signature city- fall 2015 (palm beach gardens, fl)

Fall Festival!SUPER DRONESGardens Lifeline

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Trick-or-Treating on the trail with all your favorite characters

Children’s Activities

Live music by Burnt Biscuit

Candy Corn Count

Food and drink items available for purchase

The City of Palm Beach Gardens supports children with food allergies. While trick-or-treating on our trail, look for the teal pumpkins for non-food treats!

A fun, family event featuring: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2015

6:00-8:00pm

Burns Road Recreation Center

4404 Burns Road, Palm Beach Gardens,Don’t forget your costumes and

trick-or-treat bag!

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2 Fall Festival

4 A Message from City Hall

5 City Briefs

10 Calendar of Events: Pull Out Poster!

14 Featured Art

17 Mayor’s Veterans Golf Classic

19 Art Meets Function

F E A T U R E S

6 Budget Highlights

8 Super Drones

12 Gardens Lifeline

15 This is… ALTON

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On the cover: Stack/45 by Mark Fuller at Legacy Place. Photo: Kim Seng

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(l to r) David Levy, Eric Jablin, Joseph Russo, Marcie Tinsley, Bert Premuroso

A M E S S A G E F R O M C I T Y H A L L

In September, I had the pleasure of rep-resenting Palm Beach Gardens at the annual Northern Palm Beach Chamber

of Commerce Mayors Breakfast. During this breakfast all ten mayors from the north coun-ty region are given the opportunity to update attendees on what is happening in their City. I thought our citizens might like a summary of what I shared at that event.

Over the past year, the City’s Finance, Police, Fire, Purchasing, and Recreation Depart-ments all have received numerous awards for their work, and this past year the City made it onto Governor’s economic development radar several times. Once, when Levatas (a digital marketing firm located at Downtown at The Gardens) was recognized on his Economic Development Statewide Tour and again with the announcement of United Technologies Corporation coming to the Briger site.

We conducted a Resident Opinion Survey to ensure the City is meeting the needs and expectations of our residents. As it turns out the residents were more satisfied with City services than ever. In fact, when residents were asked what their number one concern is about Palm Beach Gardens as a place to live, the #1 answer given was there are “No Concerns”. You may have also noticed that we completely revamped the City’s Website which we launched in June. While tailored for citizen engagement, our goal also was to better showcase the many attributes that our City has to offer both nationally & interna-tionally.

For the first time in the City’s history we have applied for and received a Community Development Block Grant through HUD. Because our population has exceeded 50,000, the City is now eligible to work with low and middle income households to make home repairs which they may not otherwise be able to afford. Now we can administer these funds directly to our residents in need.

Dear Residents,We continue to find ways to beautify our city. Due to the efforts of Councilmem-ber Tinsley and through the innovative use of Art In Pub-lic Places funding we are in the process of constructing Artistic Bus Shelters designed by Mark Fuller all around the City. Some of the sites include the Palm Beach State College, Palm Beach Gardens Hospital and City Hall. When com-pleted the city will fund and construct a total of 13 bus shelters in the next year.

This year the proposed operating millage rate is 5.55, down from 5.67 mills last year. This means that homesteaded properties will see an annual decrease in the City portion of their tax bill. All this while the City does not charge for curbside garbage or trash collec-tion, and there are no utility taxes, or storm water assessments fees in the city.

In the private sector new construction remains strong with several significant proj-ects either recently completed, underway, or in various stages of planning. Alton at the Briger site, which will be home to one square mile of homes, shops, hotels and businesses in the City. The first residential neighbor-hoods are under construction as we speak. Donald Ross Village will now have addition-al parking and a new retail/restaurant out-parcel and we are looking forward to the new CVS at the corner of Northlake and Mili-tary. We anticipate construction to begin the Spring 2016. Azure – 113 Luxury Condos on the Intracoastal; and The Quaye – 341 “Green” apartments east of Central Blvd just west of the existing Paloma community. The current status of all of the City’s major proj-ects under review and under construction can be found on the City’s website under “Development Projects.”

