New Business comes to Northwood Village
Feb 27, 2008 - Mayor's Office
(02/27/08) Northwood Village will welcome the latest exciting, unique shop to the area with the grand opening of Emilie Marie Antiques on Friday, February 29, 2008 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at 525 Northwood Road in West Palm Beach. The ribbon cutting ceremony will take place at 6:00 p.m.
The City’s Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) is working to revitalize the Northwood Village area and attract both businesses and residents. The CRA has plans for major streetscape improvements and other redevelopment projects in the area.
Space Heaters & Kerosene
Feb 27, 2008 - Fire Department
The City of West Palm Beach Fire Rescue Department, urges all City residents to leave a distance of at least 3′ (3 feet) between your space or kerosene heater, and combustible items during this cold snap. All users of kerosene heaters, please be ensure that you purchase only kerosene, and not gasoline when refilling your heater. Electrical space heaters, should be in good condition, this includes the plug, as well as, the cord.
As your local fire rescue department, It is our job to provide you with the latest in fire prevention, and our long-term goal is to keep you and your family safe. It is also a good practice during this time, to verify that your smoke detector(s) are in perfect working condition. Should you have any specific questions, you may reach the Fire Marshal at (561) 804-4724.
Fire Marshal, Mike Carsillo
Don’t forget to vote on March 11!
Feb 27, 2008 - Newsletter
The City of West Palm Beach is holding municipal elections on Tuesday, March 11. There are three City Commission seats on the ballot: district 1, district 3 and district 5.
Contact the Supervisor of Elections office for information on polling places, and don’t forget to cast you ballot!
City saving water and tax dollars in our parks
Feb 27, 2008 - Newsletter
It may be a challenge for most people to get excited about new grass going in to a local park. But when the grass is drought resistant, when water conservation is a top priority and when the grass comes in at 1/2 of the budget price, the City of West Palm Beach’s Department of Parks and Recreation gets pretty amped up!
The department recently replaced a multi-purpose field at the South Olive Community Center. After agreeing to let Odom Sod do the job, crews got to work prepping the soil underneath the field. After establishing a nice bed of soil, crews spread a product called Zeba to help with water conservation. Zeba is a small, granulated substance that absorbs and holds 400 times its weight in water. Zeba holds the water in a gel-like substance under the grass’ surface, allowing the grass 4-5 days of access to water after an initial watering! We can run the sprinkler system on Monday, and the grass has access to that same water throughout the week. Capturing and holding the water for that additional time will save millions of gallons of water throughout the life of the field.
The new method saves money (installation costs less, and less watering means less money will be spent as well) and will help our green grass contribute to West Palm Beach being a green city.
(Photo: crews help law new sod on the field near the South Olive Community Center.)
Traffic pattern change South Olive Avenue
Feb 21, 2008 - Mayor's Office, Traffic
(02/21/08) Beginning Saturday, February 23, 2008, there will be a new traffic pattern on South Olive Avenue between Lakeview Avenue and Okeechobee Boulevard.
The southbound lane of traffic on Olive Avenue is being converted to a drop-off lane for residents and visitors of One City Plaza. Because of this change, motorists will no longer be able to make a left-hand turn from Lakeview Avenue on to South Olive Avenue. The two northbound lanes of Olive Avenue will be unaffected.