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RPB Manager: COVID-19 Will Have Prolonged Impact On Activities And Budget

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CAR PARADE MARKS MEMORIAL DAY

At the Royal Palm Beach Village Council meeting on Thursday, May 21, Village Manager Ray Liggins warned of another 18 months to two years of COVID-19-related restrictions on activities, as well as budget shortcomings related to the virus pandemic. Page 3

Residents from the Wellington community and beyond participated in a car parade to mark Memorial Day weekend on Saturday, May 23 in the Polo West neighborhood. The parade honored the Davis family for their military service, as well as all those who died in service to the nation. A total of 11 brothers in the Davis family have served in the military, including Wellington resident Julius Davis. Two brothers’ lives have been claimed by COVID-19. Shown above, are Julius Davis and event organizer/neighbor John Lacy with the signs in front of the Davis home.

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Louise Nervik Enjoys Creating Pillow Pal Dolls For Children

After a career working in the banking industry on New York’s Long Island, Louise Nervik was enjoying her retirement in South Florida and keeping busy working with her hands in her quilting groups. She found a new mission in life in 2013 while attending a quilting club meeting and seeing “pillow pal dolls” made by volunteers.

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Commissioner McKinlay To Be Sworn-In As New FAC President

On Wednesday, June 10, Palm Beach County District 6 Commissioner Melissa McKinlay will be sworn in as president of the Florida Association of Counties. McKinlay will be the first person from Palm Beach County to serve in this position since former County Commissioner Karen Marcus more than 20 years ago. Page 7

Star Golfer Brooks Koepka Brings Lunch For Staff At WRMC

Golf star Brooks Koepka, who grew up in Wellington, returned to the community on Friday, May 29 to salute the local healthcare workers fighting COVID-19. Koepka brought the Churasco Grill food truck to Wellington Regional Medical Center, along with popcorn, adding some fun to the day for the workers at the hospital.

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Wellington Officials Prepared As Hurricane Season Begins

M. Dennis Taylor Town-Crier Staff Report While the COVID-19 pandemic has been dominating life over the past several months, the Village of Wellington has not forgotten that hurricane season got underway this week.

With three named storms already on the books, the 2020 storm season could add another layer of danger to an already unprecedented year. According to Mayor Anne Gerwig and Village Manager Paul Schofield, Wellington has already been preparing for months to make sure that the community is as prepared as possible should a major storm come this way.

Experts have predicted a busy storm season.

“We do not see any difference between our work in any other year,” said Schofield on preparing for storm season while also fighting a pandemic.

He did note that the number of people on village crews are smaller to maintain social distancing.

For months, village staff has been doing preventative mainte-

nance, storm water preparations, tree trimming and debris removal.

“The canals have been cleaned, and the generators serviced,” Schofield said. “We have made sure everything is ready.”

Schofield added that an unannounced drill will be held in the near future to ensure nothing still needs to be done and that the village is prepared to face a storm emergency.

He added that the biggest challenge is with debris management.

Schofield explained that the village gets reimbursement for debris removal but can’t go onto private property in gated communities unless the homeowners’ association has signed an emergency agreement allowing Wellington staff to enter and do the work. “The hardest part is always getting the HOAs to sign and return the agreement,” he said.

Gerwig said hunkering down amid the backdrop of COVID-19 will pose different trials for residents, and maintaining all the services that the village provides is always a challenge. “These are

uncharted times,” she remarked.

She advised that all residents make sure their hurricane supplies are on hand and their storm plan is up to date.

“The village has contingency plans, and the residents should have them, too,” Gerwig said.

“They should have enough medical supplies and medications to last them a few days in case they can’t go out and get more.”

COVID-19 could require some updates to the hurricane supply list.

“Now their hurricane kit should include cleaning supplies and hand sanitizer,” Gerwig said. “Thanks to our staff, we have never had a situation where our water was an issue, but we have all learned that isopropyl alcohol is an excellent sanitizer.”

Gerwig said that a challenge in the past was to find enough hotel rooms for people from out of town who come in and help the area recover, but that provisions have been made for that situation.

She also reminded residents See HURRICANE, page 18

Regional Planning Agency Advises ITID On Road Strategy

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report A mobility plan that meets the safety and needs of Acreage residents would also address increasing traffic from surrounding developments that encroach on Indian Trail Improvement District roads, Kim DeLaney with the Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council told ITID board members during a workshop presentation on Wednesday, June 3.

Such a plan could include treelined streets with separated pedestrian and equestrian paths, bioswales and safe crossings, with medians, bump-outs and other means of traffic calming to control pass-through or local traffic, DeLaney said.

Her presentation followed several workshops held recently with ITID residents to get input on what types of amenities and traffic control they would like to see in the

community. “We’ve been working with the district on the development of a mobility plan,” DeLaney said. “What we’re trying to assist with in the community is planning for mobility at Indian Trail. The goal of the plan is to create a safe, interconnected transportation network of complete streets.”

The network would focus on the most congested parts of The Acreage — the southeastern area and around Northlake Blvd.

“The traveling public in ITID is not just the cars, it’s the people on bikes, people on foot, but you also have folks driving golf carts, and you have sidewalks that are a little narrow,” DeLaney said. “If you’re in a pandemic and meeting social distancing, it’s very hard for two people to ride or walk on a 5-foot sidewalk.”

DeLaney said she noticed that the community has a lot of children.

“The roadway network is so challenging to cross. We have locations where there are three crossing guards at one intersection,” she said. “That’s an unusual condition.

What that tells us planners is there’s something breaking down in the transportation network that requires that many traffic-safety officers.”

DeLaney said this problem could be mitigated with lighted, raised and/or stamped crossings that would make them safer for everyone.

Bump-outs at intersections would provide less crossing distance for pedestrians, as well as slow down traffic and provide space for aesthetic landscaping.

She said equestrians are also being considered, with proposals for preserving, improving and extending safe riding trails.

“We have riders in the region,” See ITID ROADS, page 4

Local Property Value Estimates Remain Strong

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report All four municipalities in the western communities show growth in property value estimates for 2020 over 2019, according to preliminary figures released by Palm Beach County Property Appraiser Dorothy Jacks last week, with some areas showing more dramatic growth than others.

Wellington had a fairly conservative 2.52 percent growth in property value, which was 1.87 percent before new construction was added. Property values in Loxahatchee Groves grew 7.28 percent (4.89 percent before new construction). Royal Palm Beach had an 8.19 percent increase (4.45 percent without new construction).

The fast-growing City of Westlake showed a 104.11 percent increase (62.52 percent before new construction), but its total property value remains much smaller than the other communities.

Across the entire county, taxable property values have increased 5.51 percent from 2019 to 2020 (3.99 percent before new construction), for a total property value of $209.5 billion in Palm Beach County.

Wellington, with a total value estimation for 2020 of $8.86 billion, has the largest total value in the western communities, but a

relatively small new construction value of $55.9 million.

Wellington Village Manager Paul Schofield said the small increase in Wellington’s total value is due in part to the recent devaluations of the Mall at Wellington Green and the slowing down of new construction. He added that the figures are subject to change.

“The single biggest change in ours was commercial because of devaluation of the mall,” Schofield said, explaining that the Mall at Wellington Green received two devaluations over the past two years totaling about $44 million.

“Given that we’re a community approaching buildout, [and] we’ve had very little in new construction, I’m not at all displeased with those numbers.”

Schofield added that the devaluation of the mall reflects the overall depressed condition of shopping malls across the nation due to rapid changes in the retail shopping environment, amplified by closings due to COVID-19.

“Malls across the nation are in trouble,” he said. “It is an industry that is trying desperately to reinvent itself. I would give [Wellington Green owner] Starwood [Retail Property Management] very high marks because they are rethinking what they are doing, See VALUES, page 4

SRHS GRAD PARADE

Members of the Seminole Ridge High School Class of 2020 took part in a graduation parade on Saturday, May 30 to celebrate their achievements. The parade started at Citrus Grove Park and ended at Acreage Community Park. It was organized

by Seminole Ridge High School Project Graduation with help from the Indian Trail Improvement District. Shown above are Kayla McKenzie, Valeesha Clairvoyant, Howie the Hawk and Oliver Brown. MORE PHOTOS, PAGE 5 PHOTO BY DENISE FLEISCHMAN/TOWN-CRIER

Lox Council Ponders Bond Options For Roadway Projects

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council considered several funding options for road improvements on Tuesday, June 2.

Attorney Steve Sanford with the law firm Greenberg Traurig, which has been retained by the town to provide financial services, reviewed the financing options.

Sanford explained that in 2017, the town held a successful bond referendum wherein Loxahatchee Groves was authorized to issue revenue bonds not to exceed $6 million to finance roadway proj-

ects. The bonds would be secured by both the five-cent and one-cent local option gas tax.

“Those bonds can be issued in more than one series, and any series of bonds would have a term not exceeding 30 years,” Sanford said.

In addition, in 2019, the town held another successful bond referendum, which authorized the town to issue up to $4 million in special assessment bonds in one or more series to finance roadway improvements specifically on North B Road, Los Angeles Drive, San See BONDS, page 18

Guido Weiss Challenging Lois Frankel For U.S. House Seat

Guido Weiss hopes to unseat U.S. Rep. Lois Frankel.

