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Volume 36, Number 29July 31 - August 6, 2015Your Community Newspaper Serving Palms West Since 1980

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The Indian Trail Improvement District held a free Public Safety Fair Day on Saturday, July 25 at the Hamlin House Community Center. The day drew a crowd, as kids met with Smokey the Bear and Sparky the Fire Dog, played games, and enjoyed a bounce house, water slide and more, all while learning about safety and getting a free Child ID. Shown here, Dontez Coakley Jr. meets Sparky. MORE PHOTOS, PAGE 13

PHOTO BY JULIE UNGER/TOWN-CRIER

ITID SAFETY FAIR DAY

By Ron BukleyTown-Crier Staff Report

The Wellington Village Council and its Charter Review Task Force met in a joint session Monday, July 27 to discuss items proposed to be put to referendums in March.

The task force, headed by Wel-lington pioneer Ken Adams, a member of the original charter committee, has been working for the past year on possible measures for consideration.

The council must approve the ballot questions this fall for the March 2016 ballot.

Village Attorney Laurie Cohen explained that only six questions had been posed to the council, but the task force had gone through the charter thoroughly and discussed the six questions carefully. She also presented a 10-page summary of the task force discussions.

Even though they may not have recommended that some-

thing be presented on the ballot, it does not mean they did not fully consider whether or not it should be changed, Cohen said. The items recommended by the task force have been presented to you. You can revise those, you can add to them, you can take away from them, depending on what you ul-timately feel is important to send to the voters.

Councilman Matt Willhite asked about cleaning up language in the charter that is no longer appropri-ate, and Cohen said that might be done in a separate referendum in order to keep it simple.

Adams said the task force had focused on specific questions that were clearly stated in order not to confuse voters. We thought we could get a more accurate voting result if they know specifically what they are voting for, he said.

Task Force Member Michael

Council, Charter Task Force Discuss

Ballot Questions

See CHARTER, page 18

Hundreds Support Special Olympian Christina Cooney

FEAST OF THE SEA CHEF CHALLENGE

By Julie UngerTown-Crier Staff Report

Wellington hosted the second in a series of four town hall meetings on the future use of the controver-sial K-Park property last week.

Approximately 100 people took part in the Tuesday, July 21 meet-ing at Polo Park Middle School. They gathered in the school caf-eteria to take a survey regarding their thoughts and opinions about the 66.8-acre site, located at the southwest corner of State Road 7 and Stribling Way.

The purpose of this meet-ing is for the Wellington Village Council and staff to get input from the community, in terms of what your preferences and desires are, relative to the use of the property, Planning and Zoning Director Bob Basehart said.

The land was bought a decade ago for a future park. Since then, it has been eyed for a number of different purposes, from a college campus to an equestrian facility. Last winter, Wellington reviewed

bids for mixed-use developments at the site before deciding to reject all the proposals and gather more community input.

One town hall meeting was held in June, with future meetings set for Tuesday, Aug. 4 at Wel-lington Landings Middle School and Tuesday, Sept. 15 in the Wel-lington Village Council chambers, both starting at 7 p.m.

Unlike the first meeting, where the village found itself short on clickers used for a digital sur-vey more than 200 residents showed up and the village had just 100 of them this time, Wellington borrowed 100 more, so there were plenty to go around. The same set of questions was presented at the July meeting as the June meeting.

Nearly half of the residents tak-ing part were longtime residents of Wellington, living in the com-munity for more than 10 years. About a third had lived in the village for less than five years. The vast majority were property

Residents Offer K-Park Inputowners. Attendees were split over use of the space, with 49 percent voting that K-Park should be used for park space, and 51 percent opposed.

Results were favorable when residents were asked if K-Park should be a future location for an entertainment district: 72 percent said yes, while 28 percent said no. When asked whether a future de-velopment plan for K-Park should include a hotel, 47 percent said yes, while 52 percent said no. Fa-vorability was shown for including an arts center or something similar, with 59 percent voting yes and 41 percent voting no. The majority was against having employment-oriented uses at K-Park, with 71 percent voting no and 29 percent voting yes.

In January, six proposals were submitted to buy the land, which was purchased in 2003 for almost $8.5 million. The proposals were for mixed uses and offered be-tween $15 million and $25 million

See K-PARK, page 18

See ITID MEETING, page 4

Beware The HiddenDangers Of Heat StressIts summertime the season of cookouts, swimming pools and outdoor fun. But along with these activities come the dan-gers of extreme heat, and heat stress can be deadly. While the dangers of leaving children and animals in superheated cars are well known, lesser known is the effect of spending too much time in Floridas summertime heat without proper precau-tions. Page 4

By Ron BukleyTown Council Staff ReportThe Wellington Village Council

approved $480,000 in changes for the new Wellington Community Center on Tuesday, July 14. The money will allow the inclusion of a larger balcony overlooking the lake, an extended entry cover, and a lobby on the northeast side of the building that had been omitted in the final design stage after council approval.

Councilman Matt Willhite had asked for a review of the building design at the councils previous meeting after commenting that the final plan did not look like the plan that had been approved.

Jeff Miles of Pirtle Construc-tion and Jill Lanigan of Song & Associates gave a presentation on proposed enhancements to the building, which included the canopy extension at a cost of $115,000, the northeast lobby at $130,000 and the lakeside balcony at $300,000.

We heard some concerns from the council related to the current design as it is, Pirtle said. We

want to take a proactive approach to discussing these and addressing those concerns.

Lanigan said that the added ele-ments were architectural enhance-ments to the design and use of the building, providing more flexibil-ity. She also included comparison elevations of the original approval in July 2014 to the new proposal.

Weve enhanced some things on those to correct some of the rendering issues that we were see-ing, she said.

Pirtle added that a stage feature requested by the Wellington Se-niors Club has been reintroduced into the design of the second-floor ballroom.

Vice Mayor John Greene point-ed out that the rendering being presented as what was permitted by the village was not what the council had approved.

I dont want to get into seman-tics about how were labeling these things, but, to me, I sort of look at this as what was amended to what was approved by this council when this contract was awarded,

Wellington Adds $480,000 In Extras

To Community Center

See COUNCIL, page 18


Indian Trail Improvement District President Carol Jacobs warned residents last week that Palm Beach County code enforc-ers have been out in The Acreage citing residents for infractions.

I want to let everybody know, she said. Palm Beach County is out in force with their code en-forcement. All of a sudden, after 20 years, they decided they want a lot of money from Indian Trail residents. Theyre going basically house-to-house down the streets.

Jacobs made her comments during the Wednesday, July 22 meeting of the ITID Board of Supervisors, which saw nearly all agenda items postponed until a future meeting.

They hit me, which is fine; Ive got the money, she said. But years ago when we built ev-erything, my husband went down to make sure, and they said, We dont care what you do out there. Do whatever you want. To me,

all these years you dont come out and inspect code violations, and youre going to pick now, after the recession, the cancer cluster and all that?

Jacobs noted that one of her friends was told she had to paint her house and faced daily fines if she did not comply.

I want everyone to be aware that theyre out looking and theyre not just picking on certain people, theyre picking on everybody, she said. Thats a lot of money that theyre going to get from all the permits. They didnt seem to care a few years ago, but now they care.

Jacobs said she also wanted ITID staff to look into a county hydrant by one of the schools that was releasing chlorine-treated water into the canals and wetlands, and added that Supervisor Jennifer Hager had been threatened with a $500 fine for riding her horse in a wetland area.

We need to start getting hard on Palm Beach County, Jacobs said. If theyre going to be hard on us,

Indian Trail President: CountyCode Enforcement Out In Force

we need to get hard right back We are an elected board, and we have more power than were using. We need to start using it.

