Countywide construction picking up steam, says land planner | www.mypalmbeachpost.com

This is a good summary of what is happening around us related to economic and development activity. Click title for link. I am told that Lake Worth can expect $32 million of new development added to the tax roll this year. This is the part of the article which focuses on projects in the central and southern parts of Palm Beach County.

Examples of growth in central and south county are Trader Joe’s in Delray Beach, the proposed Chapel by the Sea condominiums in West Palm Beach and the future development of the A.G. Holley hospital site in Lantana, Gentile said at the Cohen Pavilion at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts.
Boca Raton’s Midtown, an office/retail development at Glades Road and I-95, and Jupiter’s $150 million Harbourside retail/marina/hotel project at Indiantown Road and U.S. 1 are meeting the need for existing office space, said Rebel Cook, a Realtor.
“If governments would speed up permitting, tax dollars would be coming in quicker,” said Cook.