And finally, I would be remiss to not detail one of the most significant projects to come

to North County in decades – United Tech-nologies Corp. Like never before the City will be at the forefront of global innovation with the state of the art “Center for Intelligent Buildings”. This project is under review and is scheduled for final adoption at the Octo-ber 8 City Council meeting. The project will initially create a 265,000 square-foot facility that will showcase UTC’s new technologies and services in the Green building and Leeds certified building market worldwide. UTC anticipates retaining the 70 new existing local employees now working on this project and creating an additional 380 new jobs with an average salary of $85,000.00 over the next five years. The project will have a 5 year local eco-nomic impact of $662.4 million dollars. We are extremely proud to be able to bring this project to the North County and we thank our partners at the Business Development Board, and especially Kelly Smallridge, for all her efforts to make this finally happen.

As you can see, there is a lot happening in Palm Beach Gardens. We haven’t produced an issue of Signature City for several years. As we are constantly looking to improve the way we communicate with citizens, we listened to the feedback received through the Resident Opinion Survey conducted in January of this year. Through this survey residents told us that they preferred to be communicated with via mail. We look forward to bringing Signa-ture City into your home on a quarterly basis to keep you informed on the many things that are making our City tick.

Warm regards,Mayor Eric JablinCity of Palm Beach Gardens, FL


C I T Y B R I E F S

Qualifying by Filing Fee begins on Monday, November 16, 2015, at 8:00 a.m. and ends on Monday, November 30, 2015, at 4:30 p.m.

CITIZEN ADVISORY BOARDS & COMMITTEES

General Procedures

Must attend meetings in person

Shall be a resident of the city (exception -- Budget Oversight Committee)

Shall not appear before a board, committee, or the City Council as an agent or attorney for any person

Shall not have or hold any employment or contractual relationship that will create a conflict between his or her private interests and the performance of public duties

Shall not hold employment, office, or have a contractual relationship with the city

Shall serve at the pleasure of the City Council and may be removed without cause

Shall serve on only 1 board or committee of the city

Shall serve without compensation

We are currently accepting applications for all city Advisory Boards and Committees. To apply complete the Palm Beach Gardens Board and Committee Application on the City website www.pbgfl.com, or call 561-799-4121 for more information.

C I T Y O F P A L M B E A C H G A R D E N S E L E C T I O N I N F O R M A T I O N

2016 ELECTIONS A General Election of the City of Palm Beach Gardens will be conducted concurrently with the Federal Presidential Preference Primary on Tuesday, March 15, 2016, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. for the following City Council Groups:

GROUP 2: Three-Year Term

GROUP 4: Three-Year Term

PUBLIC MEETINGS

Visit the City website at www.pbgfl.com for upcoming public meetings.

Eric [email protected]

David Levy Vice [email protected]

Joseph Russo [email protected]

Robert PremurosoCouncilmember [email protected]

Marcie TinsleyCouncilmember [email protected]

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FY15/16 BUDGET HIGHLIGHTSAfter two public hearings, the Palm Beach Gardens City Council unanimously approved the FY15/16 budget at its September 17th meeting. The City of Palm Beach Gardens’ fiscal year began on October 1st and will run through September 30, 2016. Although the City’s budget can get a bit complicated, we have highlighted the key points.

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Maximum operating milage set on 7/1/2015

Proposed Line-item Budget issued and posted

on website on 8/12/15

Budget Oversight Committee finalized report and posted

on website on 8/31/2015

First Public Hearing on 9/10/2015

Second Hearing and adoption on 9/17/2015

About 27¢ of every $1 in total property taxes paid goes to the City

Other taxing authorities collect the remainder (PB County, School Board, Health Care District, other special taxing districts)

$0.73$0.27

How much of my tax bill goes to the City?

CITY PERSONNEL67% of the budget costs are for salaries, FICA, retirement and health benefits for City employees. The total for all funds for personnel costs is up $1.5 million, or 2.5%, this year.