Jacobs added that she wanted to review the conditions of the countys use of easements to run water lines that were approved in a contract in 2007.

During the meeting, the ITID board postponed all items on the agenda except supervisor com-ments and public comments, and approval of disbursements. The change was made at Jacobs request and carried unanimously. The board does not have a meeting scheduled for August, so the items will be moved to the September meeting.

Items for approval included a permit to let the Seminole Im-provement District reroute a sewer line from Western Pines Middle School and Golden Grove Ele-mentary School to a county forced main at 140th Avenue North, away from the current sewer plant,

The second stop of the Feast of the Sea Chef Challenge was held Wednesday, July 22 at the International Polo Club Palm Beach in Wellington. The event featured a cooking contest between four top chefs. Shown here are judges Manfred Schmidtke and Libby Volyges, winner Clay Carnes of the Grille Fashion Cuisine, judge Maude Eaton and sous chef Alex Bustamante.

MORE PHOTOS, PAGE 19PHOTO BY DENISE FLEISCHMAN/TOWN-CRIER

VETS ISSUES AT CHAMBER LUNCHEONSEE STORY, PAGE 3

LENNAR MOVES AHEAD ON LAND BUYSEE STORY, PAGE 7


More than 200 people came out to the Lindburgers Restaurant in Wellington on Thursday, July 16 to help local athlete Christina Cooney get to the 2015 Special Olympics World Games in Los Angeles.

Christina, 37, is an experienced rider at the Vinceremos Therapeu-tic Riding Center in Loxahatchee Groves. She will be one of the 10 riders on the U.S. 2015 World Special Olympics Equestrian Team and will be among 7,000 competitors from 177 countries at the games.

Christina has been riding since she was 11 years old, said her father, Mike Cooney.

Hearing impaired, sight im-paired and mentally challenged, riding has been a boon for Chris-tina. When she gets on a horse, or works with a horse, her issues all seem to disappear.

Vinceremos Executive Director Ruth Menor founded the organi-zation in 1982, and this is only the second time that she has sent a rider to the Special Olympics World Games.

Christina is excited about all the attention her bid for glory has brought. This, for her, this is the most attention she has ever had in her life, Mike said. She went to the Royal Palm School, and had a circle of hearing-impaired friends, but this is the most attention she has ever gotten.

The fundraiser at Lindburg-ers was an extra special night. The Cooneys are regulars at the restaurant, and when employees Sara Neering and Lisa Johnson heard about the trip, they worked quickly to put together the fund-raiser, which raised approximately $7,000.

After all, Christina wont be traveling to California alone she will have her coaches and her fam-ily cheering her along and helping her prepare. Expenses add up.

We brainstormed and put this together in a week, Neering said.

The duo worked tag-team style to drum up support from local businesses and organizations.

One of us would work at the Sarah Menor, Christina Cooney, Ruth Menor, Lisa Johnson, Sara Neering, Kim Elie and Deb Levinsky at the July 16 fundraiser.

PHOTO BY JULIE UNGER/TOWN-CRIERSee COONEY, page 7

Royal Palm Beach Hosts Inaugural Senior Expo At Cultural CenterRoyal Palm Beach presented its first Senior Expo on Friday, July 24 at the Royal Palm Beach Cultural Center. There were vendors sharing wellness op-tions, healthcare options, edu-cational opportunities, travel packages and more. Page 5

Wellingtons American Legion Post 390 Hosts Officer InstallationWellingtons American Legion Chris Reyka Memorial Post 390 held its annual officer installa-tion ceremony Thursday, July 16 at Palm Beach County Fire-Rescue Station 30 on Stribling Way. Page 9

RPB Council AgreesTo Variances For PlazaAt SR 7 And PioneerThe Royal Palm Beach Village Council approved a series of site plan alterations for an under-construction shopping center at the southeast corner of State Road 7 and Pioneer Road on Thursday, July 16. The biggest issue was a reduction in the number of parking spaces required. Page 3

Groves Council Denies Developers RequestOn B Road ProjectOn July 21, the Loxahatchee Groves Town Council denied a request from the developers of the commercial project at B Road and Southern Blvd. to grant them a self-help provision to proceed with a paving project at the intersection. Page 7

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NEWS

Councilman Jeff Hmara said that it was his understanding that the 5-per-1,000 code was because restaurants require more parking spaces than traditional stores, and that he would approve the variance request with the understanding that no restaurants would be part of the inline building.

There will be restaurants in two smaller structures on the property, but not part of the major inline building, Hearing said. Those restaurants are slated to be Habitat Burger, Tijuana Flats and Fresh Kitchen.

The council approved the over-all parking reduction variance request, along with requests to re-duce parking behind the structure, allow signage on both the front and back of the smaller parcels, and to add the 5,523 square feet of building space onto the north part of the plaza.

By Paul L. GabaTown-Crier Staff Report

The Royal Palm Beach Village Council approved a series of site plan alterations for an under-construction shopping center at the southeast corner of State Road 7 and Pioneer Road on Thursday, July 16.

The biggest issue was a reduc-tion in the number of parking spaces required on the 10.6-acre parcel of land from 454 to 407.

Construction on the approved commercial development started last November. But since that time, the project grew from 85,177 square feet to 90,700 square feet, due to requests by two of the incoming tenants. This led to the requested reduction of parking spaces.

A lengthy, detailed presentation by architect Donaldson Hearing and property owner Jared Weiner

of Pebb Enterprises about the merits of reducing the code-re-quired number of parking spaces on the site swayed the council to approve four variance requests, against the recommendation of both village staff and the Royal Palm Beach Planning & Zoning Commission.

Planning & Zoning Adminis-trator Bradford OBrien said the reason for his departments disap-proval was in part because the ap-plicant had brought the variance need upon itself by reducing the number of parking spaces through increasing the size and scope of the previously approved construction project. More square footage equals less parking, OBrien said.

The primary reason for seeking a variance was because one of the national stores that signed a 10-year lease discount retailer Tuesday Morning required

more space than initially allotted to one of the north bays. In order to achieve the space, Pebb Enterpris-es consolidated three north bays to two, and added 5,523 square feet to the store. This led to the reduction of available parking spaces along the north side of the structure and behind the building, and the sub-sequent variance request.

In addition, the southernmost bay leased to Tide for a green dry cleaning store had to be modified to add a drive-through option. This led to the removal of a rear sidewalk and several em-ployee-specific rear parking spots.

This type of change is typi-cal when dealing with first-class tenants, Hearing said. We had many applicants to be there, but we focused on specific [national] tenants that have specific synergies that are part of their strategic plan. This is what is driving our request

for a variance, and we believe it has a lot of justification.

Other national chains that have signed lease agreements include TJ Maxx, Shoe Carnival and Michaels.

In making his variance request to the council, Hearing used a variety of studies and standards used in other communities when calculating needed parking spaces, including data from the Institute of Transportation Engineers and the Urban Land Institute. He noted that, while the request of a variance to 4.48 parking spaces per 1,000 square feet of usage was below the village codes mandate of five per 1,000, neighboring sites, such as the Toys R Us and Isla Verde plazas, have an even lower ratio.

In addition, a traffic study done on two separate days in March at the nearby plazas showed that the number of shoppers on those days

was far below the required code parking needs, even though it was in the middle of the winter season.

Youve provided an interesting analysis, Councilman Fred Pinto said. I think were comfortable with our parking code. I consider our village to be a special place, and one thing the our code collec-tively does for us is let us maintain a high quality of life. Im just put-ting this in context; what youre presenting sounds like a silent indictment of our code.

However, Pinto did not want to discourage the project.

Im compelled that the busi-ness issue makes sense for a variance, even though its not a typical reason for a variance, he said. We have to be careful; we want to be proactively supportive of businesses, but avoid everyone getting the message that were giving out variances like candy.

