Adds Additional Road Stabilization Methods To Its
Policyyears to get your pavement, un-less youre willing to pay for
it.
Supervisor Gary Dunkley pointed out that if residents choose to
stabilize their road, it means less maintenance for the
district.
Its a wash, really, said Dunkley, who made a motion to approve
the amended policy, which carried 4-0 with Supervi-sor Michelle
Damone away from the dais.
A simple majority of the prop-erty owners having primary ac-cess
to the road can petition the board to have enhanced surface
stabilization, and the petition must identify the stabilization
process desired. The design and specifications must be approved by
ITIDs engineer.
Any road considered for en-hanced surface stabilization must be
determined to have suitable road base and drainage swales.
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taken the time, had not made that call, that gentlemen who was
sleeping through this most likely would have died of smoke
inhala-tion, McCormick said.
In Delray Beach, a driver heard something that sounded like a
cat crying, checked up and down the block and saw a garage door
open, discovering that a senior citizen had fallen in her garage
and was unable to move. She was suffering from dehydration. The
driver called 911 and got the woman help.
We just want you to know that we have our drivers out on the
street, McCormick said. They take it very seriously, and they
appreciate being empowered to watch over you. Thats going on in
your community and you may not even know about it.
PBSO Deputy Scott Poritz, who helps oversee the neighborhood
watch groups in Wellington, ex-plained that neighborhood watch is
about observing and reporting, not engaging.
It also has to do with the fact that youre putting your
commu-nity back in your hands, he said. Youre being social, youre
being out and about. Youre noticing
things a little bit better, and thats something we take pride in
and we push with all of our neighborhood watch groups.
Wellington is fairly boring when it comes to crime, Poritz said,
adding that the most common issues are crimes of opportunity, such
as burglaries from unlocked vehicles. That is a problem that spikes
over the summer and on school breaks.
Please do yourselves a favor, do your neighbors a favor, and
lock your vehicles, he said.
Poritz urged residents to call in suspicious activity, and to
call 911 if something is in progress. For non-emergencies, call
(561) 688-3000.
Neighborhood Advocate Jon-athan Salas noted that changes have
been made to the villages Beautiful Wellington grant pro-gram. The
matching grant has been increased from $1,000 to $1,500, and
includes irrigation and drive-way work. Minor repairs, such as
cement cracking, are also included,
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issues.
Damone was happy that the MPO didnt buy it. It was another West
Palm Beach shenanigan, she said. The letter was just routine. The
Federal Highway Administration still supports the road, and the
funding is in place.
Damone noted that FDOT Sec-retary Jim Boxolds parents live in
Royal Palm Beach, and he is familiar with the area and the need for
the road. She added that the Western Communities Council sent a
letter to Boxold thanking him for his support on the road.
As long as the MPO kept State Road 7 as a priority, which is
what the vote was about, the funding is in place, and that is what
it was truly about, she said.
Damone added that West Palm Beach continues to threaten to
litigate, but has not done so as of yet. Anticipation of
litigation by the city was the basis for the FDOT to push funding
to 2020 originally.
They wrote a letter of intent to litigate and they havent,
Damone said. Eventually, they probably will, and it will simply be
a stall tactic to try and defund the con-struction dollars for the
north end of the reliever road.
At the MPO meeting, attorney Robert Diffenderfer, representing
the Western Communities Coun-cil, presented a letter to the MPO
explaining that it was important to understand the context of the
EPAs letter to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
The corps is closing out the comment period following
publi-cation of the public notice for the permit, Diffenderfer
explained. The EPA is a comment agency in that process The letter
reflects the EPAs comments based upon their review of the public
notice and other sources. I would note that the EPA letter does
contain some inaccuracies.
Diffenderfer also noted that the EPA does not issue the permit
and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is solely responsible for
making the final permit decision.
The corps is not obligated to concur with the EPAs opinion, he
wrote. The corps will consider the EPAs opinion, as it considers
all other public comment, and make a determination on the permit in
ac-cordance with its own view of the action, the facts, and
application of the law and regulations.