• Total Personnel: 470 Full Time (up 10)

• Personnel increases include changing 5 existing Part Time positions to full time status. 3 of these were due to the Affordable Care Act health mandate. The City will restore 2 Operation Manager positions, 1 Police Captain, 1 Administrative Specialist III

• The City is self-insured for health funds. This year’s projected cost for employee health care is $7,922,981. This is the second consecutive year the City has had no increase in medical rates.

REPAIRS & MAINTENANCEFACILITIES: Roof repair/maintenance; painting of

buildings; bathroom and plumbing repairs: $334,250

PARKING LOTS: Resurfacing various lots throughout the City: $215,000

CANALS: Long-line mowing: $95,000

TA X E S A R E D O W N ! 2 . 5 % D E C R E A S E F R O M L A S T Y E A R

TOP 3 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THIS YEAR’S BUDGET

1. Property tax rate reduced 2.5%, from 5.8315 to 5.6871

2. Significant investment in infrastructure including storm water repairs, a new golf clubhouse at the Gardens Sandhill Crane Golf Club, City Park, Police Tactical Training Facility and completion of Fire Station #2

3. No Charge for residential garbage and recycling, has no utility tax, has no City storm water assessment and no Fire Assessment

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Property values in Palm Beach Gardens have increased for the fourth consecutive year. Currently, property values in the City total $9.4 billion

*FACT: Property values reached their peak in 2008 at a high of $9.9 billion. Although values have risen, we are still down 5% from 2008 values.

FY 2015TOTAL PROPERTY VALUES

$8.7B

FY 2016TOTAL PROPERTY VALUES

$9.4Ba 7.8% increase

NEWCONSTRUCTION

$132M

OTHER

FRANCHISE FEES

USER FEES

INTERGOVERNMENTAL

LICENSES AND PERMITS

AD VALOREM

OTHER TAXES

CARRYOVER

IMPACT FEES

TRANSFERS

TRANSFERS

PERSONNEL

OPERATING

CAPITAL

DEBT

RESERVES

$2,023,218

$5,490,000

$20,197,962

$6,122,993

$3,000,790

$51,003,793

$3,600,000

$39,728,985

$2,809,658

$3,090,660

$3,090,660

$62,017,293

$21,855,115

$9,874,610

$4,600,939

$35,629,442

TOTAL REVENUE/SOURCES- $137,068,059

TOTAL EXPENDITURES- $137,068,059

FY 2015/2016 BUDGET PROVIDES A SPENDING PLAN TO ACCOMPLISH FOLLOWING:

Provides $1.5M funding for first phase of storm

renovation/repairs2.5% reduction in overall

tax rate

Provides significant investment in

infrastructure, increasing from $7.2M to $9.9M

Provides funding for PBA, SEIU and proposed IAFF contracts; adjustment for

non-union employees


What’s that in the air? It’s a bird! It’s a plane! No…it’s a drone! As technology rapidly

advances, drones have flown their way into our daily lives. It is becoming common to hear about or even see these flying devices in public areas or your neighborhood. While there has been media coverage detailing the negatives of irresponsible drone pilots, there is also positive press about using drones for aerial photography and for public safe-ty purposes. Testing is even underway by a large retailer to have drones deliver your purchases to your front door. With month-ly sales of drones reaching new records, it seems drones are here to stay.

Online retail giant estimates it sells over 15,000 drones a month. Other popular retailers estimate drone sales at approx-

by Pau l Roge rs

imately 10,000 a month. These drones range in price from a few dollars to the tens of thousands of dollars. While the majority of the higher priced drones offer safety fea-tures such as return-to-home GPS systems and LIDAR tracking, the majority of the lower price drones do not have this capa-bility and are subject to flying away when the drone has out flown of the remote con-trol’s range. This influx of remotely oper-ated aircraft has created new safety and privacy concerns, causing lawmakers to scramble to enact new laws.

It is often asked who creates the laws and guidelines related to drones and who has the responsibility to enforce these rules? The Federal Aviation Administration (F.A.A.) is responsible for all of the airspace inside the United States and has created rules for

drone pilots to follow. According to the Federal Aviation Administration, drones are considered to be in the same category as model aircraft, as long as the operator fol-lows some basic rules.

