Palm Beach halts plan to drive trucks down Lake Worth's beach

Palm Beach postpones plan to drive trucks down Lake Worth Beach’s public beach

"THERE WON’T BE any trucks driving down Lake Worth Beach’s public beach this winter, spring or summer, but it’s an idea Palm Beach officials might consider again in the fall.

After an internal meeting Jan. 16 between city and town officials, Palm Beach officials told their Lake Worth Beach counterparts that the town will postpone a beach renourishment project for a year, interim city manager Jamie Brown announced at the Jan. 21 City Commission meeting.

The town was expected to complete a sand dredging operation this week and stockpile the sand at Phipps Ocean Park in Palm Beach for the next 10 months or so before considering the project in the fall.

By then, city officials said they hope the town finds an alternative to its plan to transport the sand along a 10-foot-wide strip of town-incorporated land along Lake Worth Beach’s public beach."

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