Recreation Area Needs 491 Votes (Miami Herald) 7-23-61Drawing of Proposed Recreation Area
... Nait orth Palm Bea votes on Tuesday
Even. 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 s.w i m. m i n g pool
spectators, golf shop and lock-
er rooms, dining room facilities,
dining terrace, expanded park.
ing facilities and golf course
improvements.
Future plans calla for the
,purchase and development, in
19649 of an additional 18.9
acres for athletic fields, tennis
courts, lawn bowling, picnic
and senior citizen areas.
A feasibility reporton' the
proposed initial program has
indicated the operation of the
golf course and swimming pool
could be slef-supporting.
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vote to make the decision legal.
By RAY LINDERS
West Palm Beach Bu"reau 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 Jim' ited 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 nowprivate.
'North
ly-owned 145. 19 acre
Palm Beach Country Club, and
development of the property to
the tune of S415,C00.
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 A
charter -amendment that would
give village faithers, 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.