The pilot of a drone must fly below 400 feet and remain clear of surrounding obstacles.

The pilot must keep the drone within a visual line of sight at all times.

They must remain well clear of and not interfere with manned aircraft operations.

They must not fly near people or stadiums.

The pilot cannot operate the drone in a careless or reckless manner.

The pilot cannot fly the drone within 5 miles of an airport without first contacting the airport control tower.

The pilot cannot fly an aircraft which weighs more than 55lbs.

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For business use, the F.A.A. requires the operator to obtain special authorization and certifications before they are authorized. The State of Florida also has laws governing drones. Current statutes allow for criminal prosecution of drone pilots operating the aircraft in a careless or reckless manner, as well as possible civil litigation for operat-ing a drone over a person’s property with-out their permission. As this technology advances the laws and regulations are also subject to change.

There is an increased interest in local gov-ernments using drones, as it could possi-bly save tens of thousands of dollars from government operating budgets. Drones cost much less to purchase, maintain and operate than a helicopter, but provide some of the same benefits of an aerial view and

rapid flight. First responder drones can be equipped with thermal imaging devices to locate missing persons or to assist in direct-ing firefighters where to apply water to the hottest part of a fire. Drones equipped with search and rescue equipment have success-fully been used to locate missing persons, direct firefighting efforts as well as conduct aerial traffic surveys. Lifeguard drones have just recently been created to carry floatation devices. Just imagine one day you’re at the beach and get caught in a riptide. The per-son coming to save you may not be a person at all but a drone equipped with a life pre-server. The ability to launch a drone from almost anywhere allows first responders the opportunity to immediately get a bird’s-eye view of the situation and respond efficient-ly instead of wasting precious minutes for a helicopter to direct efforts.

Safety and respect for other people’s privacy is of the utmost importance when operating this type of aircraft. As increasing number of drones enter our Nation’s airspace, nov-ice pilots should learn the rules before they fly. The F.A.A. recommends accessing www.knowbeforeyoufly.org which provides drone pilots information on where they can fly as well as additional safety rules. The Academy of Model Aeronautics is also a great refer-ence for safety, rules and operating informa-tion. While drones can be a wonderful lei-sure activity and a useful tool, pilots should take the responsibility seriously. With drones comes the dawn of a new era. What will they come up with next?

OPPOSITE PAGE: A drone captures footage of traffic patterns

at a Palm Beach Gardens intersection on the first day of

school. THIS PAGE (clockwise from above left): Aerial shot of

the PGA Flyover Bridge; Intracoastal waterway in Palm Beach

Gardens; A drone’s eye view of Veterans Plaza from 90 feet.

OCTOBEROCT. 4

Season Opening of Gardens GreenMarket8AM-1PM at City Hall

OCT 8

City Council Meeting7PM at City HallPublic Meeting

OCT. 11

Gardens GreenMarket8AM-1PM at City Hall

OCT. 12

GardensArt Photography Exhibit, A Feast for the Eyes

Runs from Oct. 12-Dec. 3 in the City Hall Lobby

OCT. 13

Planning, Zoning & Appeals Board

6PM at City HallPublic Meeting

OCT. 18-24

City Government Week

OCT. 18


OCT. 22

Read for the RecordAn all-day event at the Riverside Youth

Enrichment Center

OCT. 25


OCT. 27

Special Magistrate2-5PM at City HallPublic Meeting

OCT. 27

The Nature of Photography by Fatima NeJameCultural Lecture6-7:30PM at Lakeside CenterFree

OCT. 30

Fall FestivalBurns Road Recreation CenterLook for the Teal Pumpkins

NOVEMBERNOV. 1


NOV. 2-20

Adult/Senior Club Thanksgiving Food DriveBenefiting Grove Park ElemenaryLakeside Center

NOV. 4

GardensArt: Barry Seidman, Photographer5-7PM in the City Hall Lobby

NOV. 5


NOV. 6

Mayor’s Veterans Golf Classic/Woman’s Nine then Wine Event2:30PM at the Sandhill Crane Golf ClubAdvance Registration Required

