Council Approves Downtown Palm Beach Gardens 'In Place'

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July 6, 2020

The sole subject of the June 25 Special City Council meeting was Resolution 43, 2020 – to approve major changes for the “in place” portion of Downtown Palm Beach Gardens (aka Downtown at the Gardens). The resolution passed 5:0.

The applicant’s presentation was followed by a staff presentation. There was only public comment by one resident – Antionette Mauro, who lives in The Landmark. She voiced concerns that residents of the Landmark were led to believe that the carousel was going to be removed; when in fact it’s going to be moved even closer to their residence. Its new location would change the nature of that part of the lake from a meeting place and a serene space to an area with kids and an amusement ride.

The Council was convinced by staff’s assurance that the carousel must operate within city’s sound code limits and must stop at 8 pm during the week and at 9:30 pm on weekends with lights turned off at that time. The ‘choo-choo’ train is no more. The Council’s safety concerns about children running into the roadway to get to the carousel were also satisfied by the narrowing of the road and flashing signs at the crosswalks.

See photographs and other coverage of the plans at the Palm Beach Post article “New Downtown Palm Beach Gardens plans include interactive water feature for relocated carousel”.