RPB Council Agrees To Variances For Plaza At SR 7 And Pioneer


The Wellington Chamber of Commerce hosted a luncheon on veterans issues Wednesday, July 22 at the Wanderers Club. The guest speaker was local veterans activist Ed Tague.

Tague, a 2001 graduate of Wel-lington High School, was a track, cross country and wrestling star

during his WHS days. He was offered a college scholarship, but chose a different path.

I dont know what came to me, but I knew that I was not going to make it in college, he recalled. All I wanted to do was run. I didnt want to study, I didnt want to go to school. I wanted to compete. I wanted to do something bigger.

His uncle and father, both mem-bers of the U.S. Marine Corps, often would tell him stories of their time in the service.

I want to join the best; I want to be a Marine, Tague said, inform-ing his father of his decision two months before graduation.

His father, Tague said, promptly shut down that idea. However, he eventually changed his mind.

Veterans Take Center Stage At Wellington Chamber LuncheonIn October 2001, Tague was off

to training in South Carolina. His goal: reconnaissance. He made it, then went on to several specialized schools.

Tague was deployed to Iraq in 2004. In December 2005, upon returning, he studied electrical engineering at Tallahassee Com-munity College. When I was go-ing to school, my friends said they noticed something about me, he said. They said I was a bit more irritable. I would snap at them for the littlest things I wouldnt talk to anybody about anything.

Tague convinced himself that he had made it through the combat zone, and for a year and a half he continued on, before receiving orders that he had been reactivated. His orders were to report for duty with a supply battalion, but it didnt compute with what he had learned.

They assigned me to my spe-cific platoon a military police platoon, he said.

The military police, he said, often did security checks to find if there were bombs. There werent any officers in charge of the pla-toon.

Suddenly, he became a pla-toon commander as a sergeant, in charge of 36 Marines, on his way back to Iraq. After the tour in Iraq, Tague was discharged and returned to Wellington.

My issues started bubbling up again, but this time, they got worse. I started drinking a lot, not sleeping, not having the best of thoughts, getting angry, Tague recalled. I didnt go and talk to anybody not a soul. The straw that broke the camels back was when my father passed away.

Even though Tagues father was initially against his son joining the Marines, he became his No. 1 fan.

He was so proud when I gradu-ated boot camp. When I was over-seas, Id get letters from him every week, he said.

Eventually, Tague confided in his mother, and finally received the help he needed.

He was terrified, but met an Air Force veteran who had suffered a stroke. The veteran talked through sign language and used grunts to communicate with his wife on the phone. One day, the veteran asked Tague to speak with his wife, trans-lating over the phone.

His wife just broke down. She hadnt heard his voice in more than four years. Im some guy in a psych ward, and Im helping this guy out, Tague said. From that point, something clicked in my head. I got out of the hospital, and eventually, I went back to school.

At Florida Atlantic University, Tague studied psychology. I knew I wanted to help other veterans, he said.

Tague was connected with a national campaign through Palm Beach County. Then, he received a job offer from Faith-Hope-Love-Charity Inc.

FHLC, also known as the Stand Down House, helps veterans who are struggling with mental or physical wounds or illnesses, addictions, homelessness and any other issues regarding returning to civilian life. Stand Down House utilizes a multi-tiered program, including transitional living and collaborative efforts, to help vet-erans ease their way back into civilian life.

We get direct referrals from the VA and the Department of Labor, Tague said, adding that their work is primarily done through grants.

Tagues mission is to help vet-erans find employment.

Stand Down House, he ex-plained, is temporary housing for anywhere from three months to two years. Well get them rides to the VA and get them to their appointments, get them vocational training, hopefully get them inter-view-ready, he said. Eventually, theyll come meet with me.

This past Veterans Day, FHLC held a groundbreaking for Village of Valor (www.villageofvalor.org), a community for homeless veterans and their families.

To learn more, call (561) 649-9920 or visit www.standown.org.

Veterans Rob Mahar, Ed Tague, Dave Marchsteiner, Tom Wenham, Johnny Meierand Dale Grimm at the Wellington Chamber of Commerce luncheon on July 22.

PHOTO BY JULIE UNGER/TOWN-CRIER


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LETTERS TO THE EDITORFalse Promises

From MintoPromises, promises, promises.

Jim Rohn once said, For every promise, there is a price to pay. This quote is certainly relevant to Minto as this developer now wants Acreage, West Palm Beach and Palm Beach County tax dollars to pay for the agreement it made with Palm Beach County to set aside 250 acres for a system of lakes and marshes they promised will assist in stormwater drainage, improved water quality and increased pota-ble water supplies at no cost to taxpayers. Thanks to Gov. Rick Scott, all Florida taxpayers have already shelled out $2 million, and now the developer of Minto West, renamed Westlake, wants more $13 million more.

Property owners in all of Palm Beach County will be shelling out tax dollars for road improve-ments and maintenance to handle increased traffic that will be gener-ated by Minto. Those living within the ITID service area will be taxed additionally for road improve-ment, maintenance and repairs on roads we own; roads that will be flooded by Minto traffic, and on top of this, Minto now wants us to pay for its drainage project, too.

Those of us who spoke in op-position to Minto West warned of the price we will have to pay for overdevelopment, and the price is steep: increased property taxes, negative impacts on our schools, marginal drainage relief for an area that rarely floods, road congestion, loss of quality of life, etc. We also warned of the domino effect. GL Homes is seeking land use changes to permit the construction of 4,000 homes and 235,000 square feet of commercial, and the exemp-tions from traffic concurrency requirements that were also given to Minto. It is sad and frustrating to know that our warnings stand a better chance of fruition than promises made by developers to fix our antiquated area.

Development is inevitable. Overdevelopment does not have to be, if the Palm Beach County commissioners would hold de-velopers to that which they are approved to build under current land use and zoning laws. It is obvious, however, that we cannot rely on them to do that. We still stand a good chance of curbing development and minimizing impacts if residents take a stand to oppose it and support those working diligently to protect and preserve our area from Broward-ization. The only group actively challenging the commissioners decisions is ALERTS. Its efforts continue but need your support. Visit www.alertsofpbc.com to see how you can assist. Imagine what could happen if you do; imagine what will happen if you do not.

Jean EdwardsThe Acreage

Management RFP Is Necessary

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council has not terminated Un-derwood Management Services. Underwoods already extended patchwork contract will expire on Sept. 30. Underwood could choose to respond to the request for proposals (RFP) with perhaps the best understanding of the actual work requirements, needs and expectations of our rural town. Boots-on-the-ground involvement with ongoing changes in the town and a clear understanding of the listed town management contract requirements and adopted town policies and procedures are re-quired of all RFP responders.

Loxahatchee Groves needs an updated town management contract with the best evaluated entity that responds to the RFP process that is underway. The current extended contract with Underwood Management has become a patchwork of the orig-inal three-year contract signed Sept. 29, 2011, a June 8, 2012

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amendment, subsequent separately priced work orders and sometimes conflicting contract interpretations that combine to increase the cost to the town. All of Underwood Managements original personnel have changed, including the town manager, town clerk, planning coordinator and secretary. The basic town management contract cost is now $350,000 per year, not including any separately priced work orders or any directed and separately paid town management work load provided by other town service contractors, such as the attorney, land planner, engineer and code enforcement firm.

Town changes and growth have increased the town management work requirements, and Under-wood Management has also made its own interpretations of contract terms and the actual work respon-sibilities it has for town financial management, contract adminis-tration, oversight and direction of town projects, coordinating plan-ning and zoning requests, carrying out code and environmental policy enforcement, and investigating and resolving resident issues and complaints. Nothing is necessarily wrong with a town management learning curve and increased costs its just time for updating the contract and having a better mutual understanding of what is expected from the town management com-pany itself and what it will cost from the best-evaluated provider.

