February 2024 - OnGardens

‘It can’t be just a Costco box:’ New Tiger Woods arena draws criticism

Exclusive: Palm Beach State College trustees want more details about prefab metal building that would replace air-inflated dome.

This story is appearing simultaneously in StetNews.org and OnGardens.org.

A proposal to rebuild the Tiger Woods-led indoor golf arena at Palm Beach State College with prefabricated metal instead of an air-inflated dome met sharp resistance Tuesday from the college Board of Trustees.

Trustees leasing 10 acres off of PGA Boulevard to the star-infused TMRW Golf League refused to immediately endorse the proposal for a metal building in place of the dome destroyed in November in high winds.

The clock is ticking on TMRW Sports Group, which has committed to broadcasting on ESPN its first match at the one-of-a-kind facility in January 2025.

Slow going for legal challenge to Gardens annexation

City argues against motion to speed up the proceedings. Early voting begins March 9.

This story originally appeared Tuesday at StetNews.org.

It’s beginning to look like a lawsuit fil e d Jan. 5 will not stop the March 19 Palm Beach Gardens annexation election.

Quick catchup: Residents of Hidden Key sued to block the election involving the largest of five zones, Zone 1. The court did not issue its first order until Feb. 7, after Hidden Key filed a motion to speed things up.

Zone 1 has more than 7,000 residents. Overall, the city is seeking voter approval to annex dozens of neighborhoods in five zones with more than 8,000 residents, all east of Interstate 95.

In its Feb. 12 reply to the motion to expedite the proceedings, the city argued the issue does not require “immediate resolution,” as the four Hidden Key residents who sued will suffer no harm if the vote is held on March 19.

“However, harm may come … by denying 5,220 of their fellow voters residing in Area 1 the right to vote,” City Attorney Max Lohman wrote in the city’s reply.

Gardens takes fight over county road money to Tallahassee

Palm Beach County opposes cities’ efforts to get part of fees developers pay for roads.

This story originally ran Tuesday in StetNews.org.

The fight between cities and counties over who gets the money developers pay for road work could be decided this year by the Florida Legislature.

Cities back a bill that would give them control of the money that otherwise goes to counties. Counties object.

At stake in Palm Beach County: $20 million a year in developer fees that go to roads.