Riviera Beach City Council voted 3-2 to move boatyard expansion forward but now a 4-1 vote is required.
A city measure that empowers neighbors is setting up a Sept. 6 showdown between a multimillion-dollar superyacht repair yard and homeowners in Riviera Beach.
Expansion of the Safe Harbor Rybovich boatyard, where some of the world’s most expensive yachts go for dry dock repairs, hangs in the balance.
Continue reading “Boatyard showdown: Safe Harbor Rybovich expansion depends on change of heart”Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute could be closed for six months; FAU offers no explanation for abrupt evacuation.
This story was written and reported by veteran Palm Beach County reporter Joel Engelhardt and FAU University Press Editor-in-Chief Jessica Abramsky.
A $35 million building that opened in January on the Abacoa Jupiter campus of Florida Atlantic University closed suddenly at the end of July and could remain closed for six months.
FAU officials are mum on the reason for the abrupt evacuation of the Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute just six months after officials proclaimed it a “beacon of hope” that “heralds a new era in neuroscience research, education and community engagement.”
Continue reading “‘Building pressurization is unstable:’ FAU evacuates $35 million Jupiter building”While the Rustic Lakes Property Owners Association took the money, many residents remain opposed to plan for 111 townhomes on Northlake Boulevard.
The lawyer for one of the nation’s largest homebuilders drew derisive laughter Thursday as he explained a $650,000 payment to a homeowner’s board at a Palm Beach Gardens City Council meeting.
Brian Seymour, attorney for D.R. Horton, said the developer had made many concessions to the Rustic Lakes Property Owners Association but in the end the association had needs that concessions just couldn’t meet.
“So, in addition … there is some monetary payment that goes to them being able to fix some of the problems that they have,” Seymour said.
“We want to help our neighbors,” he concluded, drawing laughter from opponents who made up the bulk of a crowd of about 90 at the meeting.
Continue reading “‘We want to help:’ D.R. Horton explains $650,000 payment”
