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🏢 Following up: Palm Beach County commissioners opted to move forward with the renovation of their 1984 Governmental Center in downtown West Palm Beach with one important change. Rather than expanding the building, the county would build new space for the tax collector and property appraiser at Airport Center, county-owned land northwest of Interstate 95 and Southern Boulevard. Commissioners on April 16 also expressed interest in pursuing a combined airport car-rental center north of Belvedere Road in Westgate.
🌊 At the third of three West Palm Beach community meetings about the downtown waterfront, a city consultant reported that about 88% of about 1,300 survey respondents oppose adding a marina there. The survey will remain open for about two more weeks.
📈 More than 2,100 people are homeless in Palm Beach County, an annual count shows, a 15 percent increase over 2023. (WLRN)
🔎 By now most of you know that Bob Graham, former Florida governor and U.S. senator, died April 16 at age 87. But this personal account from Florida Bulldog’s Dan Christensen, detailing Graham’s efforts to root out the truth behind the 9/11 attacks, exemplifies Graham’s tenacity. (Florida Bulldog)
🌽 Forget about hot dog-eating contests, check out the corn-on-the-cob athletes April 28 at the South Florida Fairgrounds. Major League Eating’s reigning corn queen, Miki Sudo, will be there. (ByJoeCapozzi.com)