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report Democrat Guido Weiss of Wellington, a former legislative advisor to U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii), is challenging incumbent U.S. Rep. Lois Frankel for Florida’s 21st Congressional District seat in the Democratic primary on Tuesday, Aug. 18.

“I think I can bring a different approach, being from the western communities, whereas [Frankel] spends most of her time in downtown West Palm Beach, downtown Delray Beach,” Weiss told the Town-Crier. “The western com-

munities don’t always have that amount of input.”

The district includes all of Wellington, as well as large portions of central Palm Beach County, extending from coastal West Palm Beach and Delray Beach to the Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.

Previously the mayor of West Palm Beach, Frankel has represented the area in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2013. The winner of the Aug. 18 primary will face one of several Republicans vying in a primary. However, the seat tends to favor the Democrat.

Frankel won her current term in 2018 unopposed.

Weiss, 30, a U.S. Navy Reserve officer, said that Frankel has been in public office of some form longer than he has been alive and tends to focus on coastal areas, as well as funding sources, such as big agriculture.

“The district stops in Wellington and West Boca, in terms of the western communities of Palm Beach County, but you don’t have a representative who has spent a lot of time in these communities engaging with them,” Weiss said.

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PBSO Reports Decrease In Royal Palm Beach Crime For 2019

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office District 9 in Royal Palm Beach reported an overall reduction in crime in 2019.

PBSO Capt. Ulrich Naujoks gave the District 9 annual crime report at the Thursday, May 21 meeting of the Royal Palm Beach Village Council.

“This is the meat and potatoes of our presentation,” Naujoks said.

“The total crime index is used to measure the crime rate per 100,000

individuals. I am pleased to announce that these incidents have dropped from 979 in 2015 to 712 in 2019.”

The trend has been a reduction in incidents each year, with the most recent year’s drop being the sharpest, from 820 incidents in 2018 to 712 in 2019.

According to the uniform crime report, which addresses seven categories, there was one murder last year in Royal Palm Beach, as opposed to two in 2018. There were seven sexual batteries in

2019, the same number as 2018.

“All were acquaintance related,” Naujoks said.

There were nine robberies in 2018 and 10 in 2019. There were 43 aggravated assaults in 2018, as opposed to 39 in 2019, a decrease of 9.3 percent. There were 24 burglaries in 2018 and 31 in 2019, an increase of 29.2 percent. A 4.9 percent decrease in motor vehicle thefts was reported, from 45 in 2018 to 43 in 2019.

“Of the previously mentioned 10 robberies, six cases were cleared

by arrest, two are inactive and two were exceptionally cleared,” he said. “Of the 10, seven were snatch and grabs. One occurred at the 7-Eleven on Belvedere Road and one was a carjacking outside the Dunkin’ Donuts. Arrests were made in both.”

There were 581 reported larcenies, including auto burglaries, in 2019 — 101 fewer than reported in 2018, which was a decrease of 15 percent.

“Of the 581 larcenies, 238 were shoplifting. That number rose from 205 in 2018 for an increase of 16.1 percent,” he said. “Of those shoplifting incidents, 82 occurred at Target, 66 at Walmart, 16 at Lowe’s, four at Costco and two at BJ’s. These shoplifting cases accounted for 71.4 percent of the overall number of shoplifting cases.”

Of the 23 residential burglaries in 2019, seven more than in 2018,

only six were to secured homes.

“This is the first time we’ve had an increase since 2015,” Naujoks said. “However, five were to empty residences or apartments, and one case was domestic related. Also, nine residences were left unlocked. Included in those nine were garages left open and bicycles were stolen, and in two, suspects entered unlocked patios.

In summary, six locked residences were burglarized.”

There were 256 vehicle burglaries in 2018 and 159 in 2019, a decrease of 37.9 percent.

“Vehicle burglaries accounted for 159 of the 581 reported larcenies,” he said. “Of those 159 burglaries, 103, or 63.7 [percent], were to vehicles that had been left unlocked.”

Naujoks noted that District 9 participates in numerous community events each year in cooperation with the village, including

crime watch programs and food drives.

The Citizen Observer Patrol provided 6,091 volunteer hours in operations with District 9, including patrol miles, park patrol, business checks, assistance in motor vehicle crashes, aid to disabled motorists, issuing handicapped parking and parking warning citations.

Police Athletic League boxing is offered five days a week for boys and girls ages 8 to 17.

District 9 also offers fingerprinting and unwanted drug disposal services.

The computer aided dispatch system captured 101,720 incidents last year. Of those, 79,963 were proactive calls such as business or residence checks and traffic stops.

The remaining 21,757 calls were law enforcement calls for service.

There were 253 fewer calls (1 percent) in 2019 than in 2018.

RPB Manager: COVID-19 Will Have Prolonged Impact On Activities And Budget

The Wellington Village Council accepted a donation of $9,500 for Wellington schools from its solid waste collection vendor Waste Management on Tuesday, May 26. (L-R) Ellen Smith of Waste Management, Councilman John McGovern, Vice Mayor Tanya Siskind, Mayor Anne Gerwig, Principal Edilia De La Vega of Panther Run Elementary School, Dawn McCormick of Waste Management, Councilman Michael Napoleone and Councilman Michael Drahos. PHOTO COURTESY VILLAGE OF WELLINGTON

Wellington Keeps Solid Waste Assessment Rates Unchanged

By M. Dennis Taylor Town-Crier Staff Report Solid waste rates in Wellington will remain unchanged at the current levels of $135 per unit for curbside service and $100 per unit for containerized service in the coming fiscal year, beginning Oct. 1, 2020.

As part of its regular agenda on Tuesday, May 26, the Wellington Village Council approved the preliminary non-ad valorem assessment rates for solid waste collection and recycling service

for Truth in Millage (TRIM) purposes for properties with municipal waste collection services in Wellington.

Village staff noted that the Federal Emergency Management Agency will be reimbursing the village for $1.8 million, which goes into the Solid Waste Fund to handle emergency situations and hurricane debris removal.

The fund currently has some $4 million.

“Basically, we are using some extra funds from the Solid Waste

Fund so we don’t have to raise the fee,” Mayor Anne Gerwig explained.

The solid waste collection rates were lowered in 2016 and again in 2017. Since then they have remained unchanged at the current level. In August, the council will enter into contract negotiations with service provider Waste Management for the 2021-22 fiscal year.

The measure to set the solid waste collection rate passed unanimously.

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By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report At the Royal Palm Beach Village Council meeting on Thursday, May 21, Village Manager Ray Liggins warned of another 18 months to two years of COVID-19-related restrictions on activities, as well as budget shortcomings related to the virus pandemic.

“There has been a lot going on in the last two months and a lot has changed in the last two months, and our life is going to be different for the next 18 months,” Liggins said. “We are in the process now where we have to look at all of the events that we had planned, all the things we have budgeted, and what is different going forward.

We are in the process of creating our budget for 2020-21.”

The effect of COVID-19 expenditures and an expected decrease in revenues will affect what the village is able to do next year, he said.

“The experts will tell us that the population is not safe from the coronavirus until there is a vaccine, or the majority of the population has been affected,” he said. “Until then, openings and

restarts of activities will be based on that activity’s ability to follow CDC guidelines and the rate of the community’s new infections.”

At the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis, the village stopped all activities and programs in order to protect residents and staff, initiated remote work and put some workers on furlough at reduced pay.

“We installed clear barriers at workstations, we increased cleaning at high-touch areas, and we handed out protection to the employees,” Liggins said. “We created a coronavirus web page with links to useful web sites, local food sources, operational updates and online links to do business with Royal Palm Beach.”

Village parks are open now and village services have continued uninterrupted, he said. Furloughed employees are back at work, but a full re-opening of activities will not be possible for at least through the next school year.

“Practicing social distancing, wearing masks, washing your hands frequently and trying to avoid touching your face will be the norm,” Liggins said.

The village is looking at allowing special event permits at no cost to allow temporary outdoor seating, he said. The village also had plans to re-open public buildings on June 1 with certain exceptions, such as the post office at Village Hall. Restrictions following CDC guidelines will apply.

COVID-19 is expected to have a profound impact on the village budget, with decreased revenues and increased expenses.

“Clearly, there’s been a financial impact on businesses out there; 33 million people have applied for unemployment,” Liggins said.

“Sixty percent of our revenue is based on consumption, and that is down. Our revenue collections this year are off by a couple of million dollars. The good news is our revenue expenditures are off by a million and a half.”

Although both revenues and expenditures are down, in the long run, it will mean dipping into the village’s reserves to make up the difference, he said.

“The good news is that we have reserves, and I think that reserves See RPB COVID, page 18

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Louise Nervik Enjoys Creating Pillow Pal Dolls For Children

M. Dennis Taylor Town-Crier Staff Report After a career working in the banking industry on New York’s Long Island, Louise Nervik was enjoying her retirement in South Florida and keeping busy working with her hands in her quilting groups.

She found a new mission in life in 2013 while attending a quilting club meeting and seeing “pillow pal dolls” made by volunteers.

“This is something I can do,” she recalled thinking.

With the assistance of her now late husband Roy, Nervik made 20 of the combination pillow with a doll face during that first partial year.