Damone said that she thinks many people are frustrated with the
tactics being employed by West Palm Beach, which has spent more
than $900,000 fighting the road.
She added that it was good to have support there from Royal Palm
Beach Vice Mayor Richard Valuntas and Councilman Jeff Hmara, as
well as County Com-missioner Melissa McKinlay and Wellington
Councilwoman Anne Gerwig, MPO alternate to Coun-cilman Matt
Willhite, who came to lend support.
though they are on a case-by-case basis.
After two years, residents are allowed to reapply for the grant,
but work should not be done be-fore the grant has been approved.
The committee, Salas said, meets on the 15th of every month, and
decides which grant applications are approved.
The Neighbors of Wellington (NOW) grant, which supplies $250 for
a block party, is also available. Different groups have done
different activities, such as an ice cream party or a pizza party,
both of which were covered within the grant. The NOW grant can be
applied for every six months.
To learn more about the various grants, call Salas at (561)
791-4764.
Other programs offered by Wellingtons Community Services
Department have had positive impacts on the community.
Neigh-borhood watch captains were pre-sented with certificates, and
Salas pointed out that the neighborhood watch program originally
began with 12 communities and has increased to 20 in just one
year.
We have doubled in size in a year. We must be doing something
good, so keep up the good work, captains, Salas said.
Also at the meeting, Edward Russo from the National Center
for Missing & Exploited Children gave a presentation on
Internet safety, explaining the dangers of the Internet and the
importance of awareness.
Russo explained that many devices provide access to the
Internet, and bullying is no longer just at school. Tablets, cell
phones, e-readers and even gaming devices provide Internet access
it isnt just computers anymore.
A program created by the National Center for Missing &
Exploited Children, which is available to schools, is called the
NetSmartz Workshop. Resources are available at www.netsmartz.org
and www.netsmartz411.org.
Deputy Scott Poritz and Neighborhood Advocate Jonathan Salas
withsome of the villages neighborhood watch captains and
representatives.
PHOTOS BY JULIE UNGER/TOWN-CRIER
Dawn McCormick ofWaste Management.
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TWBA Year In Review Lunch
The Western Business Alli-ance will hold its year in review
luncheon Wednesday, Oct. 28 at 11:30 a.m. at the Mayacoo Lakes
Country Club. Tim The Byrd-man Byrd will review the year and
discuss how media can be used to grow a business.
Registration in advance is $25 for members and $30 for
nonmem-bers. Registration at the door is $30 for members and $35
for non-members. To register, visit
www.thewesternbusinessalliance.com.
Divine Pray Day Oct. 30 In RPBPower & Authority
Evangelical
Ministry will present Divine Pay Day, celebrating the ministrys
first anniversary, on Friday, Oct. 30 at 7 p.m. at the Royal Palm
Beach Cultural Center (151 Civic Center Way, Royal Palm Beach).
Admission and food is free, with gifts for attendees. The event
will feature violinist Brooke Gunter, Ingrid Hunger and the Praise
Team, New Yorks Power Praise
Dance Team, Jeff Markin, Prophet Roimi Onabanjo and more.
Doors open at 5:30 p.m. For more info., call (561) 469-2322 or
(718) 290-4040, or e-mail [email protected].
RPB Rotary Shred Event
The Royal Palm Beach Rotary Club will hold a Shred Fest
fund-raiser Wednesday, Nov. 4 from 3 to 6 p.m. at Community Animal
Hospital (11462 Okeechobee Blvd., Royal Palm Beach). There will be
on-site shredding. Bound paper and paper with staples and paper
clips can be shred, but not binders. The donation is $5 a box to
benefit Royal Palm Beach Rota-ry scholarships and charities. Visit
www.rpbrotary.org for more info.
Nail Bar Fights Breast CancerThe Nail Bar 561 (11150
Okeechobee Blvd., Suite R, Royal Palm Beach) invites the public
to a special breast cancer awareness event Saturday, Oct. 24 from 2
to 5 p.m. There will be vendors, wine,
appetizers and raffles. Nail Bar 561 will be donating 5 percent
of every gift certificate purchased to find a cure for breast
cancer. For more info., call (561) 229 9797, e-mail
[email protected] or visit www.thenailbar561.com.
