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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1960s-1970s clippings miscIYITAtAr HE-RALD 7-11-4( By RAY LINDERS est Paim Beach Bureau Chief NORTH PALM BEACH — oters 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 If or the express purpose of paying principal and interest on general obligation bonds. If the vote is favorable —and F. simple majority of those ac- tually voting is required —the village's freeholders will have 0 to return to the polls July 25, week later, to 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 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 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 !' lan Seaquariurn Trip Beginning Tuesday, Miami &ea- quarium will be invaded daily for almost a week by groups of chil- dren from North Palm Beach, Vil- lage according to Manager Albin R. OIson. Olson said arrangements had been made to take groups of chil- dren between 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 costof the guided tour. He said children would Ieave at 8:45 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 lithe group to 50 children daily, Ol- son explained, pointing out that trips also were scheduled Wednes- day through : J'riday and again Monday, August 29,. to handle the large number of registrations. lot 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. There 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- lies. Nort Palm Beach Passes New Budget Of $283,000 NORTH PALM BEACH — .A; from the club; 1:i55,925 from an- for the Junior Museum of Palm S2.'Ki F,OErJ budget, ri8,020 over tbel nun] memberships, 5.90,500 • tram Beach Conn , current one. wpm adopted at a' daily netnbcrsltips, S25.209 from Olson predicted the village would =-Pedal meeting of the Village golf cart rentals, $18,f10O from the receive 31i-5T in ad vat rcm Council Monday night. The noun- driving tarIge, 12,000 from G ck- tax revenues during. the next fis- ell aisa ac=c ptcd a S'S'T.9 bud- ere and dining room and 55,54llica1 yFsar from a net taX roll _ct for the new country club's'from insiniction and specially r,tek,000, }per.atiofL dents- The manager made it evi The increase in the village bud-! Crab expenditure —a, Olson said„ the also would court on 8.45 et is e_xpectcd in he absorhedImight include the following: ii°6,-;from license and permit feu_,, the larger anticipated revenue.l'4D for salaries, S7.,350 for k,tilities.lfrans tines and forfeitures, ze Lax rate will remain al scv 14. fi0 for fertilizers and seed, I frotu txanehise revenues and r mills, village ofiiciel5 sa'd- S8-309 for fungicides and chen11-!01f! from the cigaret tax. • . Village Manager Albin R on'cols, $6,560 fur maintomanue of, 'tile council approved or the mi.-ir tiripated the .followin.g. t venues lequ pmEst, L,'Tf]fi for building lowing expenditures; S47,032 for) — maintenance, 52,500 for soil cond.i-;general government, 517,246 for;. timers., 1.4,ai39 for new equipment.ithe village manager's office, 1w'.4.- . S1.50O for insurance, ,500 f o r!5.� for the police department, $&r'' riikting and advertising, S,6S-000 for 17i1 for the firs department, 523,- bond interest and $S3,41O for Ihe'0011 for recreation, $6.9,543 for .contingency rf crve. ;eratioir]s, 540Jm0 for costing Village of5ciale pointed out that $15,3fi0 for the building oEfi the new budget. which berx]mes office, 5.13,150 fat the Einar . effective Nuv- .1. Cool win¢ $A,OfIO` partmeat, $5,S I for pm. for emstruction of a new bail beautification, $1,S50 for field with bleachers. $3,I01 for a big. riTSi for the attorney and group activities bttilrlin2 for sets- judge and 51,.,50 for the CI ior citizens. $2,500 for development Village of .6-kle. aLso took of a boat area. 1350 for the study bids recc ed for landr.ea 3s[inter-city ..li-st sid squad and 1100:irig of the rountrY I. Ili. )LO.: e or ' e ;dent To Get Honorary egree At Hobart! 'Dr. Joseph Leffan ; forsc of 740 - 14Sou M Road, Palm Beach, aaui 50 Pond Flood, Kings Point, +1.Y-, widely- known editor an d k publisher, wilt receive an bdmorary degree at Hobart and William S nitts Colleges ' com- mencement at Geneva, !•f " tieN. Sunday. ?A native of New York City, Dr Morse look a bachelor of scienc* I degree at New - . York feel ) iverAi in 19where be gra Beta Kappa, rid a bachelor o Laws degree in 1925. Prsxidene .1 College .:Inferred on him th. `ci th. degree crf doctor s in 1955. I Dr- Morfie, wirnitted to the Nc; _'I York bar in •1026, engaged in lax. 1. practic'e for 11 years, until 11. ,t; entered the book puhlisbir1g t l with Mar. G the a6 a partner it t I. tiro Unlearn PreaS- I Preaide t of TJniLvul Qrool;: _ Inc.. he is also chairman of Yc�. bcnrd or She Standard 1Works PublishingCorp. and a 1 dirertor of the Malor i:.eal l ' ' Q]tp- the Uni In addition to editing corn Book of tlye —ear since 155, he has been edltor-in-chin'.f of the ' Nev.. null{ 1C wagoall ErsCy'c'lapc- diik of :';CI volumes and the fr,ok I artd W gnai1s Sl,aT aT1l Ref er•.Ce I'}'L�^4 [30{aedl�i'OF