“I’ve always loved working with crafts,” said Nervik, a resident of suburban Lake Worth.

“My husband used to do all the cutting for me. He was a retired carpenter, and Roy was a tremen-

dous help with the cutting and preparations.”

To date, Nervik has made 511 dolls. That’s counting the 26 she has made in the last two months of staying at home during the pandemic. Recently, she has split her craft time between making the pillow pals and making masks for local hospitals.

Nervik explained that the functional dolls are distributed by social service agencies, foster care groups, children’s hospitals and the Lord’s Place, which provides housing for homeless families.

To make a single pillow pal takes about four hours.

“There was no pattern, you just made your own eyes, nose and mouth, but the group did tell me the size, and that it had to have two hearts, one small and one large, on the material,” Nervik said. “From start to finish, cutting out the pieces, the arms, legs and

eyes and to sew it takes the full four hours, but I can save some time by doing all the cutting for several dolls together.”

The cost to make dolls does add up, but donors have helped by providing supplies.

“I am blessed by donations of material,” said Nervik, who was pleased to note that Fairfield, a manufacturer of the stuffing material, recently gave her a grant after she called them. “They gave me a 40-pound box of stuffing in a donation that will keep me busy for a while.”

She plans to keep making her pillow pals as long as her eyes and hands will let her.

“I love to sew, it takes up the lonely hours during the two months of being sequestered, keeping me moving and keeping me sane. It gives me a purpose while confined to the house,” Nervik explained. “It makes the

children so happy.”

Helping children in need makes all the effort worth it.

“My husband has gone, and I slowed down, but I still am making the dolls and donating them to children,” she said. “I could not have done all the dolls without kind donations of material and stuffing from friends and families. I get some help from my quilt group friends, for which I am extremely grateful.”

Nervik said she receives happiness from helping the families and children.

“There were so many thank you notes that I have a scrapbook of children when they were adopted with the smiles on their faces when they received them,” she said. “It has been a wonderful hobby and has brought much joy to me. I thank God every day for the strength to continue as long as I can.”

Louise Nervik surrounded by some of her pillow pal dolls.

PBC Health Director Notes Recent Increase In COVID-19 Cases

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report Palm Beach County cases of COVID-19 saw a recent uptick, largely due to the relaxation of social distancing, as well as a spike among migrant workers, according to Dr. Alina Alonso, director of the Florida Department of HealthPalm Beach County.

In an update to the Palm Beach County Commission on Tuesday, June 2, Alonso said Florida reported 56,830 cases with 2,460 deaths as of Sunday. That’s 640 new cases statewide and nine more deaths in the last seven days, she said.

“Previously, prior to opening up,

we had been at an average of 68 new cases per day,” Alonso said.

“We’re more like about 100 cases per day now, so it has gone up. The importance here is to make sure that our hospitals and the other indicators remain inline, although the cases will be going up.”

She said the highest concentration of new cases is in Belle Glade, with 190 total cases, noting that Indiantown and Clewiston also have high numbers that the department is watching closely, as well as Immokalee in Collier County, which has one of the highest COVID-19 rates in the nation.

Alonso said that observation

outside the county is important due to migrant workers, who often travel together on buses to their jobs and are relatively unprotected due to an insufficient number of protective masks.

Alonso added that the situation in the Glades is being administered largely by volunteer doctors.

County Commissioner Melissa McKinlay, whose district covers the Glades area, asked Alonso to provide a record of what resources the State of Florida is providing to control the spread of the virus in the Glades.

“I’ve not heard our governor one time during those two-and-

a-half months of this crisis do anything to acknowledge farmers, the work that these workers are doing, the food that they have been providing the communities; not one single communication of appreciation out of his office of what these workers are doing,” McKinlay said. “The state needs to up its ante [and] put far more resources into this community. That includes going beyond volunteer workers.”

Alonso said another area of concern in the county is in Lake Worth and Lantana, where many Guatemalan immigrants are concentrated.

She added that the county testing rate at 4.7 percent is slightly above the national testing rate, and slightly above the testing rate in the state.

She noted that most of the new cases are among 25- to 44-yearolds, with 17 percent of the cases, followed by 45- to 54-year-olds.

“The elderly are making up less of the numbers now,” Alonso said.

Yet 92 percent of local deaths have been in people age 55 and above. “It continues to be the elderly who are really having problems in terms of death,” she said. “That’s where our death

numbers are coming from, but look then at the new cases, that’s where there’s a greater number [of younger patients].”

She attributed this to a lack of safety protocols among younger residents.

“This younger group is the one that’s not wearing masks,” Alonso said. “This middle group here are the ones that are out in our community and working and so forth. My second concern is as we test more children, we will see that some of them actually do have problems and they do have to go to the hospital, and children have died in other places.”

Groves Council Approves Road Improvement Change Orders

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council approved several design changes Tuesday, June 2 for road projects on B Road and D Road, but not before sparking a discussion by council members on change orders to contracted projects.

The change orders requested

by Public Works Director Larry Peters were for $9,166.67 to WBI Contracting & Service for drainage alterations on D Road around Big Dog Ranch Rescue; $3,550 for paving a driveway apron at Altman Farms; and $9,400 for sod replacement and sod protectors on B Road.

Town Manager Jamie Titcomb said the purchase orders did not exceed his ability to approve them without council authorization, but because they involved some design changes, council members

ITID Roads

Mobility Planning

continued from page 1 DeLaney said. “We don’t have a lot of areas like that left.”

The district’s mobility plan should provide the safest locations and crossings for equestrians, at the same time making it safe for cars as well.

The roadway network is generally thought of in three layers, she said.

“The macro layer is the regional vehicular network,” DeLaney said.

“These are the largest scale roads for longer distance drivers, and they operate at higher speeds.

Those roads include Northlake

Values

Remain Strong

continued from page 1 and they are looking at a variety of things to make that property return to profitability. The fact that they were closed for months hasn’t helped at all.”

Royal Palm Beach Village Manager Ray Liggins said his village’s strong numbers, with a total value of $3.21 billion, is attributable largely to new construction at new developments going up in the Southern Blvd. area.

“We had the new apartments at Southern Blvd. go online and

might have some questions.

Peters said the Big Dog Ranch project involved the redesign of three catch basins so as to not remove existing palm trees along D Road and extend the drainage structure beyond the trees into a swale.

“We have an additional 30 feet of right of way there,” he said, explaining that having the additional right of way would enable the installation of a pipe to the catch basin, preclude cutting the trees and putting the catch basin alongside the road.

He added that Big Dog Ranch had installed a drainage structure in accordance with its first permit, but the structure sticks up out of the ground several feet.

“That drainage structure was put in a few years ago, and the end of the structure out in the canal is deteriorated,” Peters said. “We need to repair it at the canal end,

and we need to cut that structure that’s sticking two-and-a-half feet out of the ground, so the water can flow and filter prior to going into the catch basin.”

Councilwoman Phillis Maniglia said she was not happy with change orders coming in when the town was close to spending all the money it has allocated for road improvements.

“You spent $133,000 on 13 roads that basically were side roads that went into main roads that were OGEM [open-graded emulsified mix] and deplorable,” Maniglia said. “I want to stop spending… Every single drainage project has a change order.”

Titcomb said the contract is configured to allow for change orders based on site-specific criteria.

“The fact of bringing change orders back to you is part of the built-in process,” he said, adding that the change orders are encum-

Blvd., Royal Palm Beach Blvd., State Road 7, Okeechobee Blvd. and Southern Blvd.

“The second level is what we call the local vehicular network,” she said.

Those are county roads like Coconut Blvd. running from Northlake to Orange Blvd., Orange Blvd. running from Seminole Pratt Whitney Road to Royal Palm Beach Blvd., and 60th Street North from the State Road 7 extension to west of Seminole Pratt. In the long term, the county also has control over 190th Street North and West Sycamore Drive.

“Those aren’t really on the horizon for any kind of immediate improvements, but there are, as the community knows, immediate plans to improve and widen these

roadways that we’re calling the local vehicular network,” DeLaney said. “These roads are actually controlled in large part by Palm Beach County.”

The balance of the roadway network is controlled by ITID. “These are what are considered local neighborhood streets,” she said. “The district has two types — paved roads and dirt roads.”

DeLaney said a plan should provide protection for these local roads so they do not become passthroughs or alternate routes for drivers trying to avoid traffic control strategies on the larger roads.

She said TCRPC has also done a complete inventory of school bus stops, which will be brought into consideration when planning for future roads.

new construction, and the other half was existing values going up,” Liggins said. “When we have recessions, property values are probably one of the last things [to respond].”

He noted that during the 2008 recession, Royal Palm Beach property values did not hit bottom until 2011.

Total taxable property values in Loxahatchee Groves came in at $356.7 million, while Westlake chalked up $220.9 million.

A statement from Jacks said that Palm Beach County has shown strong growth overall the past year.

“The real estate market in 2019, on which we base our 2020 values,

was strong. Good growth in the residential sector, along with increased new construction, led to a healthy increase for 2020,” Jacks said. “My office continues to monitor the impact of the COVID-19 crisis, which will be reflected in 2021 property values.”