The town does not benefit from unproductive personal attacks on town council or town committee members, or emotional comments by some residents in meetings or in letters to the editor when they have simply chosen sides in our unfor-tunately divided town. The RFP process is underway. The council needs to choose the best-evaluated responder and go forward.

John RyanLoxahatchee Groves

Editors note: Mr. Ryan is a supervisor of the Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District.

The FightWill Go On

During the June meeting of the Loxahatchee Groves Town Council, embattled Councilman Ryan Liang directed the residents of the Groves to grow up and stop being childish.

Since the March 10 election, all that I have asked for is that the peoples will be followed. Throughout this matter, it appears that the council is determined to make that as difficult as possible.

At the election, it was clear that Ms. [Philomena] Liang pro-cured numerous absentee ballots improperly. It was also clear that Councilman Jim Rockett was aware of the issue, as evidenced by the report of Bill Ford. Despite this knowledge, Councilman Rockett failed to report the matter. Coun-cilman Rockett, as a member of the canvassing board, also actively campaigned for Mr. Liang. All of this, in my view, was wrong.

As a member of the canvassing board, Councilman Rockett owed a duty to the citizens to look out for their interests and make sure the election was a true repre-sentation of the peoples will. In my view, he failed in his duty. Former Councilman Dennis Lipp filed his complaint with the ethics commission, and the state deemed it investigation worthy. Making matters worse, is the fact that when faced with the forfeiture issues of Mr. Liang, Councilman Rockett was provided the reason and case law as to why he should recuse himself. Yet again, he chose the path that put himself and his po-sition in controversy. I am certain that another ethics complaint could be filed on this alone.

As to Mr. Liang, he was the can-didate. It was his campaign. There-fore, he is the captain of the ship and with that charge, accountable for all actions of his campaign. Mr. Liang, too, should be most concerned about the people, the election and the choices made.

He admitted on the news that his mother and member of his cam-paign essentially committed the felony of wrongful procurement of an absentee ballot. Yet, once again, he took no responsibility. Instead, he issued flatly false statements that this issue did not decide the election. The facts simply show this statement to be wrong.

I won at the live voting. The dif-ference was the absentee ballots. There is no other interpretation that can be made. Yet, Mr. Liang made the statement, did not publicly call for an investigation or take any responsibility for the actions of his campaign. I guess the buck does not stop with him.

It is unfortunate that Mr. Liang and Councilman Rockett refuse to act responsibly, appropriately or with the interest of the people they were elected to represent first and foremost in their decisions.

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement investigation and the Palm Beach County Circuit Court lawsuit against the Town of Loxahatchee Groves are ongoing. The fight, therefore, must go on.

Keith HarrisLoxahatchee Groves

We Need Fair Trade Agreements

How is it that these United States involves itself in trade agreements which appear to only serve special interests?

The truth of the matter is,

that past free trade agreement NAFTA, while rewarding Ameri-can businesses with tax credits for each job sent overseas, has done nothing to stimulate our industry at home and is actually displacing American workers at home.

The great sucking sound you here are more American jobs going overseas to cheap labor in the third world and developing nations, while American labor, semiskilled and unskilled, find themselves victims of such displacement, and now drawing unemployment in-surance, and in some cases perma-nently laid off, facing welfare as their only solution. All the while, critics of American labor complain that these victims of government decision, these fellow Americans, just dont want to work.

We need to create a level playing field, not one where American workers compete with 39 countries that pay only $2/day to foreign workers.

I submit to you that if the current TPP or Trans Pacific Partnership was a fair trade bill, then it wouldnt require a second bill called the TAA, an assistance bill for American workers displaced by the TPP. We need a fair trade bill, which opens manufacturing at home, and not one where our partners establish tariffs of 30 percent on American goods going into foreign countries that cant compete with foreign goods coming into these United States tariff free.

Richard NielsenRoyal Palm Beach

Its summertime the season of cookouts, swimming pools and outdoor fun. But along with these activities come the dangers of extreme heat, and heat stress can be deadly. While the dangers of leaving children and animals in superheated cars are well known, lesser known is the effect of spending too much time in Floridas summertime heat without proper precautions.

Many longtime residents are aware of this, given the daily intense sunlight that beams down on the state during the summer months, and the pea-soup fog created with every afternoon thunderstorm hitting the sizzling pavement.

But being aware and actually taking precautions are not the same thing. During the past month, there have been numerous cases of heat stroke, heat exposure or heat exhaustion reported every day at Palm Beach Countys hospitals.

According to the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, extreme heat causes an average of 675 deaths annually in the United States, which is usually more than tornadoes, hurricanes, floods and lightning combined.

Every day, someone in Palm Beach County has reported a form of heat-related illness, said Dr. Alina Alonso, director of the Florida Department of Health in Palm Beach County. I would like to remind everyone to slow down, cool down and drink plenty of fluids. Rec-ognizing the signs of heat illness and taking the necessary preventive measure can keep a person well and out of the hospital.

According to Alonso, heat injury can develop after exposure to high temperatures and inadequate or unbalanced replacement of fluids. Those most prone to heat exhaustion are elderly people, people with high blood pressure, and people working or exercising in a hot environment.

Heat stroke is the most serious form of heat injury and is considered a medical emergency.

It occurs when the body becomes unable to control its temperature. The bodys temperature rises rapidly, the body loses its ability to sweat and it is unable to cool down. Heat stroke can occur if your body temperature rises to 104 degrees Fahrenheit or higher, and can cause death or permanent disability if emergency treatment is not provided. If you suspect that someone has heat stroke also known as sunstroke call 911 immediately and give first aid until paramedics arrive.

Heat exhaustion is a milder form of heat-related illness that can develop after several days of exposure to high temperatures and inadequate or unbalanced replacement of fluids.

There are several ways to avoid becoming a victim of heat stress this summer.First, be aware of the common signs and symptoms associated with heat stress. These

include sweating profusely, chills, weakness, fainting, confusion, dizziness, elevated body temperature and vomiting. If you experience these symptoms, seek medical attention.

Second, stay informed by checking the local weather throughout the day for updates, and plan events and activities before or after extremely hot periods. Along with the regular radio and television broadcasts, weather updates can be found online and sent to you via a number of mobile apps.

Third, stay hydrated. Do not wait until youre thirsty to drink fluids. When out in the sun, drink two to four cups of water every hour and avoid drinks with alcohol or a high sugar content.

Last, but not least, stay cool by remaining in air conditioned buildings during the hottest periods of the day, avoid direct sunlight, wear lightweight or light-colored clothing, and take cool showers or baths.

Enjoy those cookouts and days at the beach, but be safe out there! More tips and information can be obtained by visiting www.flhealthpalmbeach.org.

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The Royal Palm Beach Plan-ning & Zoning Commission, meeting as the Local Planning Agency, approved a zoning code text amendment Tuesday, July 28 that would allow restaurants to put in rotating price signs as part of their drive-through options.

The proposal would allow for an exception to the villages prohibition on rotating signs for restaurants with drive-through facilities, and would cover all restaurants in the village.

RPB Zoning Change To Allow Rotating Signs At Drive-ThroughsThe request was made by own-

ers of the McDonalds restau-rant at the northeast corner of Royal Palm Beach Blvd. and Okeechobee Blvd., and was met with no opposition from either village staff or the board mem-bers present at the meeting.

Royal Palm Beach Planning & Zoning Administrator Brad-ford OBrien explained that the request would amend the current ordinance to allow one menu pricing sign, with a maximum height and width of 7 feet each, to be permitted, but specify that

it needed to be a minimum of 75 feet from any residentially zoned boundary.