NOV. 7

Mayor’s Veterans Golf Classic9AM at the Sandhill Crane Golf ClubAdvance Registration Required

NOV. 8

Mayor’s Veterans Golf Classic: Salute the Veterans Event3PM at the Sandhill Crane Golf Club

NOV. 10

Planning, Zoning & Appeals Board6PM at City HallPublic Meeting

NOV. 11

Veterans DayCity Administrative Offices Closed

NOV. 11

Veterans Day Ceremony & Concert11AM at Veterans PlazaOpen to the Public

NOV. 14

RYEC Thanksgiving Program9:30AM at Eissey Theatre

NOV. 15


NOV. 22


NOV. 24

Special Magistrate2-5PM at City HallPublic Meeting

NOV. 26

Thanksgiving HolidayCity Administrative Offices Closed

NOV. 27-DEC. 24

Police & Fire Holiday Joy Drive

NOV. 29



Art! Music, Fun!

DECEMBERDEC. 2

City Tree Lighting Festival6-8PM at the Burns Road Recreation CenterOpen to the Public; Fees for food & beverage

DEC. 3


DEC. 4

32nd Annual Holiday Bazaar11AM-7PM at the Burns Road Recreation CenterOver 100 Booths of Handcrafted & gift items to shop; Free to Attend

DEC. 5

32nd Annual Holiday Bazaar9AM-4PM at the Burns Road Recreation CenterOver 100 Booths of Handcrafted & gift items to shop; Free to Attend

DEC. 6


DEC. 7-JAN. 14

GardensArt Exhibit: Hugh O’Neill Canvas JourneyOil Paintings & DrawingsCity Hall Lobby

DEC. 8


DEC. 9

GardensArt Meet & Greet: Hugh O’NeillOil Paintings & Drawings5-7PM City Hall Lobby

DEC. 12

Pirate’s Well Wiffleball Tournament10AM-4P at Pirate’s Well

DEC. 13


DEC. 16

Senior Luncheon11:30AM in the Burns Road Recreation Center Auditorium

DEC. 20


DEC. 22

Special Magistrate2-5PM at City Hall

DEC. 25

Christmas DayCity Administrative Offices Closed

DEC. 27


* NOTE: All Public Meeting dates are subject to change. Please confirm meeting dates/times via pbgfl.com. Audio recordings of all public meetings are available on the City’s website.

JANUARYJAN. 1

New Year’s DayCity Administrative Offices Closed

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JAN. 15

Palm Beach Shakespeare Festival: Edgar Allan Poe “Unmasking A Genius”7PM at Veterans Plaza, PBGFree to Attend

JAN. 16

Palm Beach Shakespeare Festival: Edgar Allan Poe “Unmasking A Genius”7PM at Veterans Plaza, PBGFree to Attend

Art! Music, Fun!

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JAN. 19

Martin Luther King Jr. DayCity Administrative Offices Closed

JAN. 24


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Few get to learn the value of excellent emergency care the way Fred Spitznagle has come to learn in his life. A resident of Palm City, Fred

spends his week days in Palm Beach Gar-dens where he works a garbage route for Waste Management. He enjoys his job which consists of alternating roles between driving the garbage truck and emptying cans throughout the City.

One fateful day in July 2014, Fred’s rou-tine began the same as so many others. He woke up just after 3 A.M. to get dressed and feed his cats. He was sure to prep his water for the day; a must in the hot Florida sun. After the commute from Palm City, he loaded up his truck and was out the gate with his partner by 6:30 A.M. to begin the workday. The only sign that something was awry was a bit of extra sweat.

GARDENS LIFELINE

“I’m a sweater by nature,” Fred chuckles. “I love Florida, but the humidity doesn’t agree with me. That morning, everyone noticed I was sweating a lot. I didn’t feel bad at all and because I’m a sweater, I didn’t think much of it that morning.”