Modifications to the 2020 estimates of taxable values is ongoing, as the Property Appraiser’s Office is required by law to submit a preliminary tax roll to the Palm Beach County taxing authorities and the Florida Department of Revenue on July 1.

The estimates are based upon market conditions as of Jan. 1 and provide assistance as taxing authorities develop their budgets.

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bered in the budget. “We’re about exactly where we should be on an annualized budget cycle.”

Councilman Robert Shorr said he supported the change orders.

“Jamie spelled it out perfectly,” Shorr said. “We’re right on the money. We’re right where we planned to be. For this change order to extend the swale and save some trees for a couple thousand dollars, I think it’s a good deal.

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being destroyed by vehicles driving on them.

“We installed multiple drainage structures up B Road, and we put in a 10-foot swale with sod, and without any protection, when drivers are going up B Road and it’s very dusty, it’s better to drive on the grass, so they just continue to cut over into the grass,” Peters said. “They’ve taken five feet of the swale away. We’re requesting that we put posts in just as we have at Collecting Canal and E [Road] to prevent destruction of the swale.”

Shorr made a motion to approve the change order, which carried 3-2 with Maniglia and Herzog opposed.

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talked to the contractor, and the proposal made sense to them.

Shorr made a motion to approve the changes for Big Dog Ranch, which carried 4-1 with Maniglia opposed.

Regarding the Altman Farms change order, Peters said the town engineer had recommended asphalting the apron of the driveway to allow drainage to cross the driveway without deteriorating it, and the property owner was paying for the changes.

Herzog made a motion to accept the change order, which carried 5-0.

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GRADUATION PARADE FOR SEMINOLE RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL’S CLASS OF 2020

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Royal Palm Council Members Praise Manager In Evaluation

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report Royal Palm Beach Village Manager Ray Liggins received a glowing evaluation from members of the Royal Palm Beach Village Council on Thursday, May 21 as they discussed how much of a merit pay increase he should receive.

Currently, employees receive 5 percent merit pay, but Liggins has warned the council that they could be looking at some hard decisions in the next budget process, considering the current COVID-19 crisis, leading to a discussion whether to reduce that amount.

Councilwoman Selena Samios said Liggins had led the community well throughout the year, but especially over the past few months, creating policies to control COVID-19 and adjusting the budget for this year.

“Thank you very much for all that you do,” Samios said. “Making sure that you were prepared for everything you have to do, answering questions that the residents have, keeping us on track — we’ve had these conversations regarding our budget.”

Councilman Richard Valuntas said he appreciated the hard work

that Liggins had done in trying times. “It’s not an easy thing, and I think that it attests to his leadership how well the village works, especially through this crisis,” he said.

The evaluation form gave suggested categories to grade Liggins, such as employee relations, image, long-range planning, financial management, communications with the council, and completion and direction of capital projects, and Liggins received high marks from all council members.

“How many years have we been doing strategic planning sessions, which was something that didn’t exist before he was the village manager?” Valuntas asked.

Samios noted that the council had been doing strategic planning for nine years.

Vice Mayor Jeff Hmara gave Liggins high marks in employee relations.

“You don’t get great things done without a great staff and a great team, and that is also a function of leadership,” said Hmara, also praising Liggins for execution of capital planning. “Staying with a schedule is not an easy thing.

If you’ve ever been in project management, you know that it’s a huge step.”

In financial management, Hmara said Royal Palm Beach is among the soundest communities in Palm Beach County.

“I will say that COVID-19 will provide some challenges for us,” he said. “I’m confident that we’ll handle it with the folks that we have on staff and Ray’s leadership.”

Councilwoman Jan Rodusky was pleased with Liggins’ anticipation of issues during the crisis.

“You think about, you analyze and you come out with three or four different options that are safe and ones that are smart and will get us to a place in a year and a half or two years down the road, coming out stronger and safer and more financially sound,” she said.

Mayor Fred Pinto said he could not agree more with all the comments of council members.

“When things are going well, it’s kind of easy to move through the water, but when you have a storm, and we are living in a storm right now with this COVID-19 situation, [you have given] us the ability to sustain, to keep this community moving in the right direction,” Pinto said.

A great evaluation notwithstanding, Pinto asked that in con-

sideration of prevailing financial conditions, if council would consider a 3 percent merit increase rather than 5 percent.

Liggins said that had been the procedure in previous years when

revenues were soft.

All council members except Valuntas agreed that 3 percent would set a more realistic example for budget planning next year.

Valuntas said the difference in 3

and 5 percent, about $3,500, was not that great.

Samios made a motion to give Liggins a 3 percent merit increase, which carried 4-1 with Valuntas dissenting.

Royal Palm Beach Announces Scholarship Award Winners

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report The Royal Palm Beach Village Council presented $1,000 scholarships to 10 graduating high school seniors from the community on Thursday, May 21.

Vice Mayor Jeff Hmara, liaison for the village’s Education Advisory Board, which screens applicants for the awards, announced the presentation.

“The village scholarships are awarded to graduating seniors who reside in Royal Palm Beach,” Hmara said. “They must maintain a minimum 3.0 GPA and have been actively engaged in their schools and also the community.”

The Education Advisory Board interviews and selects the recipients of the scholarships.

“This is one of the primary functions of the EAB, and it is also one of our most enjoyable ones.

I want to thank the members for doing such a great job,” Hmara said. “Before going on, I think it is appropriate to address the elephant in the room. It is probably an understatement to say that this graduating class’s graduation is going to be different from any others that I’ve seen, and hopefully from any others that we see in the future. Despite that, and maybe even because of that, we want them to know that we honor and appreciate this major accomplishment in their lives.”

Graduating seniors receiving scholarships are: Allison Allianic of Cardinal Newman High School, Dylan Balkaran of Royal

Palm Beach High School, Chloe Calderon of Royal Palm Beach High School, Sebastian Fernandez of the Dreyfoos School of the Arts, Paige Houck of Royal Palm Beach High School, Savanah Iman of Seminole Ridge High School, Paige Kercheville of Seminole Ridge High School, Jaiden Manuel of Royal Palm Beach High School, Kenjela Mullings of Suncoast High School and Olivia Sordelet of Royal Palm Beach High School.

Mayor Fred Pinto said there will be many stories told about the graduating Class of 2020.

“Congratulations and continue to excel,” Pinto said.

Money for the scholarships is raised with help from the annual Mayor’s Golf Tournament.

ITID Board Approves Change Orders To Finish Acreage Park

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report The Indian Trail Improvement Board of Supervisors approved a contract to finish and renovate fencing along 140th Avenue North at the Acreage Community Park southern extension project in a special meeting on Wednesday, May 20.

The fence project, awarded to Daniels Fence for $54,969 in a competitive bid, was one of several items approved to complete the project.

Other items at the meeting were approval of a change order for the contract with Loren Jock Trucking

to exceed its previously approved $40,000 contract for a grand total of $41,770, and a landscaping change order that was deferred to the board’s next special meeting on the park project.

ITID President Betty Argue said afternoon thunderstorms may impact the district’s aggressive effort to finish the park after many delays, but they were making every effort to get it done.

ITID Assistant Executive Director Rob Robinson said much of the increase in the trucking contract was to cover core samples that were agreed to by the board earlier to check for deficiencies in

portions of the asphalt parking lot.

Supervisor Tim Sayre made a motion to approve the trucking contract, which carried 5-0.

The fence contract was for 2,302 feet of fencing and gates along 140th Street North for park security.

Parks & Recreation Director Elizabeth Ricci said that ITID staff had gotten several quotes for the fencing project, ranging from $54,960 to 73,136.

“We do have an in-house estimate as well, so there’s a total of five quotes,” Ricci said. “After running the numbers for our staff’s hours to actually do the fence,

that did not end up being one of the lowest quotes, but that is an option.”

Argue questioned the feasibility of installing rolling gates as planned, and Robinson said the gates mimicked the design of existing gates, and some of the gates in the contract were to replace existing gates that had been damaged.

Sayre questioned the fence gauge in the contract, and Robinson said the gauge in the quote was heavier than in the request for proposals.

Ricci said staff recommended approval of the low bidder. “Dan-

iels Fence has all the same specs,” Ricci said. “They responded fairly quickly, so I felt they would be able to start as soon as we need them to.

We’re waiting for some things to be finished in the park before we can start, but I don’t see a problem going with the $54,000 quote.”

Supervisor Michael Johnson made a motion to approve the contract, which carried 5-0.

Argue said the landscaping change order was not ready yet.

“We’re still working out some maintenance items, and there was a scope of work that included the maintenance items for the landscaping,” she said. “Some of that

hasn’t been addressed yet in the estimate of work.”

Robinson said that district staff is trying to get the same contractor that did the irrigation.

“They also do full-service landscaping,” he said. “They are a little tentative about doing the rest.

They have been back on site with additional talks with Loren Jock Trucking, and they have been talking with another landscaping contractor that is working up a price.”

An additional bid is also expected from a Loxahatchee-based firm, which means that a total of three bids for the work will be available to choose from.

Commissioner McKinlay To Be Sworn-In As New FAC President

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report On Wednesday, June 10, Palm Beach County District 6 Commissioner Melissa McKinlay will be sworn in as president of the Florida Association of Counties.

