PBG Watch to Discontinue Monthly Emails/Posts
PBG Watch will no longer be sending out summaries of the upcoming PBG City Council agendas or meeting summaries. When formed our mission statement was: PBG Watch is a coalition of concerned citizens of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, who have come together to observe and report on the decisions of the City Council. We will praise where justified and criticize where warranted. We will also educate and mobilize a response to actions that we feel are not in the best interest of the citizens. Our first post was about proposed charter changes, on June 8, 2012. At the time there were a lot ...
No Sportplex for the Gardens North County District Park
New news for the City came at the very end of the November 3rd City Council meeting when Council Member Marciano suggested having a workshop for the newly available remaining undeveloped parcel in the North County District Park. Apparently, the sign that had been visible on the corner for several years advertising the future Sportsplex was no longer there. Through the ensuing discussion it became clear that the proposed Sportsplex, to be developed by Palm Beach North Athletic Foundation, had not secured funding and was no longer a viable proposal. The foundation had been awarded the contract to build the ...
Northlake Fiasco and Is $1 Million a Lot to You?
Much of the very long October 6th PBG City Council meeting was spent discussing Palm Beach County's Five Year Road Plan - which was on the City Manager portion of the agenda. Included in the plan is a proposed $500k to study widening Northlake Boulevard to 8 lanes. Several people made public comment, Sal Faso, President of NCNC spoke on behalf of several organizations and communities as well. All were in agreement that widening Northlake, and wasting $500k tax dollars and studying it was a non-starter. Joel Engelhardt of Ongardens wrote an in-depth piece covering the proposal and discussion entitled ...
City’s Millage Lowered to 5.32%
The new tax-rate was lowered to 5.32% and the new Fiscal Year 2022/2023 budget raises about $7.8M in new taxes, up a 10.9% over last year’s adopted budget. Both the millage and new budget were approved/adopted on 2nd hearing 5:0 on Sept 22 after being also approved 5:0 at the Sept 8th initial City Council Meeting. Council Member Marciano, with the most in-depth city budget experience on the Council, has long sought to lower millage over the last several years and was pleased to finally have it happen in his last term. While homesteaded properties will see lowered tax bills, those ...
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PBG Watch to Discontinue Monthly Emails/Posts
PBG Watch will no longer be sending out summaries of the upcoming PBG City Council agendas or meeting summaries. When formed our mission statement was: PBG Watch is a coalition of concerned citizens of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, who have come together to observe and report on the decisions of the City...
No Sportplex for the Gardens North County District Park
New news for the City came at the very end of the November 3rd City Council meeting when Council Member Marciano suggested having a workshop for the newly available remaining undeveloped parcel in the North County District Park. Apparently, the sign that had been visible on the corner for several years...
Northlake Fiasco and Is $1 Million a Lot to You?
Much of the very long October 6th PBG City Council meeting was spent discussing Palm Beach County’s Five Year Road Plan – which was on the City Manager portion of the agenda. Included in the plan is a proposed $500k to study widening Northlake Boulevard to 8 lanes. Several people made public...
City’s Millage Lowered to 5.32%
The new tax-rate was lowered to 5.32% and the new Fiscal Year 2022/2023 budget raises about $7.8M in new taxes, up a 10.9% over last year’s adopted budget. Both the millage and new budget were approved/adopted on 2nd hearing 5:0 on Sept 22 after being also approved 5:0 at the Sept 8th initial City...
Proposed Tax Increase Accomplished with Lower Millage
The proposed 2023 PBG Budget raises about $7.8M in new taxes, up a 10.9% over last year’s adopted budget. See the Proposed Budget here. With the millage at 5.32, down from the 5.55 it has been for the last 7 years, this is the eighth year that increases in property valuations and new construction...
Avenir Town Center Phases 1 and 2 Get Go-Ahead
The August 4th City Council meeting began with a couple of presentations: Noel Martinez, President & CEO, Palm Beach North Chamber of Commerce – described the regional Disaster Resilience Action Plan – developed to ensure that neighborhood businesses are equipped to recover quickly from...
Proposed millage 5.32, drop of 4.5%!
The biggest news of the evening: After several years of 5.55 millage, the City has proposed a decrease of 4.5% to the proposed 2022/2023 5.32 millage. Allen Owens, Finance Administrator, said that their models also maintain that same lowered millage in their 10 year projections. Council Member Woods...
Kudos Abound
Several individuals were highlighted at the relatively brief June Palm Beach Gardens City Council Meeting: Agent Tyler Witt was honored by PBG Police Chief Clint Shannon for being named both the Palm Beach Gardens Police Officer of the Year and 2021 Palm Beach County Officer of the Year for Palm Beach...