Kids Cancer Foundation Golf Tourney Oct. 31The ninth annual Kids
Cancer
Foundation Golf Tournament, in memory of Jenna McCann, will be
held Saturday, Oct. 31 at the Wanderers Club in Wellington.
The Kids Cancer Foundation is a nonprofit with a mission to
provide hope and support to local children and families battling
childhood cancer.
The golf tournament is named in memory of McCann, who lost her
battle with cancer at the age of four. She touched the lives of so
many people in the community, and continues to work her magic
through events like this.
Registration opens at 7:30 a.m., followed by an 8:30 a.m.
shotgun start, and an awards luncheon
at 12:30 p.m. Players entry fees include: greens fees, a golf
cart, a boxed breakfast, participation in the tournament and hole
compe-titions. Players will also receive a gift bag and admission
to the post-tournament awards luncheon and silent auction.
For more info., contact Sandy Erb at (561) 801-3420 or
[email protected], or visit www.kid-scancersf.org.
Legion Auxiliary Meeting Nov. 4American Legion Auxiliary
Unit #367 of Royal Palm Beach will meet Wednesday, Nov. 4 at 10
a.m. at the Palms West Presby-terian Church (13689 Okeechobee
Blvd., Loxahatchee Groves). For more info., call Marge Herzog at
(561) 791-9875 or Joan Shew-make at (561) 792-2317.
Acreage/Lox Relay Kickoff
The Acreage/Loxahatchee Re-lay for Life will hold its Painting
Our World Purple kickoff party
Monday, Nov. 9 at 6:30 p.m. at the Indian Trail Improvement
District building (13476 61st Street North). Come learn more about
the Relay for Life and join the fun. Register your team before the
kickoff and be entered in a drawing for a spe-cial prize. The 2016
relay will be held April 9 at Acreage Commu-nity Park. To register,
visit www.relayforlife.org/acreagefl. RSVP by Oct. 30 to Aversis
Concepcion at (561) 650-0145 or [email protected].
Fright Nights Monster Bash This Sunday
The organizers of Fright Nights are inviting people of all ages
to get their creative on and come dressed in their best costume at
the annual Monster Bash on Sunday, Oct. 25 from 7 to 11 p.m. at the
South Florida Fairgrounds Building 1. Admission is $10 and will
give guests the chance to meet the Fright Nights cast and crew,
compete in a costume contest with $1,000 in prizes, and enjoy
finger foods, a cash bar, live en-
tertainment and a DJ dance party. Tickets can be purchased at
www.myfrightnights.com or at the door.
The midway of rides and the haunted houses will not be open
during the Monster Bash, but they will be open Oct. 22-24 and Oct.
29-31 when Fright Nights continues. The midway of carnival rides
opens at 6 p.m. and the four haunted houses open at 7 p.m. Closing
time on Thursdays is 11 p.m., and midnight on Fridays and
Saturdays.
Fright Nights tickets are $25 for three haunted houses and
unlimit-ed rides, and $30 for four haunted houses and unlimited
rides. For more info., call (561) 793-0333 or visit
www.myfrightnights.com.
Garage Sale At St. Rita ChurchSt. Rita Catholic Church
(13645
Paddock Drive, Wellington) will hold its Gigantic Garage Sale on
Saturday, Nov. 14 from 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the church.
Refresh-ments and baked goods will be available for sale. For more
info., call Pat at (561) 714-4422 or Hala at (407) 406-4644.
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NEWSROYAL PALM BEACH GREEN MARKET OPENS FOR SEASON AT VETERANS
PARK
Tadosha Potts tries on a leather and pearl necklace
withassistance from Kendra Delano of Leathered Pearls.
Joan Corum buyssome bananas from
Don Victorios Market.
The Royal Palm Beach Green Market & Bazaar opened for its
new season Sunday, Oct. 18 in Veterans Park, a new location this
year. Locally grown plants, baked goods, honey and produce are
available for purchase. Crafters are selling a wide selection of
jewelry, handcrafts and accessories. The Royal Palm Beach Green
Market will run every Sunday through April 24 (excluding
Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter weekends). For vendor
information, call (561) 792-9260 or visit
www.rpbgreenmarket.com.
