Arvida Closer to Inlet Agreement Jetties Still Cloud Issue I in Discussion by JIM RIFENBURG
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T BOCA RATON NEWS 18 Pages Voi. 13, No. 121 Sunday, Sept. 8, 1968 Arvida closer to inlet agreement Jetties still cloud issue i in discussion By JIM RIFENBURG Arvida Corporation and the City of Boca Raton came a step closer to settling the inlet problem in a workshop session here Friday morning. But it will probably be at least six more weeks before anything can be finalized in the way of property transfer between the two factions. Should the two get together at that time, a pos- •/ siblity exists that work could actually begin on the partially clogged inlet sometime next spring. Biggest stopper on Friday s meeting was the city's request for a quit-claim deed to the existing rubble jetties on each side of the inlet. Arivda of- Classrooms nears readiness in new Alexander D. Hender- ficials indicated they wished son University School on FIorida.Atlantic campus. More pic- of travel. Actually, he was several yards to retain title and control of It could have been a very moving experience these parcels. They did, how- tures on page 2A. for the cute young thing enjoying the morning away, only a telephoto lens changed the per- spective of machine to maiden. For a more ever, tentatively agree to give sunshine. The operator of the mechanical the city a quit-claim deed to monster about to descend on the sunbather accurate view of the tractor'sdutiesseePage submerged lands in the inlet. didn't seem to be too intent on his direction 8 of today's News. Countering the proposition, Board nixes Crawford Mayor Harold Maull said he would be agreeable to Arvida holding title to the jetties and Filling station ordinance that they , in turn, would be as- route3 OK's-giveaway sessed for maintenance. Planning and Zoning Board -o Palmetto Park Road. Maull indicated a sum of members axed the idea that "Treatment of the Congress about $40,000 would be neces- •Crawford avenue be a main Avenue extension south of Pal- sary to adequately repair the arjfeclal route Thursday, night, metto Park Road will be con- north jetty. thus paving way f^iS sidered at a future date," he up for further revisions "But we can't spend public^ ^ when questioned by Power and Light funds on property that.does 8 -' constructiM^^! a wall Chairman Robert Rogers about 1 •not belong ,to- its, * ne sai<J ., An old friend — the propos- drafting of the ordinance. would be 'enforced by Young s its substation *8h the corner. the extension'south of Palmetto on a first come first serve ba- "If Arvida holds title, then Although the two matters Park Road. ed filling station ordinance —• It seems that the amendment they will have to be charged came up for discussion at the to the ordinance would permit sis. were discussed at the same Board members also agreed four gas stations on a main If the diagonal provision were not only for the initial re- time, members made it clear to recommend to City Council planning and zoning board meet- pairs but for continued mainten- ing again Thursday evening. corner in certain areas, where- used, it would mean that the first they were not hinging the one that the city give Florida Power as the original draft in some station on the corner of a main ance." matter on the other. and Light Company the land' The ordinance has seen more Under tentative agreements than its share of drafts, studies, cases doesn't even permit two intersection would establish the Walter Young, planning di- it wants to build a decorative' gas stations on a corner. diagonal. Thus limit the stations with the corporation, the city rector, recommended that the wall around its substa- re-drafts and re-studies during would take title to the sub- the two years it was consid- Walter Young, planning di- to two on an intersection. board abandon any further con- tion on the corner of Palmetto rector, recommended that the Board members said this merged lands and to that part sideration of Crawford avenue Park Road and Crawford ered by the board, was given of the jetty which extends past back to the board by the City board work out the revision would deny a man the use of as a main arterial route, "be- Avenue. with the provisions of the ori- his property in some cases. the high water mark on the cause it doesn't lend itself to a Council for revision of one south. In addition, Arvida section. ginal draft. "Otherwise we'll As Howard McCall put it, route." Beach roads have no less than 81 gas stations "I'm against the diagonal and agreed to give the city title to Crawford Boulevard was to The section which is to be the existing north jetty. revised is one that was more in Boca Raton," he said. I'm against having four sta- be the extension of Congress The problem lies in the use tions at a main intersection, The city had originally asked Avenue south of FourthDiagon- than just a bugaboo for board for a 50-foot maintenance ease- members during the actual of a diagonal provision which but I don't have a solution. al. However Young said, north- too expensive No - one else did either. ment on the south side, plus west Fourth avenue and north- To make matters worse, a large turn-around area. The west Seventh avenue lend them- If Boca Raton wants beach Chairman Robert Rogers came corporation objected to the size selves better for the Congress access roads south of Boca Three-way hassle on up with a hypothetical case of of the easement and indicated 30 Avenue extension. Raton Inlet the city will have three owners applying at the feet would be more realistic. Young said he's like to see to place the item on the capital same time for a filling station According to Maull, it was the extension be on Fourth Ave- improvement plan. at the same intersection. "How also tentatively agreed the city nue from Fourth Diagonal At least that's what seems sand nears solution do you use your first come, could gain access to the prop- to be the case as far as Plan- first serve rule then, without erty from a point opposite ning Director Walter Young is The Iron Curtain and the FAU officials were giving the denying one owner the use of Ponce de Leon street at A1A. concerned. Bamboo Curtain have become sand to the Palm Beach County his land?" he asked Young. "With this access," Maull Planning and Zoning Board part of the language of the School Board for use at the Young said he's not afraid said, "we would not have to members scratched the item new junior high school site. make a separate agreement to off their agenda at the rec- times, but the newest barrier of the first come first serve Sept. 4 - 7, 1968 on the local scene is the "great The City Engineer J.P. Van- basis and he added that Mal- cross the Newth property." ommendation of the director sant blew the whistle on the A small diamond shape piece sand mountain" along the east colm Anderson, city attorney, HI . Lo Rain who said the assessed land whole operatpon* It seems that N of land bordering the inlet be- value of right of way, edge of the Florida Atlantic agrees with him on the mat- Wed. 90 73 none University campus. the city owns the right of way ter. longs to Newth, who has apart- which would have to be pur- ments fronting on A1A, Thurs. 89 80 none But as of Friday, a three- for the canal, and therefore the So board members will wait chased in the area, runs into sand. There s also a city pr- Arvida will also make further Fri. 90 74 none half a million sometimes a mil- way hassle for the role of until Young and Anderson can Sat.(noon) 90 74 none king of the mountain appear- dinance on the books which get together, (Continued on Page 8A) lion dollars. ed to be nearing a climax. seems to prohibit removal of It's more than the city could; Seems the El Rio canal, along sand without a special per- afford to pay, board members the eastern boundary of the mit from the City Council. were told. They also were told • campus, is being dredged for Besides, the city had its that whereas access roads north improved drainage by the Lake eye on the sand for use in of Palmetto Park Road are al- . Worth Drainage District. construction of 51st street... ready at least sand paths the Everyone seems to feel that whenever that happens. only way the city could build the canal improvements are One city official put it this access roads south of the in- highly desirable. But as the way: "It's our sand and it's let would be by going through dredging continues, moving on our property, and..." And the middle of a plot of land. south from 40th street, thou- the mountain was getting long- Young also mentioned that sands of cubic yards of sands er, if not higher. there is a beach access road are being piled up some 20 That's where the situation at the border of Deerf ield Beach feet high along the west bank stood until a hastily conven- and Boca Raton which could of the canal. ed summit conference brought be maintained by both cities. the three powers together Fri- So board members scratched - It's building quite a wall be- the south beach access study tween the campus and the com- day afternoon.