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27 Sep Preserve wetlands, or unused asphalt?

Posted at 17:56h in News

Chuck Marohn, an engineer from Minnesota, started Strong Towns 11 years ago because he grew tired of the selling the false logic of car-centric growth. In November 2008, he began a Black Friday photo contest via social media. Black Friday, in 2008, was in the waning years of a long tradition of in-store shopping in large numbers — thus the nickname....

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20 May Point of View: Restoring natural-flow system best option to solve Palm Beach County’s water problems

Posted at 14:42h in News

With each day’s news, experts spar over the best way to safeguard South Florida’s water supply. Scientists and policymakers of good faith are working diligently to prevent last summer’s water woes, and to find a long-term fix to safeguard drinking water and manage flow through flood and drought. There is no shortage of proposals under discussion. Palm Beach County has a critical stake in these discussions. One proposal, part of the Loxahatchee River Watershed Restoration Project, involves building a 20-foot high above-ground reservoir on 1,600 acres of Mecca Farms west of Palm Beach Gardens. We should thank and applaud the Board of...

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10 May South Florida Water Management District emphasizes environmental protection in new mission statement

Posted at 19:08h in News

Now there's no doubt the new South Florida Water Management District board plans to emphasize protecting the environment and transparency. On Thursday, they put it in the agency's mission statement. The previous mission statement adopted by previous board members — all appointed by then-Gov. Rick Scott — called for the district to "manage and protect water resources of the region by balancing and improving flood control, water supply and water quality through restoration of natural systems." The new mission statement adopted by the new board members — all appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis since taking office in January — calls for the district to "safeguard and restore South Florida's...

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10 May Sustainable PBC Board Member Tim Hullihan talks sustainable land use on June 5 in North Palm Beach

Posted at 13:23h in News

Our planet is huge, and we tend to think of it as having an endless supply of the things that sustain life. In this century, however, Earth’s population will surpass 10-billion people – a 25% increase over current population. All inhabitants will need access to clean air, clean water, and food to thrive. How we use our planet’s habitable land areas now, and in the future, is a critical underlying factor to how we plan for Earth’s sustainable future.Timothy Hullihan holds a Masters of Architecture degree from Clemson University. He will discuss some of challenges and solutions to using our finite...

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06 May County weighs in: Is a 20-foot high reservoir on Mecca Farms site the cure for saltwater invasion?

Posted at 13:26h in News

By Kimberly Miller Courtesy of The Palm Beach Post A dispute over how best to cure the saltwater-poisoned Loxahatchee River reached Palm Beach County commissioners who this week took a stand against a key element in restoration plans — a pricey deep-water reservoir with walls nearly 20 feet high. The proposed above-ground reservoir, which would be built on 1,600 acres of the Mecca Farms site west of Palm Beach Gardens, would store freshwater that could be fed to the river to fight a saltwater invasion from the Jupiter Inlet. The Army Corps of Engineers is accepting comments through Monday on the $473 million Loxahatchee...

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