It is my understanding that this text amendment would ap-ply to the entire village, not one specific site, Board Chair Joseph Boyle said. Any residential area next to a drive-in restaurant wont have Jack in the Box looking through their window unless its at least 75 feet away.

Village Attorney Jennifer Ash-ton said that the McDonalds would not be the first restaurant in the village with such a sign.

There are some drive-through restaurants that have menu pric-ing signs, that were issued per-mits, which was not supposed to have been done, but they are technically legally nonconform-ing, Ashton said. Theres one restaurant, the Steak n Shake, that wouldnt meet the 75-foot requirement. But our position is, they are already legally noncom-forming, so this wouldnt change that. We arent taking anyones signs away.

The major question raised at the meeting was not about the

actual request but about future restaurant signage possibilities.

I dont have any problems with the recommendation. How-ever, from what Ive seen al-ready, Burger King and McDon-alds do, to some extent, already have signs that interchange from breakfast to lunch, Board Mem-ber Richard Becher said. Are we heading toward digital menus? Is that where this is going down the road?

OBrien said that would not surprise him.

If I took out my crystal ball

and was projecting to the future, I think youd see some digitizing of menu signs, he said. I think the visual illustrations where you are ordering by pictures, I dont think that will change, unless it became a TV monitor. Thats where you would probably see digitization.

Ashton added that such a move would require an entirely new village code amendment.

The amendment now heads to the Royal Palm Beach Village Council at its next meeting, on Thursday, Aug. 20.

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which is scheduled to be decom-missioned soon.

Also on the agenda was a review of the districts road surface stabi-lization policy and consideration of the disposition of surplus real property and easements.

During public comment, resi-dent Anne Kuhl said she had been

reviewing recent legislation that had been approved, which includ-ed a $2 million Acreage drainage project involving the Seminole Improvement District and the Loxahatchee River Restoration Project that includes routing water through The Acreage.

Seminole is connecting to Indi-an Trail, Kuhl said. Ive sat at all these meetings and I havent heard anything about us agreeing to any kind of project with the Seminole Improvement District to connect, and Im just wondering how does

this governor get to sign such a bill? Has anyone on this board or staff been working on this with the Seminole Improvement District? I just find this highly irregular, and I think it should be made known to the governor that were not involved in this.

Kuhl added that it appears that the state expects taxpayers to pick up an additional $13 million to pay for the project.

ITID Engineer Jay Foy ex-plained that the Seminole Im-provement District went through

the state to ask for financing for a plan that they said was for a public benefit.

It was to take water from their district and put it in the M Canal, which eventually gets to the Loxahatchee Rivers northwest portion, Foy said, adding that part of the Minto approval was that it had to give up one inch of its 2-inch-per-day drainage rights.

Foy said he hopes that the project will help drainage in The Acreage.

Its one inch for them, 0.18 inches for us, Foy said. It did not specify Indian Trail, but we will be working with them to make that ours. Its a lot of water, even though its only 18 percent of what we need. We shouldnt be thumbing our nose at it.

Foy said that the Seminole Improvement District is asking for the total funding, although it might come from other sources in addition to the state, and added that ITID has the infrastructure in place to participate in the project.

They did not consult me about going to the state for funding, he said. If we do have to build a structure, and if you agree to it, then possibly we could also get state funding but we have not committed to anything.

Supervisor Michelle Damone made a motion for Foy and ITIDs legal staff to ask Minto, which now controls the Seminole Improve-ment District, about the details of the plan, and possibly make a presentation to the board, which carried unanimously.


NEWSROYAL PALM BEACH HOSTS INAUGURAL SENIOR EXPO AT CULTURAL CENTER

(Front row) Kirsten and Emmett Steiner with Craig Eisenstark; (back row) Karen and Bob Cavanagh of Allstate Insurance.

SPANISH EXCHANGE STUDENTS VISIT WITH PROJECT 425 AT G&M RANCH

Creative Writers Group members Don Conway,Gloria Ferrara, John Rifenberg and Margie Bonner.

Senior Coordinator Dolly Hughes, Councilman Fred Pinto,Supervisor of Senior Services Jeannine Delgardio and

Cultural Events Superintendent Carlos Morales.

The Village of Royal Palm Beach presented its first Senior Expo on Friday, July 24 at the Royal Palm Beach Cultural Center. The day promoted resources for local senior citizens. There were vendors sharing wellness options, healthcare options, educational oppor-tunities, travel packages and much more. PHOTOS BY DENISE FLEISCHMAN/TOWN-CRIER

Award-winning pup Quasi Modo greetsguests Santiago Cid and Antonio Duenas.

Project 425 members welcomed Spanish exchange students to G&M Ranch in Loxahatchee Groves on Wednesday, July 22. Students got to speak with veterans of the Vietnam War. The students learned the important role of Huey helicopters during the conflict. Four military vehicles transported guests to nearby Tropical Bamboo Nursery & Gardens for a tour. Members of the St. Rita Catholic Church Knights of Columbus served lunch.

PBCFR Fire SafetySpecialist Marvin Hubert.

Former RPB Councilwoman Martha Webster with Major

General Wayne Jackson.

Young at Heart Club members Gloria Ferrara, MargieBonner, Phyllis Katz, Iris Levin and Lenora Messina.

Margaret Peter assists Pat Gamage with a BMI test.

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Spanish exchange students received American flagsand certificates from Project 425 members.

Tropical Bamboo ownerRobert Saporito with Mike

Carroll of G&M Ranch.

Jane Hoebich visits with Julette Browne, communityrelations director at Royal Manor Rehabilitation.

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JULY 27 A deputy from the Acreage/Loxahatchee substation of the Palm Beach County Sher-iffs Office was called Monday morning to a home on Orange Blvd. in The Acreage regarding a stolen vehicle. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 11:30 p.m. Sunday night and 5:15 a.m. Monday morning, someone stole the victims 1993 Chevy 2500 pickup truck. According to the report, the victim recently purchased the vehicle, and had not yet registered it under his name. No one had access or authorization to take the vehicle.

JULY 27 A deputy from the PBSOs Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was called Monday morning to a home on Orange Blvd. in The Acreage regarding a stolen vehicle attempt. Accord-ing to a PBSO report, sometime between 8 p.m. Sunday evening and 7 a.m. Monday morning, someone punched out the steering column, ignition system and front passenger door lock of the victims 2000 Ford F-250, causing $450 in damage.

JULY 21 A deputy from

the PBSOs Royal Palm Beach substation was called to the Publix supermarket on Southern Blvd. last Tuesday regarding a case of shoplifting. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 10:45 and 10:55 p.m., an unknown white male attempted to purchase two cartons of Newport cigarettes,

Vehicle Incidents On Orange Blvd.In The Acreage

valued at $155.59. As the cashier placed the cartons in a bag, the man unsuccessfully swiped his card through the card reader to pay. When the cashier placed the bag on top of the counter, the man grabbed it and ran out of the store, entered a red pickup truck and fled northbound on Crestwood Blvd.

JULY 22 A deputy from the PBSOs Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was called to the Publix supermarket on Seminole Pratt Whitney Road last Wednesday evening regarding a case of shop-lifting. According to a PBSO report, at approximately 7:15 p.m. last Wednesday, Christopher Smith of West Palm Beach at-tempted to steal seven five-gallon jugs of Crystal Springs water, valued at $90.93, before being stopped by the stores assistant manager. Smith was arrested, and the water was recovered.

JULY 23 A deputy from the PBSOs Wellington substation was called to a home on Bedford Mews Court last Thursday afternoon regarding a residential burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 7:20 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., someone used a blunt tool to break the front doors deadbolt and lock, causing $500 in damage, before stealing $7,000 in jewelry and two laptop computers. DNA evidence was gathered from the home.

