Joint Group to Study Capital Spending Plan
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New State University Boca Raton News Bjdg, Opening in $oca Raton 34 $.£. Second St. Planned for 1964 BOCA RATON NEWS Phone 395-5121 TEN CENTS COPY VOL. 6 NO. 51 Boca Raton, Palm Beach County, Florida, Thursday, November 16, 1961 18 Pages Joint Group to Study Submitted m •- i + •• M The city's actual reve- nues exceeded budgeted receipts by 4.78 per cent in the past fiscal year, Capital Spending Plan City Manager William Lamb told the City Com- mission Tuesday night. DeLong Lamb, in his capacity as budget officer for the city, summarized the Backs Out city's financial operations during the fiscal year ended Oct. 31. Of Selections The city manager also noted that actual expendi- Members of the City tures were 3.36 per cent Commission are schedul- below budgeted expendi- ed to meet today with tures during the same members of the Capital period. Improvement Committee Actual total revenues to discuss the city's Members of the American Legion Post 277 and its Auxiliary unit participated received by the city dur- Capital Improvement in the solemn ceremonies Saturday honoring Veterans Day at Boca Raton Me- ing the past fiscal year Program. morial Cemetery. The Rev. Dan Gill, on the left before the memorial monument, were $976,507.72 or The meeting is schedul- delivered the special veterans' memorial prayer. $44,532.47 more than ed for 3:30 p.m. at the budgeted. Expenditures City Commission cham- for the year totaled bers. $906,962.45,or $31,512.80 At stake in the dis- less than budgeted. The cussions is the future of CS BOARD ASKS HELP figures are for the gene- the proposed multi-million ral fund. Vice-mayor Courtney C. Boone, center, prepares to cut the ribbon officially dollar improvement pro- In recapitulating the dedicating the new library last Friday afternoon while the Rev. James C. gram and a bond Issue to year's operations, Lamb Stoutsenbeirger, left, president of the Boca Raton Library Association, and Al finance the improvements, TO REWRITE RULES noted that the surplus .and the specific sites to Rules and regulations ed the new pay scales paving. from operations was Sterling, right, vice presidents look on. be considered. governing operation of and classifications for ADOPTED following $69,545.27. Adjusting the This afternoon's meet- the city's Civil Service the city's Civil Service public hearings five ordi- figure for the $17,000 Thanksgiving Edition ing follows close on the board are "inadequate, employes. nances relating to zoning surplus budgeted. for Construction Underway The Boca Raton News heels of Tuesday night's contradictory and in many Porter asked that City matters. One changed from 1961-62 and $18,568.96 will publish its Thanks- action in which Commis- instances ambiguous," Manager William Lamb R-l-B residential to fl-B-1 doe to unappropriated sur- giving Edition on Wed- sioner Joe DeLong formal- the board told the City find out "what is involv- motel-business the former plus, the year's opera- nesday, November 22. ly disqualified himself FIND tract on north Fede- Commission Tuesday. ed, what the cost would tions produced an -actual At Palm Aire Center The regular Thursday from v oting on matters be, and how long it ral Highway which was In a letter over the surplus of $33,976.31. DEEEFIELD BEACH - ping Center is located edition, which would relating to the selection signature Earle J. Rob- would take." purchased recently by of sites for the improve- Frank Bobrytzke and Construction is under- on a 14-acre site just have fallen on Thanks- bins, the board asked the The motion passed south of Hillsboro Road -r- giving Day, will not be ments. over a single "no" vote on which the city has an Christmas Lights way on the Palm Aire City Commission to con- Shopping Center on U.S.the main east-west artery published. All dead- In a prepared statement, sider retaining an outside by Commissioner Joe De-option. The other four ordinan- One at Hillsboro Road. which runs from Deerfield lines have been, auto- DeLong said: consultant to assist in • Long. To Be Turned On Beach to the ocean. matically advanced by "In view of the fact In other action at Tues- ces re-shuffled the class- Ground clearing and revamping the rules. The Christmas lights -all staking out began last The center, first major 24 hours, except those that the Capital Improve- board said that they day's Commission Meet- ification of activities per- mitted in various indus- over the city are schedul- weekend and "visible shopping area to be built which would fall on Sun- ment Committee has rec- would be "better able to ing, the city: ed to be turned on after in the city, will cover day. The office will be ommended and/or