Palm Beach County Board of Commissioners: ENFORCE AN EASEMENT THEY BOUGHT FROM THE BOYNTON BEACH CRA FOR $2,000,000

ENFORCE AN EASEMENT THEY BOUGHT FROM THE BOYNTON BEACH CRA FOR $2,000,000

Greetings,

I just signed the following petition addressed to: Palm Beach County Commission.

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ENFORCE AN EASEMENT THEY BOUGHT FROM THE BOYNTON BEACH CRA FOR $2,000,000

THE BOYNTON HARBOR MARINA WAS PURCHASED WITH PUBLIC MONIES BY A GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY (BOYNTON BEACH COMMUNITY REDEVELOPEMENT AGENCY) IN ORDER TO PRESERVE THE WORKING STATUS OF THE MARINA AND TO HELP PRESERVE THE CURRENT BUSINESSES USING THE FACILITY. THEREFORE THE PROPERTY BELONGS TO THE PUBLIC. RESTRICTIONS WERE PLACED ON THE CRA WHEN THEY ACCEPTED GRANT MONEY FROM THE PALM BEACH COUNTY COMMISSION IN 2006 WHICH INCLUDED "...NO MATERIAL CHANGES TO THE PROPERTY, STRUCTURES, OR USES..." WOULD BE ALLOWED. THE CRA PLANS TO DEMOLISH THE ONLY EXISTING BUILDING AND REPLACE IT WITH GRASS AND PALM TREES, DISPLACING TWO EXISTING, VIABLE BUSINESS: A FULL SERVICE DIVE SHOP THAT SERVICES ALL OF THE OTHER CHARTER BOATS IN SOME WAY OR ANOTHER AND THE TICKET OFFICE FOR THE DRIFT FISHING BOAT. A NEW SMALLER BUILDING IS PLANNED FOR THE FISHING BUSINESS BUT THE DIVE SHOP IS BEING EVICTED. THE SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE DIVE SHOP WILL CEASE TO EXIST.
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Sincerely,

[Your name]