Stet News🐊 University of Florida President Ben Sasse’s abrupt exit leaves big plans unfinished, UF’s future uncertain. (Florida Alligator)
🏥 West Palm Beach Mayor Keith James was treated at a Wellington hospital and released last month after taking a “hard fall” in the middle of the night about three blocks from his home in his gated community. His Apple Watch helped alert 911. (WPBF Channel 25)
🚰 Riviera Beach fired its utility director, Michael Low, on Wednesday after he stormed out of a City Council meeting. The decision culminated months of controversy over his department’s handling of positive fecal tests in June 2023. (The Palm Beach Post $$$)
🚜 Forest Development, the builder of the high-rise, waterfront Nautilus 220 in Lake Park, has proposed paying Riviera Beach $3.46 million for 2.2 vacant acres at 1851 Broadway. The developer wants to build 450 apartments, with 5 percent set aside for workforce housing, and some stores or restaurants on the site across the street from the Safe Harbor Rybovich boat yard. The item is on Wednesday night’s CRA agenda. (South Florida Business Journal $$$)
🏗️ Three developers including the Related Group of Miami have revealed plans for a 20-story apartment building at 1300 Broadway in Riviera Beach. It features 418 apartments with small spaces for stores and offices on a 2.45-acre site. (South Florida Business Journal $$$)
🚌 Palm Tran named Ivan Maldonado executive director. He was deputy executive officer at Metro Transit Omaha. He replaces Clinton Forbes, who died in November. (Mass Transit Magazine)