After about an hour and twenty minutes on his route and experiencing what he now describes as “profuse sweating”, he reached for the next garbage can in his path and dumped it into the truck. That’s the last thing he remembers before waking up ten days later in the hospital.

Unbeknownst to Fred, his journey that day would put him in the path of the right peo-ple at the right time. As fate would have it, there was a Palm Beach Gardens volunteer Firefighter/Paramedic nearby when the incident occurred. Running a bit late for work, he was just about to get into his vehi-

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cle when he saw Fred fall face first to the ground. In what proved to be a lifesaving move, he immediately began administering hands-only CPR as he called 911. When Palm Beach Gardens Fire Rescue arrived on the scene moments later, they were able to successfully resuscitate Fred and transport him to the emergency room.

“I don’t remember hitting the ground” Fred recalls. “When I woke up in the hospital, I was on a ventilator and couldn’t talk. My girlfriend asked me if I knew what hap-pened. I wrote on a piece of paper ‘heart attack’.”

This was actually the second heart attack for Fred. In 2005 he suffered a massive heart attack that lasted four and a half hours. He attributes his initial heart issues to a combi-nation of extreme personal stress in his life and a bad diet: mostly pizza.

“I wasn’t eating properly,” he admits. “I worked a lot and we had a pizzeria. I was eating a lot of pizza.”

Although he made changes in his lifestyle to positively impact his health over the next ten years, namely taking a less stressful job that he enjoys, the second heart attack in 2014 was caused by the occlusion of the previous stent and a new blockage, which had devel-oped in a different part of his heart.

Surgery repaired the existing stent and a sec-ond stent was put in, as well. To the amaze-ment of his heart doctor, there was only a nine week recovery period before he was able to return to work. In Fred’s case, the first month of recovery was difficult due to the lingering pain of fractured ribs. Mostly a result of the lifesaving techniques used as he was taken to the ER. The second month was better in the pain department and he says he was able to walk briskly with no issues.

He now feels confident that had he not been in Palm Beach Gardens to receive the qual-ity of care he did, his story may have ended differently. Now that he has been back on

the job for a year, Fred says he feels good. He just underwent his annual stress test and feels lucky to have his life back to normalcy.

Recently, Palm Beach Gardens Fire Rescue received the American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline EMS Silver award. This award is given to agencies that have met the strict performance measures set by the American Heart Association in caring for patients having heart attacks.

The Department, which is also the only accredited fire department in Palm Beach County, has set a goal to receive the Mis-sion: Lifeline Gold Award. The Gold Award is only given to those agencies that have received the Silver Award for two consecu-tive years.

“I can’t believe these EMTs don’t get more thanks and recognition for what they do. After my heart attack, I tracked them down because I wanted to meet them and

thank them personally,” Fred says. As we took him back to the scene of his second heart attack, Fred contemplatively looks around. At one time this was a route and neighborhood he was very familiar with. Since returning to work he’s been assigned to another route. He looks around the alleyway and struggles to piece together the chain of events that happened that day last July. It all seems so long ago.

“I always think God is on my side when I talk about how things happened,” Fred says of his experience. “The volunteer paramed-ic being right there when I had my heart attack. The emergency room having no patients when I arrived at the hospital and doctors getting me right to surgery. One thing I can say about the EMTs from Palm Beach Gardens is they are very efficient!”

OPPOSITE PAGE: Fred Spitznagle visits the site on Eagle

Lake Drive where he suffered a heart attack in July 2014.

CHEST PAIN or DISCOMFORT (pressure, squeezing, aching)

PAIN or DISCOMFORT (arm, upper back, neck, jaw or stomach)

SHORTNESS of BREATH WITH OR WITHOUT CHEST PAIN

BREAKING OUT IN A COLD SWEAT

NAUSEA

LIGHTHEADEDNESS

*Any of these symptoms lasting more than five minutes or that go away and come back, call 911 IMMEDIATELY.

