Weekly Newsflash 12-18-23

Town Hall Complex CLOSED December 25^th and 26^th

Please be advised that the Town Hall Complex, including the Library, Post Office, Building Department, and all Administrative Offices will be CLOSED next Monday and Tuesday, December 25^th and 26^th, in observance of Christmas. Garbage and recycling collection will take place on Tuesday the 26^th.

NRPAB Event at Penthouse Towers

Penthouse Towers will be hosting a Natural Resources Preservation Advisory Board open house presentation regarding Beach Dune Rejuvenation on January 17^th at 3 PM. If you would like to attend this event, please confirm your attendance by emailing officepenthouse@comcast.net (please give your name and building name). Parking will be limited and carpooling would be appreciated!

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 – 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

12/19/23 at 1:30 PM - Town Commission 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!