PHOTOS BY DENISE FLEISCHMAN/TOWN-CRIER
Executives chefs Trevor and Betty Smith sellThe Love Rub for
cooking meats.Denise Beaton selects green beans.
Sadi and Samantha Ammons selectvegetables from Continental
Produce.
KIDS TURN OUT FOR SPECIAL EVENT AT THE WELLINGTON TENNIS
CENTER
Wellington Tennis Center Director Tommy Cheathamwith the
7-year-old to 9-year-old tennis players. Young tennis players, ages
5 and 6, at the net.
Seventy-five kids showed up at the Wellington Tennis Center on
Saturday, Oct. 17 to compete in the JGPT Junior Grand Prix Tennis
special event to grow their tennis skills. There will be another
event Dec. 12. For more information, call (561) 791-4775.
PHOTOS BY JULIE UNGER/TOWN-CRIER
George Manosis sings easylistening oldie songs.
Angie Tapper returns the ball.Daniel Goldbergserves the
ball.
RPB Councilman David and Nixie Swift with Maggie.
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650 Royal Palm Beach Blvd (Corner of Southern Blvd.)Royal Palm
Beach, FL 33411
Reservations Call: 561-249-7168
Fully Stocked Bar Guests toasting to a delicious dinner Elegant
private room perfect for small parties or meetingsChef
TapanMahendra Patel (Owner)
recommended the Vegetable Malai Kofta ($14.95), croquettes of
ground vegetables and cheese, stuffed with nuts and raisins in a
creamy and tasty sauce. Everything I tasted was incredible!
There are more than 70 authentic offerings from which to choose,
so if you are a connoisseur of Indian food, then all you need to do
is either try something you have never heard of (I do this all the
time!) or close your eyes and point. Either way, you are in for an
incredible treat. As good as the dinner is, dessert is something
else entirely. Here, I would order Mango Kulfi, a traditional
Indian mango ice cream... Try it, and welcome to India. You have
arrived! Over the years, I have become accustomed to the best
Indian restaurants, and India Grill + Bar is one of the best. I
will be going back very soon, very often!
In addition to the main dining room, there is much more than
meets the eye, including a private dining area and bar that
accommodates up to 90 guests for holiday parties, banquets,
business meetings and even weddings. The bar area is a great place
to host a social event for upward of 50 guests. My favorite is the
private cozy dining room this well-appointed area is top notch for
a VIP party that will impress up to 18 of your guests!
I love summertime dining in South Florida, when you can enjoy
some of the best meal deals, including India Grill + Bars lunch
buffet Tuesday through Friday for only $6.95, and their special
weekend grand buffet for only $8.95 this is a treat not to be
missed. Dinner is served Tuesday through Sunday from 5 to 10 p.m.
For reservations, or further information, call (561) 249-7168 and
please tell them that Joe Nasuti, the Phantom, highly recommended
you visit his favorite Indian restaurant!
India Grill + Bar was opened in 2012 by owners Mr. Soye Thoma
and Mr. Mahendra Patel and is located in The Royal Plaza, Royal
Palm Beach Blvd. and Southern Blvd., Royal Palm Beach, FL
33411.
visit us:
RATED EXCELLENT BY ZAGAT, THEIR REPEAT CUSTOMERS, AND ME!
The best way to describe my visit is... yummy... yummy... yummy!
This is the best Indian food for my tummy... and yours!
The India Grill + Bar is the home of the best Indian food in the
Palm Beaches! If youve never tried Indian food, you dont know what
you have been missing. I became a fan of Indian food in the early
1980s at a Christmas party hosted by an Indian doctor in
Philadelphia, and Ive been addicted ever since to the wonderful
flavors of India.