SYMPTOMS OF A HEART ATTACK

If you grew up in the era of the “hippy hippy shake” or poodle skirts, you probably have no problem guessing what this art feature in Legacy Place rep-resents. A throwback to the days when the jukebox

reigned supreme, “Stack/45” is an installation created in homage to the life of local planner Henry Skokowski and is symbolic of his love for contemporary music of all genres. Depicting an abstract stack of 45 RPM records splayed on a vertical arc, this vibrant art feature in the center of a Legacy Place traffic circle mimics a jukebox carousel. A variety of colored spindle inserts is the key to recognizing the roots of this sculpture. The inner ring is the record la-bel and the outer ring is the vinyl. In the placement of this feature, life becomes art as vehicles go around and around throughout the day. Every patron marching to the beat of their own drum.

D E S I G N E R : Mark Fuller Photo: Kim Seng


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A significant amount of con-struction is taking place on the south side of Don-ald Ross Road across from

Scripps-Florida and Max Planck. This activ-ity is the initial building phase of the de-velopment community called “Alton.” The Alton Planned Community was approved by the City Council on April 1, 2010. The

community development provides for a 681-acre Mixed-Use community consist-ing of a variety of uses including residential homes, office, research and development, hotel, retail.

The name Alton is formed utilizing the word “All” with the English derived “ton” meaning town to create the name Alton – “All Town.”

The name is meant to depict a new urban suburban community that integrates liv-ing, working and recreational environments through design, passive & active recreation-al opportunities and pedestrian and inter-modal connectivity. The overall vision for the development of the community is to have it integrate trails, walkways and bike paths, allowing for increased (continues)

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continued from page 15walkability and connectivity throughout the community. On June 5, 2014, the first residential site plan was approved for a 360-unit single-fam-ily and townhouse neighborhood through the adoption of Reso-lution 30, 2014. This neighborhood, known as Parcel C- Neighbor-hood #1, is located at the southern portion of the Town Center District at the north-east corner of the in-tersection of Alton Road and Grandiflora Road. The community will include one and two-story single-fami-ly homes. The proposed townhomes are three-stories. Three architectural themes were approved – soft Mediterranean, clean Caribbean and soft Contemporary. This residential area is currently under construction and is expected to receive its first Certificate of Occupancy by the end of the year. Construction has also begun on the main entrance off Donald Ross Road, Alton Road, and the Grandiflora Road extension.

Another Alton Community project that is expected to begin construction in the near future is Atlantico. The development plan includes 353 multifamily apart-ments. This project is located just north of the first residential area under con-struction. The development consists of eight (8) four-story residential buildings, two (2) three-story buildings and five (5) one-story garage buildings. Consistent with the design of Alton, the buildings are positioned and designed in a way which emphasizes and clearly defines the public space along the street and lake. All of the buildings will either face the street or the lake and all the parking is required to be

internal to allow maximum public space for the walking community.

There are applications for the Alton Com-munity that have been submitted to the

ALTON MASTER PLAN681 acres

Biotech & Ancillary Uses

Up to 4 million total square feet

Up to 1.6 million on s.f. Scripps/County land

Up to 2.4 million s.f. on Trust land (office, hotel w/conference center) on deed restricted property

Campus Style setting

Residential Use

Up to 2,700 units

Mix of single family, multifamily and apartments

Town Center

Up to 450,000 s.f. commercial integrated with residential

Pedestrian-oriented, multi-modal Town Center

Additional 50,000 s.f. of neighborhood commercial on western portion of site

City and are currently under review. All of these project applications and descriptions can be viewed on the City’s website at www.pbgfl.com under Development Projects on the Planning and Zoning mainpage.

This year marks the tenth time the City of Palm Beach Gardens will come together to raise much needed funds for the West Palm Beach VA Medical

Center Veteran’s Resource Center (VRC). In nine years, this event has raised over $200, 896 locally.

Held at the Gardens Sandhill Crane Golf Club, last year the VRC provided over 2,100 Veterans with support for things such as housing rental deposits, clothing, food, utilities, gas expenses and even bus transportation. Funding also supported Veterans with employment, medical issues, and personal hygiene items along with baby items for those pregnant female Veterans in their care. These are items the federal government does not provide funding for, but are much needed in our community.

