Delray Faces Water Crisis and City Manager Search as Elections Approach
Facing a crisis involving the city’s water department, Delray Beach has mobilized.
As I reported this week, a Jan. 7 draft report by the Florida Department of Health recommends that the city pay a $2.9 million fine for hundreds of violations related to the safety of drinking water. In addition, the department’s proposed consent order recommends that Delray Beach issue a public notice stating that the city “cannot attest” to the safety of its water between 2007 and 2020.
So last month the city hired the law firm of Lewis Longman Walker. One of its practices is environmental law. The firm’s job likely is to negotiate with the Department of Health.
City to consider reconstruction options for train station damaged in fire
City to consider reconstruction options for train station damaged in fire By Miranda Christian | January 7, 2021 at 4:35 PM EST - Updated January 8 at 9:09 AM
Firefighters spent hours battling the
Now city leaders are moving forward with several proposals to reconstruct the station.
The former Seaboard Air Line Railway Station was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986 but has sat empty for decades. Recent plans to revitalize it were almost destroyed with the fire.
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Commissioner Ryan Boylston said it s amazing that the structure of the building was saved. Now commissioners must decide how to reconstruct and open it, considering several options proposed by city staff.
Local people, businesses adjusting New Year s Eve plans due to pandemic
Many people and businesses alike are adjusting their New Year s Eve plans due to the pandemic. Share Updated: 8:07 PM EST Dec 28, 2020
Many people and businesses alike are adjusting their New Year s Eve plans due to the pandemic. Share Updated: 8:07 PM EST Dec 28, 2020
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Show Transcript DELRAY BEACH ALLOWS ITS BARS TO SAY OPEN TWO HOURS LATER ON NEW YEAR’S EVE, BUT THIS YEAR THERE’S A CURFEW IN EFFECT AND NOW THOSE BARS HAVE TO CLOSE AT 2 A.M. WHICH IS THE REGULAR TIME. WE DID NOT FEEL IT WAS RESPONSIBLE TO MAKE THAT EXCEPTION THIS YEAR. WE KNOW THAT OUR RESIDENTS AND OUR VISITORS. LOOK FORWARD TO THIS TIME OF THE YEAR EVERY YEAR AND ESPECIALLY IN 2022 RING IN A NEW YEAR AND WE WANT THEM TO STILL BE ABLE TO DO THAT. OF COURSE IN A SAFE FASHION. THIS IS PEOPLE IN DELRAY BEACH FINALIZE THEIR NEW YEAR’S EVE PLANS, WHICH FOR SOME WILL BE PRETTY QUIET. WE NORMA