Weekly Newsflash 12-11-23

Annual Holiday Boat Parade

The City of Boca Raton Annual Holiday Boat Parade will light up the waterways of the Intracoastal this Saturday, December 16^th at 6:30 PM. It will begin at the C-15 Canal, traveling south to Hillsboro Blvd. Bridge. Please be advised that the Spanish River bridge will be temporarily closing at approximately 6:50 PM for the parade.

Thank You for Attending the Mingle and Jingle! 

We would like to say thank you to all the residents who were able to attend the annual Mingle and Jingle food truck event last Thursday at St. Lucy Catholic Church. We were blown away by the turnout and cherish the opportunity to engage with the community in such a way!

Referendum Questions

After extensive and thoughtful deliberation, the Town Commission has presented three referendum questions to residents for the 2024 Municipal General Election:

1. Financing a Sanitary Sewer Lining Rehabilitation Project

2. Raising the Current Funding Limitation

3. Ability to Designate Election Canvassing Duties to Palm Beach County

For a more in depth breakdown of the ballot language and why the Commission chose these three questions, please visit the Referendum Questions webpage and watch past Town Commission Meetings.

Milani Park

The Town Commission encourages residents to reach out to their District’s County Commissioner, Marci Woodward, to express their opinions and concerns about the development of Milani Park. Commissioner Woodward can be contacted by phone at (561) 355-2204 or via email at mwoodward@pbcgov.org.

Municipal General Election Info

The Highland Beach General (Nonpartisan) Election will be held on Tuesday, March 19^th, 2024, which runs current with the Presidential Preference Primary Election (PPP) in the Library Community Room located at 3618 S Ocean Blvd. 

Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections Wendy Sartory Link provides registered voters with three (3) different ways to cast their vote:

1. Vote By Mail (Absentee)
2. Vote Early (in person)
3. Vote on Election Day (in person)

Town Board Vacancies

Board of Adjustment & Appeals – Two (2) vacancies for three-year terms and one (1) vacancy for an unexpired term ending September 2024.

For additional information, please contact the Town Clerk’s Office at (561) 278-4548 or email jdehart@highlandbeach.us (Jaclyn DeHart) or lgaskins@highlandbeach.us (Lanelda Gaskins), Monday through Friday from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM.

Upcoming Town Meetings

12/12/23 at 1:00 PM - Code Enforcement Board Regular Meeting

12/14/23 at 9:30 AM - Planning Board Regular Meeting

Friendly reminder - You can always watch live and past meetings by visiting the Town's website and clicking the Watch Meetings button or by directly visiting the Town's YouTube channel!