i}�] valumEs- Iobart, oldest copes;° in Jeri affiliated i the CgisC4 1 ' Charrh, will graduate 3TMn nen at I its ugh Commeneerreent. i °link re 1Smitss, the. c44rdiFate school iia 1a-othFa. non -denominational, wil 1 gaduate ' 5 at its 52nd gradoa Wednesday, Oct. 20, 1965 The Palm Beach Post eke,t, Mears Complaints By BILL TERRY Bureau Chief NORTH PALM BEACH — Op- position is forming to a proposal to permit construction of a section of waterfront luxury homes without sidewalks. This came out at Tuesday night's village council workshop session which was devoted to hearing complaints from three groups. Royal American Realty, a John D. MacArthur subsidiary, wants permission to omit side. walks in a proposed $6 million development along Lake Worth across from the village hall. Under local law, all homes must have sidewalks unless the council says otherwise. George Geyer, representing Yacht Club Point residents, said they oppose the area without sidewalks. Village Manager Frank R. Spence added a pet- ition expressing the same view has been received from another part of the village. The council has yet to act on the sidewalk issue. An informal poll one week ago, with one councilman absent, revealed a 2-2 split. Mayor Thomas Lewis and Vice -Mayor Thomas Bell were absent last night and Council- man Herbert Watt conducted the session with Councilmen Al- lan Eberard and Gordon Dun- can. Geyer presented a number of complaints and Spence said most would be corrected soon. Geyer said most of the lights at the entrance to Lighthouse Drive aren't working, trash is being dumped on empty lots and high weeds are creating a rat problem. He also said Lakeside Drive has become a speedway and stop signs are needed, and that street lights there are too bright and erosion of empty lots along the seawall is creating a safety hazard for children. When Geyer said a traffic light was needed at U. S. 1 and Lighthouse Drive, Watt said one has been approved by the State Road Department and will be installed. The council also heard com- plaints from the village's recrea- tion and beautification commit- tees and decided to work more closely with those groups. Watt will attend the next recreation committee meeting and Spence will sit in on the next beautifica- tion session. Roger Boyer, recreation com- mittee chairman, said a shelter is badly needed at Prosperity Park and his committee is will- ing to help raise funds for one, The group is unhappy because the recreation budget was cut to $13,000, he said as he listed improvements he thinks should be made. Watt said all village depart- ments are operating under tight budgets, but that part of the $20,000 contingency fund proba- bly will be used for recrea-'' tion. Paul Emond of the recreation committee called Prosperity Park an eyesore and asked for closer cooperation between the concil and the committee. games Blakely, chairman of the beautification committee, said the village has neglected maintenance of landscaping in parkways and elsewhere. He added, "It doesn't look like a very prosperous village when you see the Lighthouse Drive entrance on the east side of U. S. 1." Spence agreed with Blakely on lack of maintenance, but said he can't hire more public works employes to speed up mainte. nance because of a tight bud- get. The council decided to station police cars at the school cross- ing on U. S. 1 at Lighthouse Drive. Right before the intersec- tion, a speed of 55 miles an hour is permitted and motorists can- not see the school zone signs in time to slow down, it was brought out. The police cars should be a deterrent, Watt said. Wednesday, Dct, IS, I965 The Palm Beach Post Torth PiriiiiSplits On Sidewaik I NORTH PALM BEACH —With one member absent, the village council Tuesday night split 2-2 on whether to permit a $6 mil- lion section of luxury waterfront homes to be built without side- walks. Royal American Realty, a John D. MacArthur company, wants permission to omit side- walks as is permitted In similar exclusive housing areas in Mia- mi and Fort Lauderdale. The village has an ordinance that says all homes must have sidewalks. Two MacArthur men, Horace Miller and Michael Brennan, appeared before council and spoke in favor of building wi- thout sidewalks. Councilmen Herbert Watt and Allan Everard, during an infor- mal poll, said they favored going along with the developer. Mayor Thomas Lewis and Coun- cilman Gordon Duncan opposed granting a variance. Vice Mayor Thomas Bell was ab. sent. The village Planning and Zo- ning Advisory Board, less than a week ago, explored the ques- tion and said it felt there should be sidewalks. It said they would be in keeping with the rest of the village, that children would need them for play areas, and they would increase traffic gaie- ty. The development is planned across from the Village Hall between U.S. 1 and Lake Worth, and would consist of 123 homes on large lots. The average home price, in- cluding land, would be $50,000, and Brennan said after the sec- tion is completed in two or three years it would produce