McKinlay will be the first person from Palm Beach County to serve in this position since former County Commissioner Karen Marcus more than 20 years ago.

The only other person from Palm Beach County to have held the post was former County Commissioner Carol Roberts.

Among other goals, the Florida Association of Counties is an important resource to preserve county home rule. In 2018, it enacted an action plan to protect home rule for counties and mu-

nicipalities. Palm Beach County enacted its home rule charter in 1985.

McKinlay’s understanding of legislative affairs, currently as county commissioner, as a former county legislative aide, and past experience with the Sarasota County budget department, should serve her well, said Assistant County Administrator Todd Bonlarron, who was McKinlay’s boss before she was elected to the county commission.

“My experience with Commissioner McKinlay goes back a long way,” Bonlarron said. “She has been just an incredible partner on so many different levels. I’m proud as I can be to have her as the president of the Florida Association of Counties. It’s not easy to

win a race like that in the State of Florida. You’ve got to have a real understanding about both our urban community needs and our rural community needs, and Commissioner McKinlay brings such a depth of knowledge, of understanding and incredible passion on both issues that affect our rural and urban communities.”

Bonlarron said McKinlay is as attuned to state and federal government affairs as she is with local government. “That kind of dedication and understanding of issues will make her an incredible president of the association; a wonderful example of a Palm Beach County official rising to high levels in the State of Florida,” he said.

The FAC’s home rule advocacy

reflects the diverse needs of both large and small counties in the state, he said.

“Working with an association like the FAC, you get a true understanding of the differences between counties,” Bonlarron said, adding that he feels Palm Beach County could be a model for all facets of the state, with a rich urban area on the coast, farming in the west, as well as extreme poverty in the Glades area that McKinlay represents.

“Different constituencies have different priorities about what they want to be, how they want to govern themselves, issues that are important to them [and] issues that are important to their community,” he said.

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Administrator Jamie Titcomb, a former executive director of the Palm Beach County League of Cities, worked with McKinlay when she was a legislative aide.

“There’s a certain level of exposure and influence and familiarity that comes with being named the president of a statewide organization,” Titcomb said.

“It’s a platform, a communications platform, and a chance to work collaboratively on public legislation.”

McKinlay was elected to the Palm Beach County Commission in 2014 and was re-elected unopposed in 2018. She will be term limited in 2022.

The annual FAC conference has been canceled, so McKinlay’s swearing-in ceremony will be vir-

Commissioner Melissa McKinlay tual. Learn more about the Florida Association of Counties at www. fl-counties.com.

Wellington Village Council Returns To Chambers For Meeting

By M. Dennis Taylor Town-Crier Staff Report The Wellington Village Council returned to its chambers for a meeting on Tuesday, May 26 — the first not held remotely in two months.

The meeting featured two public hearings with no public comment, and much of the council’s time was spent on appointments of board and committee members.

On the agenda was the first public reading of the ordinance to adopt the Water Supply Facilities’ 10-year plan into Wellington’s Comprehensive Plan.

Planning, Zoning & Building Director Tim Stillings explained that it is a water supply plan to ensure a safe and adequate water supply to the current and future water service area extrapolated out to 2040. “It used a conservative

population increase of 1.8 percent per year,” he said.

Adoption of such a plan is required by state statute. “There is no budget increase associated with this, and it is to make our plan consistent with the state,” Village Manager Paul Schofield said.

Mayor Anne Gerwig thanked village staff for their work on the proposal. “It is an impressive package and a lot of work,” she said.

The measure was approved unanimously.

The village’s updated special magistrate appointment policy and process had its second and final reading and was also approved unanimously.

Village staff pointed out that there were no changes from the first reading of the proposal. The objective of the ordinance is to make re-appointment renewals

every two years on a staggered schedule of terms.

“This is an exercise in efficiency,” said Gerwig, touting the fact that renewal will be every two years, as long as the council and magistrate desire to continue.

To create the staggered terms, the first term will be three years.

“You don’t want to shorten a term, we extend,” she said.

Regarding the COVID-19 emer-

gency, Schofield recommended that residents visit the village web site at www.wellingtonfl.gov for the latest updates.

Schofield also noted that village staff is working on a drive-instyle fireworks show to be held Saturday, July 4 at the Mall at Wellington Green.

The next council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, June 9 at the council chambers.

NEWS BRIEFS ITID Worker Discovers Body While Grading Acreage Road

On Friday, May 29 at 12:35 p.m., Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to the scene of a badly decomposed body located by Indian Trail Improvement District workers in the area of E. Brighton Drive just east of Seminole Pratt Whitney Road.

When deputies responded to 16000 block of E. Brighton Drive, they met with a worker from ITID, who advised that he was grading E. Brighton Drive, a dirt road, when he smelled a foul odor coming from the tree line. He investigated the odor and discovered a partially decomposed human body.

Detectives from the Violent Crimes Division were sent to investigate the scene. Once the scene was documented by crime scene investigators, the Medical Examiner’s Office removed the body and will perform an autopsy.

Detectives found no outward signs of trauma on the deceased’s body. The deceased is a male. Positive identification is pending. The case will remain open pending ID

and final autopsy. No suspect or motive was known at the time of the report.

Panther Ridge Conservation Center Now Open For Tours

Napoleone Appointed To PBC League Of Cities Board

The Palm Beach County League of Cities appointed its new slate of officers to its board of directors during a virtual installation meeting on May 27. Wellington Councilman Michael Napoleone was appointed to serve a one-year term as an at-large representative.

“It’s an honor to be appointed to represent the Village of Wellington in this new role as representative for the Palm Beach County League of Cities,” Napoleone said. “2020 has been a year of unprecedented challenges for municipalities across the state. I look forward to working alongside fellow government leaders to tackle the challenges to come and continue supporting the league’s work in the year ahead.”

Napoleone has served on the Wellington Village Council since 2016, including one year as vice mayor. He was recently sworn in

Councilman Michael Napoleone for his second four-year term.

The purpose of the Palm Beach County League of Cities is to promote and advance the collective interest of the municipalities of Palm Beach County; to analyze municipal issues and seek positive results through cooperative efforts; to respect the principles of Home Rule; and to encourage and enhance the quality of life of the citizens of Palm Beach County.

The league consists of all 39 municipalities in Palm Beach County, as well as more than 100 associate members.

The Panther Ridge Conservation Center in Loxahatchee Groves recently announced that they are once again open for guided tours, to coincide with the Phase One re-opening of the State of Florida.

The center offers a variety of tours of varying length, and tailors the tours to the age groups of the tour goers. It also offers interesting opportunities like “Keeper for a Day,” which allows an individual to shadow a keeper for a day, learning the husbandry, meal prep and feeding, and the enrichment necessary to keep big cats happy and healthy.

Panther Ridge is home to 22 big cats comprising nine different species, five of which are considered endangered. The center has recently received two young cheetah cubs. There is no other venue to see cheetahs in Palm Beach County.

Reservations can be made at www.pantherridge.org or by calling (561) 797-8914.

PBSO Seeks Help Finding Stolen Baby Sheep

Detectives from the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office are seeking the public’s assistance with locating a male baby sheep or ram taken from a residence on West D Road in Loxahatchee Groves sometime between 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 28 and 9 a.m. on Friday, May 29. It appears that the suspects dissembled the fence and pushed it down to gain entry.

The baby sheep/ram is only a few weeks old and may die if not properly taken care of. Anyone with information is urged to call Crime Stoppers at (800) 458-TIPS.

County Adds Interactive Map To COVID-19 Site

Palm Beach County has added an Interactive Testing Map with more than 50 testing sites and locations to its comprehensive COVID-19 web site.

The map will help residents find the closest private or community-

The PBSO needs help finding this baby sheep. based testing location for them.

Several of the sites are government supported and have free testing with a variety of restrictions and processes. Many others are private labs, urgent care facilities or pharmacies that will bill your insurance.

The map will be updated as new testing options become available.

On May 18, Palm Beach County also began taking requests for homebound testing for those individuals who are unable to go to a testing site. This service is for elderly or disabled residents who have no way to access testing outside of their home. To see if you qualify for this service, call (561) 712-6400. For the latest information about Palm Beach County’s response to COVID-19, visit www.pbcgov.com.

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Elbridge Gale Teacher Named State Finalist For Teacher Of The Year

Principal Michael Aronson visits science teacher Payton Nowling.

Polo Park Middle School Principal Goes The Extra Mile For Teachers

With his teachers working hard to uphold the high education standards of Polo Park Middle School, Principal Michael Aronson took it in his own hands, literally, to make sure they knew how appreciated they are.

Aronson personally delivered gift bags over two days to more than 80 teachers during Teacher Appreciation Week, which ran from May 4 to May 8.

Each of the teachers received a Polo Park windbreaker, a Yankee candle and a tag saying, “Happy Teachers’ Appreciation Week to an awesome teacher. Thank you for all you do.”

“I feel it’s a very important week and that it is important to make the teachers feel appreciated,” Aronson explained. “It was great to see the teachers. It was very rewarding to see the smiles on their faces when they realized why I was there.”

Alongside the gift by Aronson, the Polo Park Parent Teacher Student Association (PTSA) gave teachers an umbrella with the school logo on it and a message

that said, “Rain or shine, thanks for being the greatest of all time!”

