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Deadline: Prepayment Option for Undergrounding Assessment
Property owners interested in participating in the prepayment option at this time for their undergrounding of utilities assessment should make their payment prior to the September 1st, 2017 deadline. By utilizing the prepayment option at this time, property owners will avoid interest and other charges associated with paying the assessment annually. Once you prepay your […]
Palm Beach breaks ground on first phase of island-wide utility burial
Friday was a day of celebration, 14 years in the making. That’s how long it took town-wide utility undergrounding to evolve from an idea, first explored by then-Mayor Lesly Smith and the Town Council , into something as tangible as shovels biting into dirt. Town officials donned hard hats, gripped shovels and posed for pictures […]
Undergrounding of Utilities Groundbreaking Ceremonies
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Town of Palm Beach Hosts Official Groundbreaking Ceremonies for Phase 1 North and Phase 1 South of the Undergrounding of Utilities Project Palm Beach, FL – The Town of Palm Beach will host Official Groundbreaking Ceremonies for Phase 1 North and Phase 1 South of the Undergrounding of Utilities Project. Both […]
Prepayment Option for Underground Townwide Utilities Assessment
July 31, 2017 Subject: Prepayment Option for Underground Townwide Utilities Assessment The Town Council of the Town of Palm Beach, Florida recently established and approved a special assessment against property within the Townwide Underground Utility Assessment Area to fund the design, acquisition, construction, and installation of the Underground Utility Improvements. This type of financing where […]
Underground Utilities Task Force Meeting Agenda & Back-Up – August, 1 2017
The next Underground Utilities Task Force meeting is Tuesday, August, 1 2017 at 9:00 am in Town Council Chambers. Below is a link to the agenda and back-up for the Underground Utilities Task Force Meeting. Agenda & Back-Up
Resident drops lawsuit challenging utilities referendum
Resident Carol Kosberg has dropped her lawsuit challenging the town’s plan to pay for burying all overhead utilities on the island. Kosberg, a South End condo owner, sued the town last year, alleging it used misleading ballot language in a March 2016 referendum in which voters narrowly approved up to $90 million in bonds to […]
Will Palm Beach ‘future proof’ with fiber-optic network?
With the first phase of town-wide utility undergrounding starting this summer, the town soon must decide whether to install extra conduit to hold a future fiber-optic communication network. Town officials have long said the undergrounding utilities project presents a rare opportunity to lay the groundwork for a town-owned fiber-optic system at the lowest possible cost. […]
Palm Beach approves assessments to pay for utility line burial
Despite many residents’ objections at a public hearing, the Town Council unanimously voted to impose special assessments on property owners to pay for the burial of all overhead utility lines on the island. About 100 residents packed the council chambers Wednesday at Town Hall. During a two-hour public comment period, some said they don’t want to […]
