25 feet of beach re-nourishment -- will be tied up for 45 days from 8 to 5

Palm Beachers don’t want the hassle, so LWB’s public beach will accept trucks for town sand project

THE SOUTH END of Lake Worth Beach’s popular public beach is about to be invaded by a fleet of dump trucks for a Palm Beach town renourishment project.

Starting Jan. 1, the sand-hauling trucks will access a 25-foot section in the busy city beach’s southern boundary for up to 45 days from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The town requested the new access spot on their neighboring municipality’s turf because Palm Beach condo owners don’t want to deal with the truck noise, congestion and vibrations.

In return, the town will donate $80,000 to Lake Worth Beach, money the city plans to spend on beach improvements, including repairs to wooden stairs to the beach north and south of the Lake Worth pier.

The project starts in the heart of tourist season, when the beaches are busiest, a necessary time-frame, officials said, because work is prohibited during sea turtle nesting season, which usually starts in March and lasts through October. Most of the beach south of the pier, closest to the access site, will remain open to the public.

It passed on a 4/1 vote with Christopher McVoy voting "no." “There’s a fleeting feeling like, geez, if your own community doesn't want to deal with it, why on earth should we get bought off for $80,000?’’

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