JULY 23 A deputy from the PBSOs Wellington substation was called to the LA Fitness gym on Forest Hill Blvd. last Thursday

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Crime Stoppers of Palm Beach Coun-ty is asking for the publics help in finding these wanted fugitives:

Mark Byrd, is a white male, 61 tall and weighing 190 lbs., with brown hair, hazel eyes and a scar on his chin. His date of birth is 03/14/62. Byrd is wanted on felony charges for the possession of cocaine, the possession of a schedule II substance, and the possession/use of drug paraphernalia. His address is listed as at large. He is wanted as of 07/23/15.

Todd Todaro, is a white male, 6 tall and weighing 200 lbs., with black hair, brown eyes and multiple tattoos. His date of birth is 07/05/78. Todaro is wanted on felony charges for failing to redeliver leased equipment and for failing to appear in court for misde-meanor charges of retail theft. His last known address was West Polo Lakes Drive in Wellington. He is wanted as of 07/23/15.

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The Palm Beach County Sher-iffs Office is seeking the pub-lics help to identify a man who stole sunglasses valued at more than $1,000 from a Wellington store. The unknown male entered Eyes of Welling-ton on Wellington Trace on Tuesday, June 30 and snatched a pair of Chrome Hearts sun-glasses before fleeing to an awaiting vehicle. The suspect appears to be in his late teens or early 20s, approximately 55, wearing a blue and white striped shirt, khaki shorts and a baseball hat. Anyone with information about the suspect is asked to call Crime Stoppers at (800) 458-TIPS.

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The Palm Beach County Sheriffs Office is seeking the publics help to identify two men who stole meat from the Aldi store on State Road 7 in Royal Palm Beach. The unknown men entered the store on Tuesday, June 30 at approximately 2 p.m. and placed more than $400 worth of meat in their backpacks before leaving the store without paying. Anyone with information about the suspects is asked to call Crime Stoppers at (800) 458-TIPS.

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On Tuesday, July 21, the Loxa-hatchee Groves Town Council denied a request from the devel-opers of the commercial project at B Road and Southern Blvd. to grant them a self-help provision to proceed with a paving project at the intersection.

The property at B Road and Southern Blvd. is being developed into a new Palm Beach State Col-lege campus, along with two ap-proved commercial developments. Road work on the projects has been delayed due to the comple-tion of a right of way map survey being done by the Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District in preparation to turn over the rights of way to the town.

Joe Lelonek of Atlantic Land Companies, representing the prop-erty owner at the northwest corner, noted that a four-part agreement was signed several months ago between the town, Palm Beach State and the private developers regarding the road improvements. Money for the B Road work has been fully posted in escrow to connect the developments to Southern Blvd. using standard paving with a curb and gutter, while the section to the north will connect to Okeechobee Blvd.

using open-graded emulsified mix (OGEM).

Lelonek said that the towns engineering firm, Keshavarz & Associates, has started the design for the project and the survey work is complete, although the survey maps being done by the LGWCD were not complete as of mid-July.

At the meeting, Town Manager Bill Underwood said the survey maps had been completed that day.

Lelonek said missing from the agreement is a commitment from the town to complete the northern portion of the road, which the developers have paid for but is the towns responsibility to do. He asked the council for either a self-help clause or a hard deadline for the completion of the OGEM sec-tion, although there is an existing two-year completion agreement.

What we want to do is, one, insure that that road will be built in a timely fashion, which I think is what everybody is looking for, and, two, tell our tenants that we have solved the issue of having a road that is not going to be com-pleted prior to a certain date so that we can actually start construction, Lelonek said.

Town Attorney Michael Cirullo said he would strongly recommend against a self-help agreement be-cause it would be granting final say

to a private developer on a public project. He asserted that there have been no delays attributable to the town or the LGWCD.

In other business, the council adopted a preliminary millage rate of 1.4718 mills, which is the maximum allowable rate under Florida Statutes, over the current rate of 1.20 mills and over the rollback rate of 1.0759 mills. The rate can be lowered later in the budget process. The council also approved a solid waste collection assessment of $300, which is $44 less than the current rate of $344.

Underwood said the value of homesteaded residential property has increased, while agricultural land has decreased in value. Total assessed property value increased to $382 million in 2015.

With a property tax rate of 1.2 mills, the tax would be $1.02 for every $1,000 of taxable value, which would generate an addition-al $36,137 in revenue, while the agreement with Big Dog Ranch Rescue would generate another $7,000. With other miscellaneous revenue sources, Underwood proposed transferring $58,306 to the solid waste fund, pointing out that the Waste Pro contract has in-creased 3.5 percent from $414,000 to $428,000, which would reduce customers annual rate to $300.

Underwood also pointed out that the maximum allowable rate of 1.4718 mills would generate ad-ditional revenue that could also be applied to the solid waste payment, which could reduce the solid waste payment to $256 per customer.

Councilman Tom Goltzen made a motion to adopt a solid waste assessment of $300 per customer, which carried 5-0.

Councilman Ron Jarriel made a motion to approve the preliminary

Groves Council Denies Developers Request On B Road Workrate of 1.4718 mills, which carried 4-1 with Councilman Jim Rockett opposed. Rocket favored the cur-rent 1.2 millage rate.

Town staff planned to submit the TRIM (Truth in Millage) rate to the county on July 24, and a public hearing will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 4. Notices will be mailed to residents on Aug. 11, with discussion at another council meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 18. The final hearing date for the solid

waste assessment is set for Tues-day, Sept. 1, while formal public hearings on the tax rate and budget will be held Tuesday, Sept. 15 and Tuesday, Sept 29. The new fiscal year begins Oct. 1.

The town also received a clean annual audit report. Terry Morton with the accounting firm Nowlen, Holt & Miner said the report was similar to last year, when the town received a certificate of achieve-ment for a clean audit opinion.

Christina Cooney with Mark and Kim Elie.

Tom Blake provided the entertainment.Sara Neering, Lisa Johnson and Mark Meyers

of Lindburgers with Christina Cooney.

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continued from page 1restaurant and the other would go out for donations, Johnson explained.

They took turns following up, working together with Mark Mey-ers, president of the Wellington Lindburgers location.

A night like tonight, and seeing this amazing community come out and support this wonderful person, is just amazing, Meyers said. We are actually doing the easy part, to have the restaurant and the walls and the ceilings and the food. The hard part is what everyone is doing behind the scenes Including all the amazing donations that people gave way above and beyond.

There was a silent auction, music, raffles and more as Lind-burgers was filled with Christi-nas supporters. Local businesses

Christina Cooney with her nephew Sam Hickman, sister Caryn Hickman, cousin Belinda Seymour, Ruth Menor of Vinceremos and father Mike Cooney. PHOTOS BY JULIE UNGER/TOWN-CRIER

Patty Wills, Marti Williams andNicole Evelyn enjoy the fundraiser.

Vinceremos rider Rebecca LePage withSpecial Olympian Christina Cooney. Brenda Dillian dances with her niece, Brooke Benitez.

taking part included: Lindburgers, Short Stacks, Dr. Marc Pinkwas-ser, Sam Jons Salon, Leslies Swimming Pool Supplies, the Movies at Wellington, Edible Arrangements, Taylor Made Caf, Schaefer Drugs, Sansone AC, Visions Salon, Melody Acres Music, Village Music, Everglades Farm Equipment, Strathmore Bagels, Bonefish Macs, Eyes of Wellington, the Tackeria, Tatos, JRD Saddlery, Joeys Outback Adventures, Tipsy Salon & Spa, Jordans Steak Bistro, Rockys Ace Hardware, Dive Bar, Tijuana Flats, Gold Coast, Brown Distrib-uting, Bacio Bacio Bridal Salon, the Gold Connection, Scottys Sport Shop, Wellington Florist, Garden of Life, Warrior Brand Clothing, Van Dell Jewelers and Kathryn Johnson.

