Sidewalk squeeze: Rules for hedges under scrutiny

Ah, living in Palm Beach, where one has to ponder the height of their hedge, its presentation to the street and that it be trimmed so that it never encroaches a public way to a height of eight feet. They have 47 such cases now working through code enforcement. The white-fly infestation has not been kind to many of the taller ficus hedges. Some were replaced with other plant species as a substitute. Meanwhile, Lake Worth will focus on our vacant and foreclosed structures. Click title for link.