The last article that Thompson wrote for the Palm Beach Post had a headline that read--Zoning change boosts Gulf Stream (sic) Hotel. This is exactly what the commission did by voting this up-zoning in. It boosted the value of the Hudson Holdings' property by giving it a commercial zoning. This commission bends over backwards for developers/investors at the expense of a winning vote by the people they serve.
The article also said that "now that the zoning has been resolved," an application for site plan approval is scheduled to go before the city's Site Plan Review Team. The zoning is a political move and certainly resolved for the moment as this Trio commission voted in the upzoning. This site plan meeting will take place on Monday, January 11th at 9am at City Hall in the conference room.
Agenda for Site Plan meeting.
The city is pushing all of this through before the election. It is entirely possible that sometime down the road the city could be sued by Hudson Holdings if/when they lose in court. However, I am rather confident that HH has been aware of the Heights Charter Amendment (we told them at a Pineapple Beach Neighborhood Association Meeting meeting several months after they bought the property) and I am rather confident that they have been informed by the city. So, HH might not have a suit after all.
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