mention- HELD public hearings trial areas. construction" will be function" if the rules Thanksgiving Day. ; underway by November 76,000 square feet in its open for business all ed the place where I were rewritten. on an assessment roll for APPOINTED as alter- nate members of the Con- Because so many ap- 20. The center will initial stage of construc- day on Saturday, Novem- presently reside as a Commissioner Richard paving of Southeast 3rd peals for money have tion. Future construction ber 18. possible site for one of avenue between Palmetto tractors Examining Board house the Boca Raton- Porter proposed the mo- John P. Brown for a one- been presented to the Deerfield area's second is expected to include an the municipal projects in tion which authorized Park road and Royal- Palm year term and L.M. Toner business community, the Publix Market. additional 40,000 square er financial assistance," their ^report, I hereby dis- the City Manager to enter road. In the absence of Chamber of Commerce is qualify myself from the any public comments, the for a two-year term. ; George Palmer, presi- feet. Fleming declared. discussions with the firm PASSED a resolution working on a plan to elim- dent of Palm Aire Shop- Firms which have al- selection of any and all of Dawson and McKone commission instructed The action by authorizing the mayor and inate the usual request ,_..ping„ Center, Inc., a- sub- ready leased space in the Bank is expected to at-sites under this plan " on the subject of revision City Attorney Leon Wea- for funds to finance this However, DeLong ver to draft the ordinance city clerk to execute an sidiary of Florida Palm new center include Publix tract considerable inte- of the rules. It is the same agreement with the Florida year's Christmas Light- Aire Corporation, said Markets, McCrory's De- b i i continued thxs action firm which recently draft- creating liens for the ing program, according rest in tne US ness anc °" my part shall not elim- East Coast Railroad for a that he expected the mil- partment Store and Bro- financiai worid. water main crossing at to Ed Melv'in, C of C lion-dollar center to be ward Drugs. Leasing of inate or shall it preclude Hidden Valley. manager. ; in operation by mid-1962, these national chains was Commenting on the onemy continued attention, APPROVED a temporary In the meantime, dona- "We are waiting to set handled by Harold Funt of per cent allocation, Bank study or interest in the permit for one year for the tions to the Christmas the time for our proposed Miami and Edward M. President William Stowe welfare of the tax-payer." Jet Aero Corp. to use a Lighting fund will be ac- opening," Palmer said, Strawgate, Executive Vice said he felt "it was most DeLong stated that it mobile X-ray unit housed cepted although no direct "but we believe it will President of Webster significant that the mo-was his "contention that BY OLIVER B. JAYNES in a trailer. appeal is planned at this be before the middle of Stone, Inc., Miami Beach, tion establishing the min- in order to gain public In his declared intention of not voting on sites for ADOPTED a resolu- time. the year." All brokers will be utiliz- imum of one per cent was support for this plan you proposed capital improvement sites, Commissioner tion re-naming Southwest Dick Fish and Bob The Palm Aire Shop- ed for local leasing. made by director J. Myer must present it to the DeLong is rendering a disservice to the City of 6th street to West Camino Motherwell are co-chair- Schine, internationally tax-payer in its true pros- Boca Raton. Real. man of this year's com- known business and finan- pective which would in- The Capital Improvement program now before the APPROVED on the rec- mittee. Bank Votes Percentage cial figure ..." elude the pin-pointing of City Commission is the most vital legislation to ommendation of the Civil all sites that are most Voicing the sentiment suitable for each and come before the governing body in the city's his- Service Board the pro- Schools Closed of the nine-member board tory. The spectacular growth of this community dur- bational appointments of All local schools will Of Income to Education every specific project, of directors, director and I am sure you will ing the past few years and the plans for establish- Wallace W. Hopkins and be closed for the staggering enrollments Robert Sussieck said, ment of a state university here combine to make the In an unprecedented ac- agree there must be more Bert J. Goulet Jr. as po- Thanksgiving holiday tion, the board of direc- that confront the institu- "it is a known fact that immediate consideration of a municipal improvement following the end of than one, together with lice radio dispatchers tors of First Bank of tions in this decade.