As soon as they got their surprise gifts, teachers hopped on social media and posted about how appreciated they felt.

“I am feeling extremely loved.

My principal hand-delivered teacher appreciation gifts to my house,” Polo Park teacher Brittny Kirik said. “Mr. Aronson is the best. I’m missing my school a little extra today.”

Fellow teacher Alissa Strackman added, “Imagine my shock when my principal rang my doorbell. I am truly touched that he took the time to drop off a Teacher Appreciation Week gift to me. I am feeling the love from afar.”

The students of Polo Park also made their appreciation known by submitting pictures to Guidance Counselor Kelly Fredley, who put them together in a slide show sent to each teacher. The pictures were of the students holding signs saying how they missed and appreciated their teachers and all they do.

— By Adriana Midence, Student Writer

Syndie White, a third-grade teacher at Elbridge Gale Elementary School, was invited last week to participate in a video conference with the school’s principal, Gail Pasterczyk, Superintendent Dr. Donald E. Fennoy II and the Florida Department of Education.

White had been given the impression that a discussion about distance learning would occur, but little did she know that the call would result in an amazing celebration of her teaching skills.

White soon learned that the real reason for the call was to allow the state to surprise her with the news that she is a finalist for Florida’s 2021 Teacher of the Year! White sobbed with joy upon learning the true reason that her attendance had been requested. District 6 School Board Member Marcia Andrews was also on the call to celebrate the announcement.

“She is the [state] winner in my book and the district’s book,” Fennoy said. “Syndie is remarkable.

She is a genuine human being who loves her children and loves teaching.”

White has been a teacher in the district for eight years, five of those as a math, science and social studies teacher at Elbridge Gale. She is always looking for new ways to engage her students in their lessons.

She is a coach for the school’s Lego Robotics Team, implemented Minecraft for Education and established a Makerspace for her students. She also encourages girls to take on leadership roles, as well as promoting an interest in STEM education.

“When I came to [Elbridge Gale], I was a baby, but my principal and my assistant principal built me up and encouraged me.

Because of that, I can encourage my kids,” White said.

“She is truly amazing. Not only is she a phenomenal classroom teacher who infuses technology at the highest level, she teaches her

students courage, and gives them the confidence to be successful,” Pasterczyk said. “Her heart is one of the biggest I have ever seen.”

This isn’t the first time that Fennoy has surprised White. On March 5, he dropped in on White’s classroom to announce her selection as the district’s Teacher of the Year.

White and School-Related Employee of the Year Ivey Colligan were honored in a virtual celebration in mid-May. Colligan was also selected as a state finalist for Florida School-Related Employee of the Year.

“I just want to acknowledge that Palm Beach County has so many outstanding, amazing educators,” White said. “So, as I sit here, I am honored, but I feel guilty because everyone deserves this recognition.”

The winner of Florida Teacher of the Year will be announced by the Florida Department of Education later this summer.

Elbridge Gale Elementar y School third-grade teacher Syndie White with a STEM education award she won last year.

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Traditionally, Palm Beach Central High School’s Graduation Day closes with a fun-filled celebration known as Project Graduation — a safe, all-night, lock-in event for graduates sponsored and funded by parents. Historically, more than 450 Palm Beach Central High School graduates spend a night of celebration at Wellington’s Village Park gym enjoying food, games, music and prizes.

However, due to COVID-19, Project Graduation 2020 was canceled. “Since the event was canceled, funds raised by the Project Graduation committee members were used to recognize all 700 Palm Beach Central graduates,” PBCHS Student Activities Director Donna Baxter explained. “The Project Graduation committee purchased Congratulations banners for the school fence, laundry baskets used for the Senior Checkout event and a farewell tote bag filled with a PBCHS fleece blanket, pen & pencil set and free coupons donated by local businesses.”

Baxter thanked community supporters for their help.

“We would not have been able to provide these graduation gifts for the Class of 2020 without the support of the parents, school staff and the business community,” Baxter said. “The committee wishes to thank the more than 100 businesses who contributed donations to this effort.”

PBCHS Project Graduation thanks the following businesses: Marquee Level Sponsors: Chick-fil-A and FTI Great Charity Challenge; Gold Level Sponsors: Habit Burger, Equestrian Sport Production, Motor City Car Wash, PDQ Wellington and Palm Beach Central High School; Our Silver Level Sponsors: Bondi Construction, Michael & Cyndi Napoleone, Schumacher Infinity of the Palm Beaches, the Village of Wellington and Wheel of Fortune; and Bronze Level Sponsors: the Brotherhood of Temple Beth Torah, Car Solutions, Federal Exterminating, Hard Exercise Works, Hogan Gas Company, Integrity Dental, Kloset Kouture, the Center for Bone & Joint Surgery and Tricoli Team Keller Williams Realty.

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The Palm Beach Central gym filled with 700 laundry baskets picked up by seniors during check-out May 26-28. Baskets contained their diploma, cap & gown, cords, awards and yearbooks.

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MEMORIAL DAY CAR PARADE THROUGH POLO WEST HONORS DAVIS FAMILY

Residents from the Wellington community and beyond participated in a car parade to mark Memorial Day weekend on Saturday, May 23 in the Polo West neighborhood. The parade honored the Davis family for their military service, as well as all those who died in service to the nation. A total of 11 brothers in the Davis family have served in the military, including Wellington resident Julius Davis.

Two brothers’ lives have been claimed by COVID-19.

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Julius Davis stands by signs in front of his home.

Ken Deischer, Vincent Devore, Bryan Quinsey and Ivan Barin of the Knights of Columbus Council #8419 of St. Rita Catholic Church.

Project 425’s Mike Carroll, Sgt. Wayne Jackson, Major Gen. Wayne Jackson, Gene Braxton and Ken Valdespino.

Palm Beach County Fire-Rescue members were on hand to support the parade.

PBSO Deputy Tom Walton led the parade.

Some neighborhood residents took part on bicycles.

Julius Davis waves at the well-wishers.

Councilman John McGovern, daughter Victoria McGovern and niece Isabelle Catsman ride by the Davis home.

Project 425’s Dave Pietrafese, Gene Braxton, Major Gen. Wayne Jackson, Ray Branch, Sgt. Wayne Jackson, Mike Carroll, and Sandra and Curt Rich.

Many cars drove by waving American flags.

Trucks from PBCFR Station #27, Battalion #28 and EMS #28 take part in the parade.

Scout Troop 125’s Colin Geller, Ben Schor and Stuart Geller with event organizer/neighbor John Lacy.

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STAR GOLFER BROOKS KOEPKA BRINGS LUNCH FOR WRMC HOSPITAL STAFF

Golf star Brooks Koepka, who grew up in Wellington, returned to the community on Friday, May 29 to salute the local healthcare workers fighting COVID-19. Koepka brought the Churasco Grill food truck to Wellington Regional Medical Center, along with popcorn, adding some fun to the day for the workers at the hospital.

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Connor Ozimek of Wellington was born on Sept. 11, 2001, a terrifying time when the country was on lockdown. Now, 18 years later, he is graduating during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The graduates in the Class of 2020 had their senior prom canceled and their commencement ceremonies canceled. But Ozimek had two graduations cancelled. He not only earned a high school diploma, but also an AICE diploma from Palm Beach Central High School and an associate’s degree from Palm Beach State College.

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Seagull Services recently announced that Westlake Vice Mayor Katrina Long-Robinson has been appointed to its board of directors.

She will serve on the board for a two-year term.

Long-Robinson has a background in education as well as local government and community service. She served for five years as a curriculum resource specialist for Charter Schools USA, assisting school administrators and teachers in understanding curricular programs and implications for classroom practices. She previously worked for the Palm Beach County School District as an aftercare director and educator.

Long-Robinson was appointed to the Westlake City Council in 2016. She also serves as vice chair of Palm Beach County’s Homeless Advisory Board and is a member of the Palm Beach County Caucus of Black Elected Officials.

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The Wellington Art Society is continuing with its commitment to support the local community through arts education and enrichment.

In adherence to the guidelines from the Centers of Disease Control & Prevention, as well as local and state authorities, society members have used this time to bring the joy of arts to children, young adults and their families, in addition to the community of Wellington and surrounding regions.

Recently, the Wellington Art Society announced two art scholarship winners, Jillian Tarini from the Dreyfoos School of the Arts and Keyi Che from the King’s Academy. Each year, society members and Scholarship Chair Lynn Doyal review application submissions from art students at local high schools and universities.

Out of this year’s submissions, Tarini and Che were selected due to excellence in arts and academics, as well as artist career goals.

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winners, we’re hoping that we can arrange something in the fall,” Doyal said.

In addition to awarding scholarships, Wellington Art Society members, at the direction of President Carolina King, assembled care packages for local children.

These packages included coloring books, crayons, puzzles, outdoor games and snacks. They were delivered to Family Promise of North/Central Palm Beach County, the Guatemalan-Maya Center in Lake Worth and Ella’s Closet in Belle Glade.

“This outreach program is a true community effort, and I’m beyond thankful to everyone who has helped us to bring smiles to children’s faces this year, and especially during the last few months,” King said.

Care packages continue to be sent to children receiving medical treatment at Palms West Hospital.

