Palm Beach Post By William Kelly – Daily News Staff Writer With costs threatening to exceed $90 million, Palm Beach may hire a second engineering firm to review a plan for burying all power, cable television and phone lines on the island. The Underground Utilities Task Force recommended Tuesday that the Town Council hire a […]
Saves: A walk through of Phase 1 North was conducted to determine if any existing service drops could be intercepted at street front locations. Several were discovered that will save approximately $18,000. Raves: Jay Boodheshwar and his staff for their assistance in helping us expedite the easement acquisition process in Phase 1 South.
The Town of Palm Beach has released the Town-wide Undergrounding of Utilities Project Master Plan. The draft master plan is available for public viewing online at www.Undergrounding.info. The Master Plan is a culmination of many meetings with over 100 individuals, stakeholders, community leaders, multiple utility companies, and various governmental agencies. Typically, this level of planning […]
Early Tuesday morning this week at 2 AM, a live powerline snapped and started a fire at 3475 S OCEAN BLVD in Palm Beach. Fire-Rescue from Palm Beach responded and reported that the line that was down was fully energized and had started the bushes and shrubbery on fire. They cordoned off the area and […]
By Michele Dargan, Special to the Civic Association.- Palm Beach Town Manager Tom Bradford updated residents Monday on the status of the undergrounding project that is scheduled to begin in May, but may be delayed due to two pending lawsuits. In addition to the lawsuits, Mr. Bradford discussed two additional major issues impacting the project: […]
In November 2016, Magellan Advisors completed their Broadband Assessment Study. Thank you to the over 430 property owners and businesses who participated. The study has provided the Town of Palm Beach with valuable information about the broadband needs of the Town, ways to improve service and opportunities for revenue generation to offset undergrounding project costs. […]
The Undergrounding Project Team indicated they needed more time before presenting a master plan to the Task Force. The Project Team indicated the following: Two pending lawsuits filed by Town residents are stalling the financing of the undergrounding project. Until the lawsuits are settled, the Town cannot access General Obligation Bond funds. Interest rates have […]
