Palm Beach County Commissioner Melissa McKinlay will convene a western communities forum on Thursday, Dec. 10 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Loxahatchee Groves Town Hall.
“It’s going to be a sort of a town hall meeting,” McKinlay told the Town-Crier on Wednesday.
The meeting will give county staff the opportunity to speak to residents. Staff members expected to be there include County Administrator Verdenia Baker, Legislative Affairs Director Todd Bonlarron and County Engineer George Webb.
“They’re going to address some of the development concerns, pending proposals and the legislative atmosphere in Tallahassee, and how it might affect some of those proposals,” McKinlay said. “It will give the residents an opportunity to ask questions.”
McKinlay noted that Webb presented the county’s five-year road plan earlier this week. “He can explain some of the logistics for specific projects and how it will impact different proposals and deficiencies,” she said.
The meeting is intended to explain the status of projects and get feedback from concerned residents.
“It will be our first town hall meeting in the new town hall building,” she said. “We had this scheduled a couple of times, but because of my involvement with the Florida Association of Counties and the National Association of Counties, both times it conflicted with the conferences that I had to attend, but we have a date on the books now that I didn’t have to reschedule.”
McKinlay noted that Loxahatchee Groves Town Hall — previously the offices of the Central Palm Beach County Chamber of Commerce — is an accessible setting for all residents of the western communities.
“It makes it easy for people to get in and out of, the parking, location, the facilities,” she said. “I think it’ll be a good place.”
The building is located at 155 F Road, at the corner of F Road and Southern Blvd. For more information, call (561) 355-2206.
ABOVE: County Commissioner Melissa McKinlay.