For more than a year now, Wellington Art Society members have been visiting with children and their families at the hospital. These visitations, however, have been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Through these challenging times, the Wellington Art Society continues to serve its members and

Care packages are delivered to Ella’s Closet in Belle Glade. the local community. During their regular summer break in June, July and August, members continue to stay connected through social media by sharing encouragement,

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For more information about the Wellington Art Society, visit www. wellingtonartsociety.org.

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The late, great hall of fame golf course architect Pete Dye left his mark on golf courses around the world. The hall of fame golf course architect’s footprint was especially strong in the state where he and his late wife Alice lived for decades — Indiana. It was so strong that seven of Dye’s finest creations were bundled together to form a golf destination appropriately named the Pete Dye Golf Trail.

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In addition to an editorial description of each golf course, the booklet contains a number of images from the seven layouts, which are built on a variety of landscapes.

During May’s fact-finding editorial rounds of golf along the Pete Dye Golf Trail, he wore golf gloves from Bionic Glove, golf shoes from New Balance Athletic Shoe and socks from Gold Toe Golf Socks.

The Pete Dye Golf Trail: Back Home in Indiana is May’s fifth golf guide/publication. His other publications are: A Pint and a Pork

Pie: The ’83 Open Championship, England’s Atlantic Links: An Irresistible Golf Destination, The Top 10 of Hoosier Golf: Ten of Central & Southern Indiana’s Top Public Golf Destinations and Golf in Kent: The Crown Jewel of English Golf. Currently, he is working on The Hoosier State’s Top Golf Destinations: 25 of Indiana’s Finest

Public-Access Golf Courses.

May is a correspondent for Golf Central Magazine, Ohio Golf Journal, GoGolfandTravel.com, Midwest Golfing Magazine, GolfTrips.com, GolfDaily.com, Golf Oklahoma and Tri-State Golfer Magazine.

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Ashley Botelho of Royal Palm Beach was recently named to the Dean’s List at the New England Institute of Technology.

Botelho was among the students who achieved Dean’s List status for the quarter ending March 14.

Students must achieve a GPA of 3.6 or higher on a maximum scale of 4.0 to qualify.

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FOOD DISTRIBUTION EVERY WEDNESDAY AT COMMONS PARK IN ROYAL PALM

The Village of Royal Palm Beach, in coordination with Feeding South Florida, has been hosting a food giveaway Wednesdays from 9 to 11 a.m. at Royal Palm Beach Commons Park. Shown here are volunteers giving away food on Wednesday, May 27. Find other food distribution locations at www.feedingsouthflorida.org.

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Christ Fellowship Director of Facilities Philip McCracken, Special Needs Coordinator Lindsey McCracken and Missions Coordinator David Rowlands.

Volunteers from Christ Fellowship Church.

Palms West Charter School Principal Steve Epstein, RPB Vice Mayor Jeff Hmara, Catherine Labott and Gabriella Gonda.

Sofia Bianchi, Kristine Anderson and Stephen Gross from BioTest Pharmaceutical Center with cantaloupes to give out.

Anthony McMillon distributes vegetables boxes.

Catherine Labott and Vice Mayor Jeff Hmara prepare jugs of milk to give away.

AMERICAN LEGION HOSTS MEMORIAL DAY CEREMONY AT NATIONAL CEMETERY The 11th District of the American Legion Department of Florida, in lieu of its annual Memorial Day events, held a ceremony on Thursday, May 21 at the South Florida National Cemetery to honor not only the men and women who sacrificed their lives in defense of our nation, but also the many who have selflessly given of themselves to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. The American Legion provides assistance and guidance for veterans, military personnel, their families and communities in thousands of ways every day. If you would like to become a member, call 11th District Commander Johnny D. Castro at (561) 290-9980 or your neighborhood post.

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Grabbing Take-Out Is Great Until ‘Eater’s Remorse’ Sets In...

Like many people, I have been venturing out for restaurant food, be it drive-through or take-out. I justify this by admitting that eating my own cooking would kill me faster than “The Covid” ever would. But the minute my belly is full, “eater’s remorse” sets in.

Just because I got my dinner in a bag doesn’t mean someone in the kitchen didn’t sneeze on it first. Just because the cashier was wearing gloves when she handed me my change doesn’t mean the previous owner of that change didn’t have a persistent cough. And just because noodles are comfort food doesn’t mean I should be eating them three times a day.

Deborah Welky is

The Sonic BOOMER I’m what my father would call a Nervous Nellie. Yet my personal history backs me up. Every time I take precautions because I’m worried, and every time those precautions save me from danger, it only reinforces my belief that

a little nervousness can be a good thing.

That said, “danger” means different things to different people. In my case, rain on my head because of no umbrella is danger. (“You’ll catch your death out there!” my mom would say.) Getting into a car with a total stranger is danger. (“That’s not danger, Debbie. That’s called a date!” my friends would say.) Stepping on a Lego brick because of no slippers is danger. (“Sorry, mom but, boy, did you ever slide!” my kids would say.)

So this COVID-19 thing has me living in controlled panic most of the time. In order to get through my daily life, I deny this, of course, and that is why my hair has

begun falling out. (“It is not falling out!” my husband would say.)

Today, I decided to clean out the musty, dusty garage in order to distract myself from worrying. It worked. After several hours, I was pooped... and the garage was starting to look pretty nice.

I rewarded myself with a leisurely lunch break and drove through Zaxby’s.

One of their Cobb salads was just what I needed.

But by the time I got back to the garage, eater’s remorse was in full swing. Worse yet, I had a nagging, dry cough that made me feel short of breath. I coughed harder and harder until — oh, no! — I got a sore

throat. I closed up the garage and went inside. My muscles hurt.

“That’s it,” I told myself. “I have ‘The Covid.’”

I got out my living will and settled onto the couch, holding it in both hands and waiting to be discovered by horrified family members. When Mark came in, he was horrified, but mostly because I was sitting on the couch.

“I thought you were cleaning out the garage,” he said.

“I have muscle aches.”

“Because you moved that freezer I told you not to move by yourself?”

See WELKY, page 18

My Plague Chronicles: The Unbearable Sameness Of Boring

One of the most annoying issues we all faced when we went into hibernation for the proposed “three weeks” more than two month ago was what were we to do? Some of us could work from home, others had children to try to teach, while some of us older people might spend time philosophizing about life. Right!

“Having lived through a plague, I now understand why Renaissance paintings are filled with naked fat people stretched out on couches.”

Unfortunately, I did not write it, but it expresses my feelings. Almost everything we normally have to help us pass time was taken away. I lost access to my community’s swimming pool, which I used almost every day for over an hour.

I lost access to the community’s gym which I (occasionally) used to try to be in decent shape.

Walking was discouraged since we were warned that we couldn’t get too close

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By Leonard Wechsler to people who were also walking even if they were friends we knew for decades.

And we had “karens” — people who felt they had to make a fuss if we deviated even a millimeter from accepted norms.

When my beloved dog Lexi ran up to a friend’s equally beloved dog, one of those censorious people walked by yelling about social distancing. Since my friend and I were at least 10 feet apart, I guess she meant the dogs. Perhaps someone can explain to me how you explain COVID-19 and social distancing to a dog. So not only

were we locked in at home, we also lost a lot of our healthy activities in the name of staying healthy.

Adding to the possible boredom, the movie theaters closed down. I hated that, being a devoted fan, but I understood and supported the idea. People can get very close there. But the library also closed.

So there went my supply of books. Happily, I have a lot of books at home. (I am happy about that; my wife not so much). I also have hundreds on my Kindle. I have read an awful lot of books in the past few months.

And that leads us to television. I will now say other words I thought would never pass my lips: Thank you, Comcast. They provide our cable, and some of the selections have been great. For a while, they actually provided “The Great Courses,” very interesting college-level courses on a variety of subjects, for free.

Their 24-part course on the Black Plague

was fascinating, although I had to watch it when my wife was not around since it gave her nightmares. It helped, however, to give me a sense of perspective. That plague wiped out over a quarter of the population of Europe. Our virus is a puppy compared to it.

A real problem with television, of course, is that the major networks are giving up. They were hit hard by having their seasons end early, and new shows will be late coming in the fall. Considering the poor quality of some of the current shows, and the even worse prospects for next year, we will be looking for a lot of alternatives.

And there are alternatives. Some of the original series on the major pay networks are quite good. Of course, others are not as good. However, comparing them to the networks is like comparing Tiffany’s to the Dollar Store, and the networks are declining.

Some of the alternatives like Netflix, Amazon Prime and Disney+, however, got me through most of these times. While there is a lot presented by the first two that does not interest me at all, there is plenty that is worthwhile. There is a kind of quality in numbers. If they present 100 new items and you only like a handful, it can carry you through.

Ironically, Disney+ was a nice bonus.

We got it for the grandkids, and now they can’t come over. But I managed first to go through the whole nine-movie cycle of Star Wars. (I did it in their order to see if it made more sense. It didn’t, but it was still fun.) And I am almost done with the whole Marvel universe.

So, I have spent way more time on the couch than I did years ago, although my pool is now open, and I am there a couple of hours a day. So, I guess I made it through. And kept what little is left of my sanity.

