09-03-1969 VC PH-MMINUTES OF PUBLIC HEARING
OF THE
VILLAGE COUNCIL OF NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA
HELD
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1969
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Present: Thomas F. Lewis, Mayor ---
Thomas R. Be11, Vice-Mayor
A11an V. Everard, Councilman
H. Mallory Privett, Jr., Councilman
Herbert A. Watt, Councilman
Lawrence J. Robbins, Village Manager
Acting as Deputy Village Clerk
Mayor Lewis called the Public Hearing to order at 8:00 p.m. ROLL CALL
and asked the Deputy Village Clerk to call the roll, all
members being present.
Mayor Lewis stated that the purpose of the Public Hearing PURPOSE OF --
was to advise the residents of the Village of North Palm PUBLIC HEARING
Beach as to the items that will appear on the ballot for _ _
the Special Election on September 16, 1969, and for the
purpose of discussion and answering of questions posed
by the residents.
Deputy Village Clerk read legal notice of Public Hearing LEGAL NOTICE
which was published in the Palm Beach Post on August 17, READ
1969 and posted as required by Village Charter.
The Mayor and Council explained the purposes of House HOllSE BILL _
Bill No. 2698. N0. 2698
The Mayor then called for questions from the public
in attendance. Several questions were raised by various
residents of the Village, which were answered by the
Mayor and Village Council.
The next item of discussion was a straw ballot item;
namely: Which method do you .favor for the financing to_
fill the drainage ditch that parallels Cinnamon Road
and Alamanda Drive in Plat 4?
1_ Appropriation From the General Fund.
QUESTIONS
£ROM PUBLIC
IN ATTENDANCE
STRAW BALLOT
ITEM -
FINANCING FOR __
.FILLING OF
DRAINAGE DITCH
IN PLAT 4
2. Property assessments for those individuals whose..
property abuts the drainage ditch.
3. A Village-wide special utility tax.
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Questions that were raised were answered by the Mayor
and Council, with those facts and figures that have been
worked up on the costs of special assessment and special
utility tax.
The next item of discussion was a straw ballot item;
namely: In your opinion do you feel that the .filling of
submerged lands in Lake Worth is detrimental to the
public's interest?
STRAW BALLOT
ITEM - FILLING
OF SUBMERGED
LANDS IN LAKE
WORTH
Several questions were posed by Village residents;-with
responses from the Village Council. _-_
Minutes of Public Hearing _ _
Held September 3, 1969
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A't this point Mr. Clair Andersen representing Bankers Life
and Casualty Company, and Mr. Ronald Sales, Attorney for--
' Bankers, requested permission to address the Council and
present Bankers Life and Casualty Company's thinking and
opinion reference dredging, filling and bulkheading in
Lake Worth.
Upon conclusion of Mr. Andersen's dissertation, Mr.
Ronald Sales addressed the Council with some verb-brief
remarks concerning a law suit which had been filed against_
the community.
The next item that was discussed was the 4.15 acres of
Village-owned land:
1. I am in favor of the sale of the 4.15 acres
of Village-owned land adjacent to the Country
Club.
2. I am in favor of retaining the _4.15 acres of
Village-owned land for public use: -
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A few questions were raised-by the residents and were.
answered by the Mayor and Council.
There being no further business to come before the Public
Hearing, on motion of Vice-Mayor Be11, seconded by Council-
man Watt, all present voting aye, the Public Hearing was
adjourned at 10:00 p.m.
Minutes recorded by: Lawrence J. Robbins, Acting as
Deputy Village-Clerk
BANKERS LIF_E_
THINKING &
OPINION ON
FILLING OF
SUBMERGED
LANDS IN LAKE
WORTH
STRAW BALLOT
ITEM - 4.15
ACRES OF
VILLAGE-OWNED
LAND
ADJOURNMENT _-