On Wednesday, November 2, 2016 the Town of Palm Beach provided an undergrounding update at the Citizens’ Association. Town Manager Tom Bradford discussed the progress of the undergrounding project, upcoming milestones, and addressed questions from the audience. The Town Council voted to convert overhead utilities to an underground location and Town voters approved the financing […]
The Town of Palm Beach, and south Florida in general, were very lucky with Hurricane Matthew grazing our coastline and making landfall further north. However, Hurricane Matthew did disrupt power throughout the entire North End of Town north of Wells Road and for about half the customers in the Midtown area. Power was fully restored […]
The Town has two lawsuits that challenge the undergrounding project’s 1.) financing and 2.) ballot language. The Town’s positon is the ballot language was clear in its intent to bury overhead utility lines through special assessment and cannot be challenged since the referendum was already passed by the voters. The financing of undergrounding is through […]
In order to explore the potential opportunities that this project may provide in bringing enhanced Broadband service to the Town, the UUTF recommended and the Town Council approved, the performance of a Broadband Infrastructure Assessment. This Assessment will identify the community need for enhanced Broadband service, the costs involved, and the potential revenue that could […]
The next Underground Utilities Task Force meeting will be held on Tuesday, November 1, 2016 beginning at 9:00 am in Town Council Chambers.
Magellan Advisors was selected to perform a Broadband Infrastructure Assessment. Magellan Advisors will consult the Town on the best approach to provide residents broadband technology and the infrastructure needed in the community. Magellan Advisors discussed how the cost of broadband installation could be reduced, how smart poles could be utilized, the capabilities of fiber optic […]
In an effort to maintain accountability, the UUTF made a motion to hire a full-time contractual Project Coordinator whose sole responsibility would be to oversee the project. Town Manager Tom Bradford will be providing a list of requirements the Project Coordinator should have for the position.
Working together between the Project Team and the Town’s Public Works Department, previous project studies and surveys have been able to be reused for the benefit of this project. This has saved approximately $66,000 in project costs since the design phase began in June.
