A final vote is expected Tuesday to decide if 1,000 new homes should rise in Palm Beach County, as part of a massive land-swap proposal involving an agricultural region known as the Agricultural Reserve. The contentious issue, which drawn debate over the county’s land-preservation efforts, is likely to draw many people to the county’s public meeting. “It could be a long, contentious meeting, .
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With little more than two weeks left before Palm Beach County commissioners cast a final vote on a land swap proposal from one of the largest developers in the state, members from the Coalition of Boynton West Residential Associations, or COBWRA, are putting forth efforts to halt the plan. Nearly 50 people gathered at the Irish Acres of Florida in Delray Beach on Friday morning to hear remarks .
GL Homes executives and employees were joined by family members as they recently created meals for children in need to kick off their Summer of Service program at Feeding South Florida in Boynton Beach.
A controversial land swap that would enable the development of 1,000 luxury homes in Palm Beach County's Agricultural Reserve received initial support from the Board of Commissioners Wednesday night.