R2021-18 Opposing Development within Lake Worth LagoonRESOLUTION 2021-18
A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF
NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA, OPPOSING DREDGE, FILL AND
CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE LAKE WORTH LAGOON;
PROVIDING FOR TRANSMITTAL; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, Government Lot 1, LLC, of which current Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation
Commission ("FWC") Chair Rodney Barreto is a managing member, has sought to fill and dredge
a nineteen (19) acre site the company owns in the Lake Worth Lagoon in order to construct
hundreds of multi -family units, fifteen single-family homes and a marina; and
WHEREAS, the subject property consists primarily of submerged lands west of Singer Island and
located less than one-quarter (1/4) mile south of John D. MacArthur State Park and the Village's
corporate limits (PCN: 56-43-42-15-00-001-0070) ("Property"); and
WHEREAS, the Property is among the most pristine and ecologically abundant portions of the
Lake Worth Lagoon, lined with mangroves and whose clear waters and sea grass serve as a nursery
and migratory spot for manatees, endangered green sea turtles, smalltooth sawfish and other wildlife; and
WHEREAS, in 2018, the South Florida Water Management District expressed serious concerns
about potential impacts to the estuary resulting from development of the Property; and
WHEREAS, the Village Council wishes to express its formal opposition to the development of the
Property, as well as adjacent properties sold off by the State of Florida nearly one hundred (100)
years ago, and determines that the adoption of this Resolution is in the best interests of the health,
safety and welfare of the Village and its residents.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE
OF NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA as follows:
Section 1. The foregoing recitals are hereby ratified and incorporated herein.
Section 2. The Village Council for the Village of North Palm Beach expresses its opposition
to the dredging, filling and development of the Property as well as adjacent properties west of
Singer Island within the Lake Worth Lagoon. The Village urges preservation of this pristine
estuary and the protection of the endangered species and other wildlife inhabiting the area.
Section 3. The Village Council directs that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the
Trustees of the Internal Improvement Fund for the State of Florida and the South Florida Water
Management District.
Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon adoption.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS 11TH DAY OF MARCH, 2021.
(Village Seal)
MAYOR
ATTEST:
VILLAGE CLERK
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