HomeMy WebLinkAbout1961-07-23 Recreation Area Needs 491 Votes (Miami Herald)ven with these favorable
signs, however, village officials
are cautiously avoiding mak-
ing any predictions.
They have adopted a "wait
and see" attitude, having in-
formed residents of what is
involved in the development
of a recreation program and
left it with them to decide.
In the initial 1.43 million dol-
lar program in addition to the
purchase of the country club
property, plans call for con-
struction of a swimming pool
with deck area, dressing, show-
er and clothes check building;
shelter for swimming pool
spectators, golf shop and lock-
er rooms, dining room facilities,
dining terrace, expanded park-.
ing facilities and golf course
improvements.
Future plans call for the
purchase and development, in
1964, of an additional 18.9
acres for athletic fields, tennis
courts, lawn bowling, picnic
and senior citizen areas.
A feasibility report on the
proposed initial program has
indicated the operation of .the
golf course and swimming pool
could be slef-supporting
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Drawing of Proposed Recreation Area
North Palm Beach vote
on it Tuesday
2nd Ballot
Tuesday
OnP1an.
By RAY FINDERS
West Palm Beach Bureau Chief
NORTH PALM BEACH. --A
minimum.. turnout of 491 voters
will be necessary to make
Tuesday's second -round refer-
endum on . the proposed 1.43
million, dollar recreation pro-
gram official.
With the decision limited to
the 982 registered freeholders
in the booming north county
village, the law states emphat-
ically that 50 per cent must
vote to make the decision legal.
A simple majority of those
voting is required for passage.
At stake is the proposed pur-
chase. of the now private-
ly -owned, 145.19 acre North
Palm Beach Country Club, and
development of the property to
the tune of $415,000.
If last Tuesday's first -round
vote is any guide, there would
seem to be little doubt a suf-
ficient number will turn out to
make the decision legal.
And if the outcome of that
first referendum is a guide,
it would appear likely the
necessary votes for passage
will be cast.
Of the 1,000 eligible voters
in the village, 746 or 74.6- per
cent turned out to vote . ona
charter amendment that would
give village fathers the right
to levy taxes above the present
10-mill limit to pay off bonds
for the proposed project.
The official tabulation shows
598 voted for the amendment,
148 against.