from $50,000 to $60,000 in new real estate taxes. Last year the land produced $7,520 in taxes. A six-foot wall would separate the development from U.S. 1, there would be but one en- trance, and there would be no through streets, he added. As a safety measure, Brennan said, the developer would be willing to put in a wider street. He said the population density would be low. Miller said construction of the luxury homes would increase the tax valuation of the area from $750,000 to $6,150,000. The development has been in the planning stage for 18 months, and Lewis called for an up-to-date plat. Miller said one would be submitted. The council delayed action on a proposed ordinance which would permit higher business signs. The limit now is 20 feet, and the Standard Oil Co. wants to erect one higher than that at its station at Northlake Boule- vard, and Prosperity Road. The oil company wants a sign whose supports would rise 35 feet. The sign on top of the supports would be five feet, five inches high. The propos'ed ordi- nance was written for a total height of 35 +.eet. The request was referred back to Wallace Carver, the building official, for a recommendation. Council also: .. Instructed Village Atty. Herbert Gildan to draft an ordi- nance which would establish a new commercial zoning classifi- cation to encourage business development. .. Heard that the Planning and Zoning Advisory Board is against a special zoning classifi. cation which would permit effi- ciency apartments smaller than 660 square feet. • . Learned that several members of the Recreation Ad- visory Board are discouraged with a cut in the recreation budget, and invited them to at- tend next Tuesday's meeting to go over the recreation pro- gr ▪ . Decided to meet at the same time with the Beautifica- tion Committee which feels council has taken 1ittl action on its' recommendations.] ... Learned the aunty engi- neer has requested a study on the types of traffic lights that will be needed at two intersec- tions with improved Northlake Boulevard. Policy, Fire Departments Have One Boss Chief A. G. Dudden Has Well -Equipped Dept. Of Safety North Palm Beach took advan- tage of the favorable public safety experience of such communities as Oak Park, Illinois, and Sunnyvale, 'California, and began with a joint police and fire department. To gain increased efficiency and economy, a Department of Public Safety headed by Chief Albert G. Dudden, was created. The village police and firemen wear the same [hats. The public safety patrol car does double duty as it patrols the yih lage streets on a 24 hour basis. In addition to standard police ,equipment, the radio equipped pa- trol car carries two types of port- t' it is hose �ni��r,rgga�e crowoarp rope. a life ring, stretcher, in 'halator - resuscitator, ana a csai plete first -aid kit. Duty personnel have been trained and certified in first aid treatment by the Ameri- can Red Cross. A volunteer fire department equipped with a modern 500-gallon pumper augment standsatus enthepublic safety patrol car in case of an outbreak of fire too large for the patrol car to ihandle. Village Zoning Plan A,danted possihilit. - -4. "hit anti miss,• growth exists in the planned com- munity of North Palm Beach, thanks to a Zoning Plan adop`er and mades part of village ordinance Number 20 on August 14, 1957. As shown on a printed zoning map, the village plan is uncompli. cated, easy to understand and pre- sents a realistic approach to regu- lating the type of construction to be permitted within the village. A limited commercial district (C-1A), varying in width from 300 Ito 500 feet extends along both sides of US-1 from the Intracoastal Wa- terway to the Earman River. A larger C-1A tract lies east of US-1 immediately south of the Ear- man River, and a neighborhood, commerical district (C-1) west of US-1 and south of the Earman River to take care of a shopping center soon to be built Multiple family dwelling dis- tricts (R-2) are placed along the, east side of the entire length of; Prosperity Farms Rd., the west- ern village boundary, and in six other locations best suited for such construction. A Neighborhood commercial dis- trict also surrounds the Marina area north of the Intracoastal Wa- terway and east of US-1, with a limited commercial area along the. north back on the Intracoastal and - west of US-1. One general com- mercial district (C-2) in the north- west corner of the village provides for boat repair works. The rest of the land in the vil- lage, exclusive of municipal, school and church areas, are single fain - lily dwelling districts (R-1). Home Building 'Permits Soar To New Record A new building permit record for Many Waterway the "infant" Village of North Palm Beach was set in August when �7 permits for 30 new homes totalling Homesites In $502,930 were issued by L. E. Dick- �7' nn LvviLlage ik, , i, a 4F, ini. ,A1 it _ 7 7_ _ Wlle'il rnese homes are OW and � ;occupied there will be an approxi- mate 50 per cent increase in the village population. As of Sept. 1, Dickerson reveaI- ed