New Tax Collector Office Building for PGA Blvd
The May 2nd City Council meeting included first reading on changes to two sites on PGA Boulevard and Northlake Boulevard respectively.
The current DMV site on PGA across from the Gardens Mall will be replaced by a beautiful new building housing both the Palm Beach County Tax Collector’s functions currently housed in the North County Courthouse, as well as the drivers’ license functions previously conducted on the site’s locations. All on the Council were impressed by the new building, along with the included traffic improvements allowing access from the North County Courthouse and PBC Library parking lot areas. Residents will be able to access all three locations without having to enter via PGA Blvd.
May 2nd
Costco, located on Northlake Boulevard across from MacArthur Boulevard, will be adding a members’ only fueling center at the site of the old Sports Authority and Rooms to Go Outlet, as well as revamping the access roadway for better traffic management on Northlake, enhancing the appearance of the store itself, and modifying the parking area and landscaping. The Council did spend some time exploring the last minute complaint by the owner of an adjoining property.
Also of note – the Council approved the sale of the Burns Road Public Works property to Johnstone Capital Partners for $2.8 million. A previous sale fell through, and while there was another higher offer, that offer presented legal issues as well as tying up the property for many months with no penalty should that offer fall through. After deliberations, the Council agreed that the Johnstone offer, with only 10 days of deliberation and a closing date of June 12 for the property appraised at $2.2 million, was the way to go.
All ordinances and resolutions passed 5:0.