Let me make it very simple for first timers. I would highly
recommend the following. For starters, try the Onion Bhajee
($5.95), the spicy Indian version of the blooming onion, but far
better, along with the Garlic Naan Bread ($3.95). For an entree, I
would recommend either Chicken Tikka Masala ($16.95), or the
incredible Mixed Grill Platter ($25.95), an assortment of Tandoori
grilled shrimp, lamb chops, chicken Tikka and Malai lamb, or any
delicious curry dish ($11.95 to $18.95). They are simply amazing
and large enough to share.
Next to curry, naan bread is as Indian as it gets, and the
garlic naan at India Grill + Bar is a must then again, any and all
of their curry dishes are my favorites and will soon become yours.
I travel around the world and always seek out an Indian restaurant
while on vacation. My travels include New York City, where you will
find some of the best Indian restaurants in America, and my travels
to England. There are 2,100 McDonalds restaurants in England and
2,200 Indian restaurants, where you will find some of the best in
the world. Fortunately, you and I only have to travel to Royal Palm
Beach to experience the wonderful flavors of India!
India Grill+ Bar is vegetarian/vegan friendly. Enjoy their eight
popular Vegetarian Delights ($9.95 to $14.95), and all can be
prepared vegan style. A customer waiting for takeout
BY JOE NASUTI
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NEWSRPB FUNDRAISER SUPPORTS YOUR BOSOM BUDDIES II AND THINK PINK
KIDS
Evan Aho gives Your Bosom Buddies II founderTee Franzoso a gift
from the members as Abbe
Felton, Lorna Johnson and Marie Phillips look on.
Christine Huvingerand Donna Gray.
Your Bosom Buddies II, a local breast cancer support group,
hosted its A Taste of Italy fundraiser on Saturday, Oct. 17 at the
Roy-al Palm Beach Cultural Center. The event supported Your Bosom
Buddies II and Think Pink Kids. An Italian supper of meatballs,
spaghetti, salad, bread, drink and cookies was included. There was
a Chinese auction, a silent auction and door prizes while a DJ
entertained the crowd. PHOTOS BY DENISE FLEISCHMAN/TOWN-CRIER
(Front row) Terry Lee, Regis Wenham, Margie Walsh and Jane
Udell; (back row) James Udell, Tee Franzoso and Tom Wenham.
Regis and Tom Wenham with ShariZipp and Anne Marie Matozzo.
Herbert Chambers, Anne Marie Matozzo, ChristineHuvinger, Dr.
Kathleen Minnick, Lorna Johnson, AbbeFelton, Shari Zipp, Ronnie
Eubanks and Theresa Vidal
with Mickey Montemorra and Heather Aho (front).
Cancer survivors celebrate.Cancer survivors Joeyand Lorna
Johnson.
As Seminole Ridge High School celebrated its homecoming on
Friday, Oct. 16, the festivities paused for a moment of silence to
remember Seminole Ridge graduate Bailey Reynolds of the Class of
2014, who died following a car crash in Belle Glade on Tuesday,
Oct. 6. After the moment of silence, the Seminole Ridge High School
football team presented Reynolds family with a framed jer-sey.
PHOTO BY JULIE UNGER/TOWN-CRIER
SEMINOLE RIDGE RECALLS BAILEY REYNOLDSThe Sweets Foundation, a
Palm
Beach County charity, will hold its second annual mini-golf
tourna-ment Saturday, Nov. 14.
The event promises to be a fun evening of miniature golf,
delightful dining and great prizes for those who turn out to
support a great cause.
The evenings festivities will include chance drawings, a
hole-in-one competition, as well as poker hand and outrageous golf
attire contests. The event will be held at Adventure Mini Golf
(6585 Military Trail, Lake Worth). Regis-tration and food service
begins at 6 p.m. with a shotgun start at 7 p.m.
The Sweets Foundation has been active in helping local
veter-ans, families and underprivileged children, and will use the
funds
raised at this years tournament to launch a new educational
out-reach program. The new initiative seeks to gather input from
school administrators, teachers and stu-dents themselves in order
to better address their actual needs.
This unique approach will al-low us to maximize the potential of
the countys students in a more efficient way by determining and
responding to real needs as well as their hopes and aspirations,
said William Brasmar, president of the Sweets Foundation.
Space is still available for both golfers and sponsors.
Admission is $50 and includes tw