that 55 families had moved into the village, representing a total population of 169 persons. This is an average of 3.07 persons per dwelling. Since construction started in the new village in October, 1956, per- mits for 136 homes, completed or under construction, have been granted for a total value of $2,254,- 749. The first month of construction, October of last year, was unusual- ly high for such an early phase in the village development because of the Parade of Homes exposition staged there that month by the Palm Beach County Chapter of the National Assn. of Home Builders. Following is a list of permit val- uations by months, commencing with October, 1956: October, $342,- 473; November, $189,536; Decent ber, $197,304; January, $127,590; February, $178,429; March, $105,- 184; April, $180,556; May, $53,682; June, 147,650; July, $229,415; and August, 502,930. More than half of the planned 6,000 homesites in North Palm Beach Village will be located on the waterways which interlace the village. Mother Nature, with a little help from man, has provided an ideal way to eliminate stagnant water in any of the N. Palm Beach, waterways. The intercoastal waterway flows into Lake Worth north of the vil- lage and the Earman, river, which) flows into Lake Worth south of the village is being widened and deep- ened. A North Palm Beach Canal, flowing north to south from the intercoastal to the Earman in the western portion of the village will provide a flowage "syphon" to eliminate dead-- water space the waterways along the canal. Sch�olLaridDQnate(l In North Palm Beach Realizing that; good schools are Ian integral part of a good cum- _Iiunity, North Palm Beach Prop- erties, Inc., developers of North Paliii Beach Village, donated 10 acres of land with an assessed valuation of $96,000 to the Palm Beach County Board of Education for a new 16-room elementary school. Bids are soon to be let on the '$294,000 building, which will be conveniently located near the vil- lage hall. Grade school children from North Palm Beach as well as the area to be designated by the School Board will be eligible to attend this fine new school. Junior high school students in the village will attend the Riviera Beach junior high, only 2-5 miles from the village by school bus. When the new Riviera Beach enior high school is built, North Palm Beach high school students will be able to enroll there and be ransported by school bus if they so desire. The new elementary school in lrth Palm Beach will be one of He finest of its kind in the state. Tvo two-story classroom wings, corrected by a covered walk, will hose 16 rooms. ' last of the classroom section, als connected by a covered walk, wil, be a one-story building housing adninistrative offices and a com- bintion cafeteria -auditorium. Developers of North Palm Beach havtheen congratulated by county officals as well as parents in the entire area for the generosity and fores);ht which prompted them to donat 10 acres of very valuable land iir school purposes. LIONS CLUB library representative Herb Watt presents a $100 check to Lake Park head librarian Lorna. -Adams for the purchase of large print books. The North Palm Beach club's donation is part of the on -going Sight Conservation Program of Lions International. Page 12 WeekDay Jan. 12-18, 1977 LIONS , CLUB library representative Herb Watt presents a $100 check to Lake Park head librarian Lorna -Adams for the purchase of large print books. The North Palm Beach club's donation is part of the on -going Sight Conservation Program of Lions International. Decision Due Soon In MacArthur Suit By BILL TERRY' Post Staff Writer NORTH PALM BEACH — A federal judge will decide this week whether multimillionaire developer John D. MacArthur owns submerged land off Singer Island and has the right to fill it in. y.. The legal snarl of the case was made le ss complicated yesterday by a 4-0 action by the Village Council here. "The judge asked that MacArthur and the village cut down some on the charges and countercharges, to abbreviate the case," Councilman Herbert Watt said. "That's what •. council voted to do, after MacArthur's lawyers offered tothe the portion of the suit seeking return of back taxes." drop Watt said the village in turn agreed to drop its ortion of the case which seeks to have MacArthurp put into the lake. remove fill already Several years ago, MacArthur indicated his intention dredge and fill — with council approval — submerged to la around Big Munyon Island and the eastern shore of ne Worth, in North Palm Beach. Lake Then, in 1969, the council by a 3-2 vote reversed itself. That resulted in MacArthur suing the village, asking the to make the village return taxes it had collected to 1969. court The village countered by asking the courts to make Mac- Arthur remove fill which had been placed in the lake at entrance to Big Munyon Island. the Watt said federal Judge Emett Choate a`4 District of Florida has scheduled the case for t the Southern other non -related cases are ahead of it on the docket. though ocket.