HomeMy Public PortalAboutDecember 1999COMMISSIONERS
WILLIAM F. KOCH, JR., Mayor
JOAN K ORTHWEIN, Vice Mayor
JAMES E. CROSS
ROBERT W. HOPKINS II
WILLIAM A. LYNCH
December 1999
Dear Town Residents:
TOWN OF GULF STREAM
PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA
Telephone
(561) 276 -5116
Fez
(561) 737 -0166
Town Manager
KRISTIN KERN GARRISON
Town Clerk
RITA L TAYLOR
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
Provided below is a summary of several recent news items that may be of interest to
Town residents.
Millage Rate Rolled Back
For the second year in a row, the Town Commission has rolled back the tax millage rate.
This fiscal year it was rolled back from 4.0424 to 3.7853 mills. The adopted budget
represents only a 1.3% increase over the previous year's budget. The Commission and
Town staff strive to maintain fiscally conservative budgeting practices.
Cleaning House
In an effort to hold steady the Town's space needs for records storage, we are in the
process of cleaning out our files. On January 31, 2000, the staff will be disposing of any
building plans on file that are more than 15 years old (dated January 1985 or older).
Property owners who would like to keep these older plans for their own records may pick
them up at Town Hall during business hours prior to January 3151. If you will not be in
town this next month but would like us to hold the plans for you, please call us at (56 1)
276 -5116. There are not plans on file for every home and some files may be incomplete.
Drainage Engineering Studies
Following the severe flooding experienced in the "core" part of Town (south of Town
Hall) during Hurricane Irene, the Town hired an engineering firm to assist us in
evaluating potential drainage improvements. On December 10th, the Town Commission
directed the Town's engineering firm to proceed with several important drainage items.
These include the following:
• The design, cost estimates and permitting process for a storage pond, pump station
and generator at the south end of the Little Club property.
• Investigation of available technology for out - falls, including new types of flap gates
and weirs (to help prevent back up onto streets during high tide).
• Work with the school's engineer to explore potential improvements to the campus
drainage and interface with the Town's system.
• Investigation of the area north of Golfview to determine if there are sub -basin
problems, or problems isolated to specific properties.
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December 1999
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Drainage, Continued
These efforts will require extensive coordination with the Little Club. The cooperation of
several property owners may also be necessary. For example, easements for drainage
outfall may be needed from property owners along the ICWW or the northernmost Cove,
swales may be needed along some streets, and properties adjacent to Little Club may be
asked to allow a portion of their rear yard to be used for expansion of Elsie's pond.
This next stage will take several months. The engineers are scheduled to provide a status
report to the Commission in March.
Reminders for Residents
❑ Please check with Town Hall prior to making any changes to the exterior of your
home, including landscaping, color, mailbox, and architectural features. The Town
Manger will be pleased to explain any requirements that may apply.
• Please do not place garbage curbside. In order to maintain our community's
appearance, the Town has contracted for pickup at the back door or just outside the
garage door.
• Please check your irrigation system to insure that you are not over irrigating.
Excessive water irrigation contributes to roadside sogginess and fails to meet our
water conservation goals. As a rule of thumb, you should irrigate no more than every
third day, and each zone should not run more than 15 minutes.
Wishing you a safe and joyful holiday season,
F. Jr., Mayor
FOR THE TOWN COMMISSION