At Vinceremos, Christina works with coaches Sarah Menor and Kim Elie, as well as interpreter Deb Levinsky. She will have different coaches at the Special Olympics, but her Florida team will be there to support her.

Its a privilege to be support-ing her. Im just honored to be her coach. It has changed my life teaching her, Kim said.

Christina wears a small elec-tronic device on her wrist to con-vey instructions, and uses posters, as well as tactile exercises, to learn the routines.

In May, Mark Elie, Kims hus-band, created a gofundme account to help with the expenses for the cross-country trip. As of Saturday, July 27, 94 people had donated $8,710. The owner of K&E Travel, Mark is helping with accom-modations and coordinating the adventure.

Mike was overwhelmed with the community support Thursday evening, as well as the support from Marks gofundme account.

We could not have found one of our riders who deserved this more, Ruth said. Shes not some-one who just shows up and gets on a horse. She is totally immersed in our program. She deserves to go to the Olympics and shine.

Mike takes Christina to Vincer-

emos every day. Ive watched her grow from somebody who was very dependent on other people, he said. I was very tuned in to her deficiencies, and I watched her grow in the sense that she started slowly taking initiative.

Christina started working at Goodwill Industries, then moved on to working at Vinceremos.

Ruth offered an opportunity for her to do something constructive, Mike said. She has always had a passion for horses. It offered a safe environment for her, in an enclosed area, and offered her to show and grow and give her initia-tive to become really independent, to the point where she is left on her own endeavors to do pretty much as she pleases as far as getting the work accomplished and done.

Being able to compete, and ride horses, has given Christina confidence, independence and another family. Many athletes go out there and have this competitive nature about them, but thats not what Christina is about. It is about pleasing the crowd, pleasing Ruth,

pleasing her dad and her family, and pleasing her instructor, Mike said. Thats the kind of person she is.

To help Christina and her sup-porters with travel expenses, visit www.gofundme.com/olympics christina.


The sale of Royal Palm Beachs former wastewater treatment plant property will proceed as planned, Village Manager Ray Liggins told the Town-Crier in mid-July.

The $35 million sale of the 154-acre property at the north end of Crestwood Blvd. was ap-proved by the Royal Palm Beach Village Council in February, but had to go through several studies by purchaser Lennar Homes, including a traffic study and an analysis of cleaning up an old shooting range.

Lennar Moves Ahead WithRoyal Palm Land Purchase

Liggins said Lennar met a Mon-day, July 13 deadline to submit a notice to proceed with the sale to the village, and that the sales due diligence period is now over.

The next step is they have to close on the property, either within 10 days after site plan approval or by Dec. 31, whichever is first, Liggins said.

Lennar has paid the village two deposits totaling $597,000 so far.

As part of the site plan approval, representatives from Lennar will meet with village staff and put to-gether a concept of what it intends to build on the property. After that

is completed, the proposal will go before the Royal Palm Beach Planning & Zoning Commission, and then to the council for final approval.

Liggins said the villages goal is to have things finalized for council approval by its Nov. 19 meeting, and close within 10 days of that date.

According to the villages pro-posed 2015-16 annual budget, $5.5 million of the capital improvement fund of which nearly half was dedicated to major road resurfac-ing projects in 2016 is to come from the property sale.

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Equestrian PlanWellington is inviting residents

to participate in an online survey on equestrian topics. The survey will assist village staff in gather-ing data related to traffic and seasonal fluctuations of horses and people.

In an ongoing effort to provide better service for residents, the village is also seeking input on a range of topics related to the Equestrian Master Plan. All re-sponses to the survey are anony-mous.

Take a few minutes to complete the survey online at www.wel-lingtonfl.gov or at https://epajuly.surveyanalytics.com.

Vacation Bible School At St.

Michael ChurchSt. Michael Lutheran Church

invites children to join them for Vacation Bible School from Sunday, Aug. 2 through Thursday, Aug. 6 from 5:45 to 8 p.m. night-

ly. Classes are age-appropriate for kids who are entering pre-K through the completion of fifth grade.

Each night, a different animated movie (Prince of Egypt, Finding Nemo, Frozen and more) will be shown to the group and a discus-sion will follow as to how the movie connects to the Bible. Kids will then be asked to act out the scenes. The final night will be a movie premiere and showcase movie scenes performed by the children.

St. Michael Lutheran Church is located at 1925 Birkdale Drive in Wellington. To register, visit www.stmichaelelc.com. For more info., e-mail Kelly at kelly @daleconstruction.org or Ryan at [email protected], or call the church at (561) 793-4999.

Superintendent At Chamber

Lunch Aug. 20The Central Palm Beach County

Chamber of Commerce will host an economic forum luncheon Thursday, Aug. 20 at 11:30 a.m. at

the Kravis Center for the Perform-ing Arts in West Palm Beach.

Titled Preventing Floridas Brain Drain, the luncheon is aimed at uniting business and edu-cation for the purpose of retaining Palm Beach Countys brightest young minds to build a skilled workforce.

The forum will feature Dr. Robert Avossa, newly appointed superintendent of the Palm Beach County School District, as the keynote speaker. The event will also introduce the community to the chambers new Young Entrepreneurs Academy pro-gram. Economic development and educational experts will also be on hand for a panel discussion.

Tickets are $55 before Aug. 7 and $75 after Aug. 7. A portion of the proceeds will fund the Young Entrepreneurs Academy. For more info., call Martina Sanchez at (561) 578-4813.

DAC To Host Dance Intensive

The Dance Arts Conserva-tory will offer its annual Dance Intensive from Monday, Aug. 3

through Friday, Aug. 7 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Classes include ballet, African, lyrical, contemporary, Broadway jazz, acro, hip-hop, tap and more with teachers Melissa Waters, Dorie and Rocky Duvall, Herbert Dingle, Lauren Cushing, Tracy Mozingo, Carlos Torres, Larry Albright, Kristen Lang and Andrew Gilbert. The cost is $300 for the week or $75/day. Call Randy at (561) 296-1880 for more info.

Back-To-School Event At Whole Foods Market

For the seventh year, Whole Foods Market Wellington in partnership with the Village of Wellington, the Palm Beach Sheriffs Office and Palm Beach County Fire-Rescue will kick off the school year with a huge celebration of lunchbox favorite foods, free ID cards for kids, and childrens activities including face painting and live magic on Saturday, Aug. 15 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Emergency vehicles will be onsite in the Whole Foods Market

parking lot for families to explore, while free samples will be offered around the store. Families are encouraged to walk around and taste all sorts of lunch box delights. The free ID cards will be created in the back of the caf by PBSO volunteers.

Reusable Whole Foods Market cooler lunch bags and ice cream sundaes will be offered in ex-change for donations to the Whole Kids Foundation. There will also be a school supply drive. Guests are encouraged to bring school supplies of their choice, which will be donated to the Boys & Girls Club in Wellington.

Whole Foods Market Wel-lington is located at 2635 State Road 7. For more info., call (561) 904-4000.

Camp Exhibition At Armory Art

Center Aug. 14The Armory Art Center in West

Palm Beach will hold its End of Summer Art Camp Exhibition & Reception on Friday, Aug. 14 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. It will be a one-day exhibition of the campers

work from the final five weeks of summer camp. The exhibition is free and open to the public. For more info., call (561) 832-1776 or visit www.armoryart.org.

TWBA To Host Social Aug. 20The Western Business Alliance

will hold its August social at the Wild West Diner, located at 12041 Southern Blvd., on Thursday, Aug. 20 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Advanced registration is $10 for members and $15 for nonmem-bers. For more info., visit www.thewesternbusinessalliance.com.

