Planner Says Economy Will Continue Growth Smith Will Update Study in September
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KS'53-3'IL3 BIMDERY BOX 1673 sr AUJ'J3TI::S ?LA 32034 BOCA RATON NEWS Vol. 13, No. 96 Thursday, July 11, 1968 20 Pages 10 £ Planner says economy will continue growth Smith will update study in September By JOHN THOMPSON Boca Raton's bustling econ- omy stands to become even better in the years ahead. That was the forecast this week of the city's planning con- sultant, Milo Smith of Tampa. Smith, who presented the city council with data concerned with the economy, said the record -5,205 local people are em- Long look into the past. Barely visible in the background ployed on the 6,222 jobs in the is the Boca Raton railroad station, it's long passenger plat- city, and over 300 local people form betraying a more glorious past. At least one person are employed outside the city. arrived by train last week. -Average household income here is $6,515 as compared to $4,375 elsewhere in the county. Headaches still plague -Real estate, insurance and financial activities here bring in far more money than in other nearby cities, interstate route plans -Repair and personal service The sign says "no parking this side of while, traffic southbound must converge to industries here are booming, street" but vehicles waiting in line for in- the right hand lanes to get around. Early in Headaches continued to build Maull showed particular con- and • the projection shows they spection at Delray Beach ignore it. Mean- the week police were ticketing waiting cars. Wednesday for Boca Raton city cern about the 51st Street ac- will become even better. officials concerned with access cess road, citing the vast -During the next 20 years, roads and interchanges for amount of money the city would manufacturing will increase by Delray fines motorists the coming of 1-95. have to spend on drainage. 307 per cent. But Mayor Harold V. Maull "This is just beyond the city's -Sales (trade) should in- found one bright spot during ability to pay," he said. crease by 475 per cent during a conference at Fort Lauder- the next 20 years. dale. Because of the magnitude of - -#y-1985, service and repair Inspection line ticketed "The way it appears now, the 1-95 job, the city will have activities should increase by the University Baptist Church a lengthy period in which to 230 per cent. By JIM RIFENBERG When queried if the state traf- Apparently not. The inspec- property off Camino Real won't get its cross-roads built, Maull Additional data probably will fic controller is directing tion station is located on a be affected very much," he said. He couldn't say how long. be furnished in September, when "Pull into that line over motorists to a position of vio- one-way street, Federal High- said,. The mayor said it appears he completes his survey of the there," says the traffic direc- lation, he replied: way south. At this point Federal Earlier it had appeared the now that Glades road probably central business district, Smith tor at the state auto inspection "I didn't say that. All I said is three lanes of southbound big highway might go directly will become the most heavily said. station in Delray Beach. was that there is a man working traffic with a parking lane on through the church property. traveled east-west street in the The consultant's report was But you better look closely for the inspection station out the extreme right. Since the South county city officials city after the proposed inter- delivered as a follow-up to a before you do. If the line is in there directing traffic." change is built there. the middle of the street, block- The officer said police of- inspection station is on the left, were invited to the conference similar report submitted earl- motorists must either utilize to get the latest thinking from Other interchanges are plan- ier. City officials indicated then ing traffic or violating any other ficials became a little more the state road department and ned at Palmetto Park Road and traffic rule, you may get a lenient Wednesday and instead the left lane for their long lines the federal government's 51st street. (Continued on Page 2A) ticket, of handing out tickets, "moved or park on the right and cross bureau of public roads. Monday morning more than motorists on." three lanes to the station. They learned that the city 20 drivers formed a line where Is there any solution to the The inspection station is sup- will have to build new roads they were told by the state man problem? . posedly a temporary one. crossing 1-95 at the same IBM changes mission and it cost them $1.00 each. time the highway is under con- Delray Beach Police Depart- struction to qualify for federal ment officers handed out tickets aid. to all wrong-doers regardless City plans new push of what they were told by the for Lauderdale plant state man. New radiology An officer on the Delray Plans to move its Fort Lau- uring DMson. This organi- Beach force said yesterday the. for inlet project derdale operation to Boca Raton zation is responsible for the city had been "having problems were announced yesterday by manufacture of IBM's stand- with people pulling on the left City officials plan to get the check for $50,000 with which school OK'd International Business Mach- ard line of data processing side of the road. ball rolling „.. again „,. Tues- to help make improvements to ines Corp, equipment. It operates plants "We passed out some tick- day to open the Boca Raton In- the inlet and keep it clear of Mary mount College and Beth- In announcing that the Fort in nine locations in the United ets," he said. But he declined let. sand, but the money never was esda Memorial Hospital have Lauderdale facility will change States, including Boca Raton. to say now many. City Manager Alan Alford used, and the check was return- announced the joint establish- its mission, IBM said man- The plant here will assume "We can't have people block- said the City Council would ed to the company. ment of a school of radiologi- ufacture of customized pro- responsibility for the Fort Lau- ing traffic by being in the middle rely heavily on Arvida Corp. Now, the city manager said, cal technology, the only one in duction line systems is being derdale operations. The an- of the street or forming up in to get the job done. there is some question as to Palm Beach County. phased out. Elements of the nouncement stated that "it is the wrong lane," he said, The big real estate company whether it would be better to The announcement was made company's System 360 com- expected that these operations "This whole thing wasn't owns land adjoining the inlet buy a dredge or lease one — by William F. Koch Jr., chair- puters will be manufactured will ultimately be consolidated planned out very well in the and for years has shown in- a question that will be resolved man of Bethesda Hospital gov- at Fort Lauderdale. in permanent facilities at IBM's beginning and we don't have terest in getting the inlet per- later. erning board, and Sister de la With the shift in mission, new manufacturing plant nearly enough room at that spot manently opened. The City Council probably Croix, president of Marymount the facility has become part which... is scheduled to be for the excess amount of traf- Back in the 1950s, Alford will authorize a letter to Ar- College. of IBM's Systems Manufact- constructed in Boca Raton." fic we're getting," he added. said, Arvida gave the city a vida this Tuesday night to make To be known as the Radiologic its decision official, Alford Technology School of Mary- said. mount College and Bethesda In the letter, he added, the Memorial Hospital, the school city probably will ask for the will open Sept. 1. Its course of company's cooperation needed instruction has been approved to clear the way for the im- by the American College of provement. Radiology. During a workshop session Only six students will be ac- Monday, city officials indicated cepted for the inaugural class they would ask Arvida for a with 12 students accepted every quit-claim deed to the inlet September following. Students channel and the abutting sea- will enroll at Marymount and wall on the south. must meet the college's admis- The company also will be- sion requirements. asked for maintenance ease- (Continued on Page 2A) ments on either side of the channel, which often fills with sand. New master's Alford said the city is "hope- ful" of Arvida's cooperation. Councilmen indicated they is offered would like to follow the inlet Course work toward a mas- improvement plan drawn up in ter's degree in business ad- 1960 by Per Bruun of the Uni- ministration will be offered at versity of Florida. Florida Atlantic University on That plan called for dredging, a limited basis in September, improvement and extension of Dr. R. L. Froemke, dean of north and south jetties and cre- the College of Business and ation of a sand catchment area. Public Administration announc- ed. PUS Approval for the M.B.A.- 111111111 most recent of 12 graduate warn ^^ degrees offered by FAU-was 81; JULY•::8-id'v granted by the Board of Re- v gents in August, 1967. Uni- •'"/ HI Lo: Rain versity officials deferred its Mon.