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FPL Work Strengthens Energy Grid Serving Wellington Area

Florida Power & Light (FPL) continues to upgrade its system in the Wellington area as part of its ongoing work to strengthen the energy grid and improve the reliability of its service for customers.

Company investments, which include strengthening power lines and poles, trimming trees near power lines and installing smart grid technology, help make the grid more reliable day-to-day and speed restoration efforts following major storms.

“We continue to build one of the nation’s strongest, smartest and most storm-resilient energy grids using advanced smart grid technology to continue delivering reliable electricity that our customers can count on,” said Eric Silagy, president and CEO of FPL. “Last year, FPL customers experienced record-setting electric service reliability, in part due to smart

devices, and we will continue to use emerging technology to find innovative ways to deliver cleaner energy while keeping costs 30 percent below the national average.”

During this year, FPL plans to make the following improvements in and near Wellington: • Strengthening four main power lines, including those that serve critical services that are necessary for communities to recover faster after major storms.

• Inspecting and clearing tree branches and vegetation — a major cause of power outages — from 280 miles of power lines.

• As of this year, FPL will have inspected 100 percent of power poles in the community over the past eight-year inspection cycle, strengthening or replacing those that no longer meet FPL’s standards.

• Installing smart grid technol-

ogy, 484 automated switches on main and neighborhood power lines to help detect problems and restore service faster when outages occur.

• Inspecting three main power lines and equipment using infrared technology to detect issues before they cause a power interruption.

In 2018, the company started the Storm Secure Underground Program, a three-year pilot to find cost-effective ways to replace overhead power lines with more reliable underground lines in select neighborhoods to further enhance customers’ service and the energy grid’s resiliency. The pilot targets neighborhoods that experienced an outage during hurricanes Matthew and/or Irma and have a history of outages caused primarily by vegetation, which in Florida grows year-round. This year, six projects are planned in Wellington.

“FPL is a national leader in the reliability of service to its customers, but we’re never satisfied,” said Manny Miranda, senior vice president of power delivery for FPL. “We continue to implement projects that have demonstrated their value to our customers, while looking at the latest technology and lessons learned from past storms to develop new ways of enhancing the reliability of our service.”

The Storm Protection Plan that FPL filed recently with the Florida Public Service Commission is a continuation of the existing comprehensive hardening programs that the company has undertaken for nearly 15 years.

These programs have benefited customers by successfully reducing restoration costs and outage times during major storms, as well as improving day-to-day service

“We wanted to do something to help those working on the front lines,” Sharma said. “We are all part of the equestrian community in Wellington. So many of us have been at this hospital. We wanted to show the staff how much they are appreciated. They’re doing such an amazing job, working long hours and giving of themselves.”

During the campaign, each purchaser received a 15 percent off coupon on their entire order.

Breeches.com matched the discount and created a fund for an equal value donation. Around $3,000 was raised to purchase food from the local Costco store to be delivered to Wellington Regional Medical Center.

“Thank you so much for your generous donation,” Tahan said.

“This is such a great help to our personnel and their families.”

Want to give to the Grab-n-Go Pantry? Individuals and businesses are invited to shop and then donate items at the main entrance at WRMC. Look for the tiered rack for collection of items.

Breeches.com is an online source for global brands that design, manufacture, market and distribute fine equestrian products.

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Bringing the first multi-family homes to Arden, D.R. Horton’s collection consists of 120 spacious, single-story villas, each featuring three bedrooms, two bathrooms and enclosed lanais for outdoor lounging. Starting in the mid-$300s, the villas range from 1,836 to 1,921 square feet of living space, offering homeowners a chance to experience modern luxury at an affordable price.

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Timmy Sharma, owner of breeches.com, arrived at Wellington Regional Medical Center on the morning of Thursday, May 28 bearing a truckload of groceries.

He was met by Chief Executive Officer Pam Tahan, Chief Medical Officer Dr. Richard Hays and the key leadership of the hospital, who helped unload the food destined for WRMC’s Grab-n-Go Pantry.

Established by members of the Wellington community, the Grabn-Go Pantry alleviates the burden of grocery store shopping for busy hospital personnel during the COVID-19 pandemic. The pantry is a repository for donated goods, including food and household necessities. Many workers end their shifts after grocery stores with shortened hours are closed, and the Grab-n-Go Pantry helps keep their families supplied.

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The prestigious American Heritage School, voted one of the Best Private Schools in America in 2020 by Niche, is unveiling its new, groundbreaking American Heritage School Online Summer Program this month. The online summer program is open to all students across the United States and abroad. The more than 100 live, interactive, online courses taught by acclaimed American Heritage teachers are available to students in Pre-K3 through grade 12. One-onone live online tutoring from AHS teachers is also available.

This unique program is offering more than 100 live online classes, all taught by the same teachers who also teach in the school’s traditional classrooms. There is no other brick and mortar school offering the depth and breadth of classes being offered by the American Heritage School Online Summer Program. It provides a unique opportunity for students to catch up on what they may have missed, plus get an educational edge with its world-renowned private school curriculum.

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full throttle into a super-frenzied cough. When I came out of it, I looked at him accusingly (“I told you so!”) but he was holding a tiny piece of lettuce between two fingers.

“You coughed this up,” he said, not judging. “Would you say you feel better now?”

I nodded, then attempted a small cough but it sounded fake, even to me.

“You saved my life,” I said somberly.

“You saved your own life,” he continued. “Now, about that garage...”

continued from page 1 that village preparations for an impending storm include collecting trash and tree trimming debris, but that such activity has to stop before the storm arrives.

“Please follow the messages put out by the village and don’t put tree trimmings and garbage out at

continued from page 1 “That is part of the reason why I am running. You can’t have a representative who only spends time in certain communities.”

Weiss charged that Frankel is funded in large part by big agricultural companies and other deep-pocket donors.

“I’m not against agriculture in Florida,” he said. “It’s one of the most beautiful parts of Florida. It has some of the best agriculture in the world, but you do need representatives who can make policy that’s even handed.”

Weiss admitted that he is far out funded by Frankel, but he hopes to overcome that disadvantage in the primary by appealing directly to voters.

“She has over $1.3 million in her campaign account, and we are running a campaign that at the end of this will be in the $10,000 range,” he said.

He hopes to overcome that disadvantage by appealing to voters in the primary, which is usually a low-turnout event. “We’re looking to increase that amount, because this is the first primary in Palm Beach County for Lois Frankel in

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continued from page 1 Diego Drive, 22nd Road North off C Road, Flamingo Drive and Raymond Drive.

The proceeds of these special assessment bonds would require a 50 percent contribution from the property owners benefiting from the roadway improvements.

The source of repayment would be special assessments that can only be levied against land that receives special benefit from the roadway improvements financed by those bonds. The town would be responsible for the other 50 percent of the cost, with a portion of the proceeds to come theoretically from the sale of the gas tax revenue bonds. The maximum term of each series of special assessment bonds cannot exceed 11 years measured from the time of each issue.

“My interpretation of that ref-

Guido Weiss has served in the U.S. Navy Reserves. eight years,” Weiss said. as an operations specialist and in Since 2016, Weiss worked in the military law enforcement. He was U.S. House of Representatives as later commissioned as an officer, a foreign affairs and defense advi- where he has served with the naval sor, including to Gabbard, before security force. leaving D.C. to concentrate on his Weiss graduated from the Hecongressional campaign. During brew University of Jerusalem his time in Congress, he worked on with a master’s degree in Middle U.S.-Israel cooperation, national Eastern studies, and from Amerisecurity initiatives related to North can University with a bachelor’s Korea, indigenous rights, veterans’ degree in international studies. healthcare and environmental Recently married, he has also spent protection. time studying in Russia, Jordan Weiss enlisted in the U.S. Navy and Israel to learn Russian, Arabic Reserve in 2015 from Delray and Hebrew.

Beach and spent his first few years To learn more about Weiss and as an enlisted sailor, where he was his congressional campaign, visit trained in radar and navigation www.voteguido.com. erendum… would be the special assessment proceeds could only be used for those road projects,” he said. “The third option, which is something the town can do, they’re not obligated to issue the gas tax bonds or the special assessment bonds. They could hold another referendum and ask the voters to approve a general obligation bond.”

Sanford said the benefit of a general obligation bond is that it is not limited to property owners that may benefit from the project.

“If you pass the referendum, everybody would be paying their fair share pursuant to the town’s ad valorem tax levy,” he said. “I understand you may not want to put the burden on the taxpayers to pay for a general obligation bond completely.”

Sanford noted that the proceeds of a general obligation bond could also provide the 50 percent town obligation with respect to the special assessment projects approved by the 2019 referendum. He added that the town could use gas tax revenues or other legally available non-ad valorem funds to pay the

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Sanford said a general obligation bond could be sold through a general offering, which is expensive, and he did not recommend it. The town could issue bonds using a private placement through a bank, which would not commit to a term of more than 10 years.

A third option would be for the town to borrow through various bond programs established by the state, such as the Florida League of Cities.

Utilizing that program shifts all of the administrative responsibilities to that entity to include finding a willing financial institution through an RFP process, he said, adding that since the town does not have an established debt issuance history, that method to achieve its financing needs might be the best option.

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