SCHEDULED EVENTSFRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2015

Ladies “Nine then Wine” event

2:30 p.m. Shotgun, 9-Hole Four-Person Scramble

Player Gift Bag & On-Course Refreshments Wine Reception to follow at Sunset$240 per Team or $70 per Person (bring your team or enter as an individual) SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2015

“The Golf Classic”

9:00 AM Shotgun, 18-hole, four person scramble

Player gift bag Palm Beach Gardens Honor Guard Opening CeremonyPre Event Breakfast & On-course refreshmentsBBQ after event lunch$400 per team

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2015

Junior “Salute to Veterans”

2:30 PM Shotgun, 9-hole two person scramble

TWO FLIGHTS: (JR. TEE PLACEMENT BY SKILL)

Junior and Adult

Junior and Junior

After play pizza party (extra meals can be purchased for the entire family)$60 per team

ALL EVENTS will have prizes and on-course games. The “Wine then Nine” and “Golf Classic” will have a raffle and auction during and after the events.

REGISTRATIONOnline: At PBGfl.com for those who have a household account. In Person: At the Golf Course or Burns Road Recreation Center.

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Functional art is making a splash around town! In Palm Beach Gardens, the latest AIPP (Art in Public Places) initiative is

becoming more visible with each passing month. You may have seen a few of the new bus shelters popping up. In keeping with its reputation for promoting art in public places, the City of Palm Beach Gardens has approved a new artistic bus shelter program. The program includes shelters with discrete variances in design for installation at select bus stops throughout the City.

The shelters were designed by environmen-tal graphic and industrial design artist Mark

Art meets Function with Palm Beach Gardens’ new artistic bus shelters. THIS PAGE: A patron loads his bike after waiting for his bus at City Hall on N. Military Trail. He said the new bus shelter made his wait beautiful. OPPOSITE PAGE: Students at Palm Beach State College wait at the artistic bus shelter location at PGA Blvd & Campus Drive.

Fuller. The first artistic bus shelter was con-structed at City Hall on May 1. Each of the locations features flora and fauna four-sid-ed panels in an overall dark green theme. In some cases, these aesthetically pleasing shelters are replacing older shelters that did not provide relief from Florida’s pop up rain storms or brutal sun. Each setting also includes a bench & trash receptacle.

Costs per shelter are approximately $20,000, which includes permitting and installation expenses. This project is fund-ed through the Art in Public Places budget. Locations for the artistic shelters are strate-gically concentrated along North Military

Trail and PGA Boulevard where ridership accesses medical facilities, schools and high employment areas.

Current locations: N. Military Trail @ City Hall, N. Military Trail @ Holly Drive, Palm Beach State College- PGA Blvd. @ Campus Drive, PBG Medical Center- Gardens East Dr. @ Burns Road and The Landmark Con-dominium- Fairchild Ave @ Gardens Parkway.

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City of Palm Beach Gardens10500 N Military TrailPalm Beach Gardens, FL 33410

The Gardens Green-Market sponsored in good health by Palm

Beach Gardens Medical Cen-ter fall season kicks off Sunday, October 4, 2015.

The City of Palm Beach Gar-dens GreenMarket is proud to announce that they will be sponsored in good health by Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center for the 2015-2016 market season. The market returns for the thirteenth season to the City Hall Municipal Complex, 10500 N. Mili-tary Trail, Palm Beach Gardens on Sunday, October 4, 2015.

Over 120 vendors will be featured this season with an abundance of just-picked, orchard-grown goods, a wide selection of seasonal vegetables and fruits, fragrant herbs, honey, and homemade old-fashioned

breads, pies, cheeses, sauces, handmade crafts, and much, much more.

The Gardens GreenMarket will take place every Sunday, October 4, 2014 through May 1, 2015 from 8:00am-1:00pm at 10500 N. Military Trail with live entertain-ment each week.

This event is rain or shine; please leave your pets at home.

signature city- fall 2015 (palm beach gardens, fl)

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