The council will meet this week at Town Hall and hear recommendations from the undergrounding task force. Two firms have agreed to install phase one of the town-wide burial of overhead utility lines for a total of $10.4 million — about $500,000 less than a town consultant projected. Hearing the news, the Underground Utilities Task […]
Here is a typical set-up of a transformer, right, and a switch cabinet that would be installed on South End properties for the undergrounding project, according to town consultant Kimley-Horn & Associates. Courtesy of Kimley-Horn and Associates In the Town of Palm Beach utility undergrounding project, two types of switch cabinets and two types […]
The Undergrounding of Utilities Project Team has completed 98% of the master planning process with the project designs for Phase 1 north and south nearly complete. The Master Plan has been presented to both the Civic Association and Citizens’ Association as well numerous community, professional and neighborhood organizations. The Underground Utilities Task Force voted to […]
The Requests for Information (RFI) have been received by the Town and Project Team members have been working with respondents to review the details of the proposals. The Town, under the direction of the UUTF and Town Council, sought RFIs from additional telecommunication companies to increase competition and identify other companies who had interest in […]
The next Underground Utilities Task Force meeting is Friday, June 9, 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 Supplemental Back-up
Palm Beach County Circuit Court Judge Cymonie Rowe agreed with the Town and dismissed the Goldmacher lawsuit which challenged the undergrounding referendum ballot language. In her judgment, the Honorable Rowe found that the ballot language for the undergrounding bond referendum was valid and the Town is permitted to issue bonds as approved to fund the […]
The Undergrounding of Utilities Project Team has completed 98% of the master planning process with the project designs for Phase 1 north and south nearly complete. The Master Plan has been presented to both the Civic Association and Citizens’ Association as well numerous community, professional and neighborhood organizations. The Underground Utilities Task Force voted to […]
Earlier today, Palm Beach County Circuit Court Judge Cymonie Rowe agreed with the Town and dismissed the Goldmacher lawsuit which challenged the undergrounding referendum ballot language. In her judgment, the Honorable Rowe found that the ballot language for the undergrounding bond referendum was valid and the Town is permitted to issue bonds as approved to […]
Captain Ann-Marie Taylor of the Palm Beach Police Department provided a report on how the police department is working to minimize traffic impacts in Town. The Police Department works with Public Works as well as individual construction companies on coordinating road closures and a street by street traffic plan during construction projects. Utilizing a series […]
Working with FPL the Town has been able to adjust the design plan for the south end to eliminate two switch cabinets. As a result, $54,000 was saved and two switch cabinets were removed from the project. FPL is pursuing additional cost saving measures with the Town and is willing to work with the appropriate […]
