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Turnout
Predicted,
By RAY LINDERS
West Palm Beach Bureau Chief
NORTH PALM BEACH
Voters will go to the polls here
Tuesday to set the stage for
the purchase of a 1.5 million
dollar recreation center — or.
make a July 25 "ballot to buy"
pointless.
Tuesday's decision, open to
1,000 voters in the village, will
not accept or reject the pro-
posal to purchase the private-
ly -owned North Palm Beach
Country. Club for $1,015,000
and develop it to the tune of
an additional $415,000.
It will simply approve or
disapprove a charter amend-
ment that will permit village
fathers to levy taxes above
the present 10-mill maximum
for the express purpose of
paying principal and Interest
on general obligation bonds.
If the vote is favorable —and
a simple majority of those ac-
tually voting is required —the
village's freeholders, will have
to return to the polls! July 25,
a week later, tp make the ac-
tual decision on whether to
purchase the recreational facil-
ity®
Focal Point of Voting This Country Club
... favorable vote would set stage for its possible purchase
In that referendum., it should
be noted, 50 per cent of the
freeholders, who must inciden-
tally be registered voters in i
North Palm Beach, must cast
their ballots .to make the elec-
tion valid, with a simple ma-
jority of those voting neces-
sary for passage.
A heavy turnout is predict-
ed in this first -round expres-
sion by North Palm Beach
residents'.
Interest in the ambitious
project, which would give the
village title to the present
149.19 acre country club, is
high.
Plans call for immediate de-
velopment of the property to
include construction of a swim-
ming pool, desk area, golf shop
and locker rooms, dining ter-
race and dining room, expand-
ed parking area and golf course
improvements.
Future plans, not included
in the proposed 1.5 million dol-
lar program, call for purchase
In 1964 of an additional 18.9
acres adjoining the country
club for athletic fields, tennis
courts, lawn bowling, picnic
1. and senior citizen areas.
While the vote Tuesday would
permit levy of millage to pay
off the bonds, a feasibility re-
port by the Charles M. Graves
Organization of .Atlanta., Ga.,
:has predicted the operation
once complete would easily be-
come , -self-supporting without
;the need of the additional levy.
Children Plan
S
eaquariuln Trip
Beginning Tuesday, Miami Sea-
quarium will be invaded daily for
almost a week :by groups of chil-
dren from, North Palm Beach, Vil-
Ia.ge according to Manager Albin
R. Olson.
Olson said arrangements had
been made to take groups of chil-
dren b0tvveen seven and 15 years
of age•. to view the display of trop-
icAl marine life via school -bus at
a minimum charge of 75-cents,
which includes cost of the guided
tour.
He said children would Ieave at
8: a5 a.m. and return at 5: 30
and would be expected to bring
their own picnic lunch.
Trained supervisors will be ' in
charge of the outing.
Capacity of the bus will limit
the group to 50 children daily, Ol-
son explained, pointing out that
trips also were scheduled Wednes-
day through Friday and again
Monday, ,August 29,. to handle the
large number of registrations.
Building doubles
at North Palm
over last year
August was a spectacular
month for building in the Vill-
age of North Palm Beach, re-
ports Village Manager Albin R.
Olson. New construction start-
ed during the month totalled
$751, 713, as compared with
$430,074 for the same month
a year ago.
Eighty-six building permits
were issued and included 36
single - family dwellings, one
duplex residence, one commer-
cial store and four swimming
pools, with the balance for the
permits for additions an al-
terations.
Total building valuation for
the first eight months of 1961
stands at $5,029,880.
These are currently 75
homes under construction in the
Village of North Palm Beach,
according to W. G. Carver, Bu-
ilding Official. Present popula-
tion of the municipality is
4,520, representing 1,161 fami.-
l.ies.