Pierce Hammock Prepares For School Year

Pierce Hammock Elementary School will hold uniform sales on Tuesday, Aug. 4 and Thurs-day, Aug. 6 from 5 to 7 p.m. The schools Red Carpet Premiere (meet the teacher) will be Friday, Aug. 14 from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. For more info., call (561) 633-4500.

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RED BARN FEED & SUPPLY HOSTS PURINA CUSTOMER APPRECIATION EVENT

Purina Animal Nutrition Equine Sales Specialist ShielaConde discusses horse feed with Shelbea Reville.

Red Barn Feed & Supply hosted its 2015 Purina Check-R-Board Days customer appreciation event on Saturday, July 11 during regular business hours. For more info., visit www.redbarn1.com or call (561) 790-0004.

Tara, Adrian and JamesOcampo select dog food.

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Shelbea Reville, Mario Mejia, Ashley LeBlanc,Antonella Guerra and Brittany Arnold of Red Barn.Janine Lambe with Tyci.

Michael Pancia, John Isola, Robert Dugre, Marc Piven, Dennis Masch, Al Ziker, Commander Max Nelson, Sgt. at Arms Edward Manak, Southern Area Commander Joe Motes and 11th District Commander Gene Bruce during the ceremony. Not shown: James Napuli, Loren Heistand and Jerold Klein.

Outgoing Commander Max Nelson is honoredby 11th District Commander Gene Bruce.

Incoming Commander Al Ziker, outgoing CommanderMax Nelson and 11th District Commander Gene Bruce.

Southern Area Commander Joe Motes and 11thDistrict Commander Gene Bruce with incoming

Commander Al Ziker and his wife, Beverly.PHOTOS BY JULIE UNGER/TOWN-CRIER

PBSO Deputy and Sgt. at Arms Edward Manak, District 11 Vice Commander Robert D. Miller Jr., Southern Area Commander Joe Motes, Commander Al Ziker, First Vice Commander Robert Miller of American Legion Post 199 and 11th District Commander Gene Bruce.


Wellingtons American Legion Chris Reyka Memorial Post 390 held its annual officer installation ceremony Thursday, July 16 at Palm Beach County Fire-Rescue Station 30 on Stribling Way.

Southern Area Commander Joe Motes came to perform the swearing-in ceremony, where Al Ziker became commander, James Napuli became first vice com-mander, Loren Heistand became second vice commander, Dennis Masch became adjutant, John Isola became sergeant at arms, Jerold Klein became service officer, Marc

Piven became finance officer, Mi-chael Pancia became historian and Robert Dugre became chaplain.

Prior to the installation, out-going Commander Max Nelson was presented the Bravo Zulu award for membership, as well as a plaque for membership by 11th District Commander Gene Bruce. Staff from the 11th District Sergeant at Arms Edward Manak and First Vice Commander Robert Miller of American Legion Post 199 were on hand along with Motes to perform the ceremony.

For more information about the Post 390, e-mail [email protected].

This foundation was created in 2015. However, the Jacobs family has been active in the Wellington community since 1972. They formed and funded the Wellington Equestrian Alliance in 1997 and the Wellington Preservation Coalition in 2012. The foundation is focused on making donations that will have a material positive impact on the Wellington community. The foundation does not set a minimum or maximum on grant requirements, but we are looking to make donations that make a significant difference in the community. We prefer to support programs, rather than ongoing operating expenses. We prefer underwriting programs rather than purchasing tables at, or tickets to, events. Family members often attend events, so please let us know about them. First and foremost, please provide a summary of your organization, your event and/or the program you are seeking a grant for. Let us know how this grant will benefit the Wellington community, and how it fits within our mission. If you are a 501(c)3 not-for-profit, please make sure to check that box. If you are looking to fund a program for multiple years, please let us know that, and include the amount of funding needed for the entire program. The board meets regularly to discuss each application and will allocate resources to programs that both make a significant impact in the community, and are consistent with our mission. We strongly believe in programs that focus on education, athletics, at-risk youth, and preservation in Wellington. Therefore, strong preference will be given to these areas. However, we will review all applications. So if you or your organization have a request that falls outside of these areas, and you believe it helps us achieve our mission, then we encourage you to still apply.

If you have any questions, please visit www.jffwellington.org, email us at [email protected], or call us at 561-333-9843.

How to submit your application: Via Email [email protected] Via Mail or In Person Jacobs Family Foundation of Wellington 12794 Forest Hill Blvd. Suite 19F Wellington, FL 33414 Online http://www.jffwellington.org

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NEWSSAFETY FAIR BRINGS CROWDS TO ITIDS HAMLIN HOUSE COMMUNITY CENTER

Tyler, Brooke and Max Weber meet Smokey and Sparky.

PBCFR District Chief Paul Jaremko with Capt. Rich Vassalotti, driver Mike Martin, firefighter/paramedic Lane Holtzman, Lt. Darwin Zelaya and firefighter/paramedic Brad LaBar from Station 26.

Smokey and Sparky with Sandra Love Semande and Laure Palm.

The Indian Trail Improvement District held a free Public Safety Fair Day on Saturday, July 25 at the Hamlin House Community Center. The day drew a crowd, as kids met with Smokey the Bear and Sparky the Fire Dog, played games, and enjoyed a bounce house, water slide and more, all while learning about safety and getting a free Child ID. For more information, call (561) 469-7868.

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Commander Sherry Clutter, W. Lee Ziomek, Helen Petrie,Edward Kochman, John Ralle and Paul Hirsch from

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John Greer shows attendees how to prevent wildfires.

Kendall Bodwell runs with a parachute.

Ethan Eddy slips downthe water slide.

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Wellington Garden Club mem-bers and local youth recently received awards and recognition from the National Garden Clubs, the Deep South Region and the Florida Federation of Garden Clubs.

The National Garden Clubs, a not-for-profit educational orga-nization with more than 180,000 members, recognized Lisa Ferrano with a Member Award of Honor,

Wellington Garden Club MembersReceive Several Prestigious Honors

Wellingtons Katherine Royston Earns Doctoral Degree From Virginia Tech

one of only eight given in the United States. Ferranos volunteer achievements in the community over several years were cited, especially her work with local youth and Habitat for Humanity landscaping.

The Wellington Garden Clubs two-year efforts to promote wild-life through educational programs for members and the public, to-gether with the clubs participation

ABWA Awards Grant To Ann Lewis

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Wellington Staffers Earn Certification From FASD

Lisa Ferrano was presented the Member Award of Honor by former National Garden Club President Barbara May.

The Northern Palm Beach Chapter of the American Business Womens Association recently awarded a $1,500 grant to Wel-lington resident Ann Lewis.

Lewis is attending the Uni-versity of Florida in the primary mental health nurse practitioner program. She has a masters de-gree in nursing from the pediatric nurse practitioner program from UF and a masters degree in coun-seling from Asbury Theological Seminary.

Lewis is a licensed mental health counselor with the Com-munity Christian Counseling Center and is an advanced reg-istered nurse practitioner with Palm Beach Pediatrics. She is also a volunteer with St. Peters United Methodist Church as a Sunday school teacher, worship committee member, leader of the International Missions Committee and as a missionary to Cuba. She also serves on weekend spiritual

Wellington staff members Mitch Fleury and Kim Eikov have re-ceived Certified District Manager designations. They accepted their awards at the annual conference of the Florida Association of Special Districts (FASD) on June 25 after having completed required course-work and an annual project.

As Director of Operations, Fleury uses his extensive public works, construction and water

management experience to ensure smooth operations throughout the village.

As Human Resources Gener-alist, Eikov uses her extensive customer service, public relations and human resources experience to support the villages mission.

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