Remember, “Did you know 85 more units of affordable housing may be coming to Lake Worth?”

“But not any time soon” I posted on this blog in early October.

Well. Guess what? There’s a very surprising update (see below). From this blog on Oct. 6th:

The vote at the P&Z Board meeting last Wednesday [Oct. 4th] was 3-3 with a member of this volunteer board absent. An even split vote means this project is a no-go for now. The developer has several options going forward so we’ll have to wait and see what will happen.
     The City of Lake Worth’s Planning & Zoning Dept. can’t be a very happy place to be right now. A lot of staff time went into preparing this and, if you recall, this item was on the P&Z Board agenda last month [Sept. 6th] but was cancelled because of Hurricane Irma.

The project being referred to is:

The proposed Banyan Court multifamily apartment community will be located in Lake Worth at 315 North A Street, 1716 3rd Ave N, 1731 4th Avenue North and 1737 4th Avenue North, just east of Interstate 95 and ¼ mile from the Lake Worth Tri-Rail stop. The current zoning is MF-20 [Multi-family], with a land use designation of MDR [Medium Density residential].

Below is an excerpt from The Lake Worth Herald on page 12 of today’s paper (October 19th edition). How this is even possible — given the short timeline — is anyone’s guess:

[T]he Planning & Zoning Board City of Lake Worth, Florida, will hold a public hearing in the City Hall Commission Chambers . . . on November 1 . . . A request for a Major Site Plan to allow for the construction of a +/- 85 unit apartment complex The subject site is located at 315 North A Street. . .

Until there’s more information forthcoming from the City there will be a lot of ‘scratching of heads’. This P&Z Board meeting coming up on Nov. 1st will likely be a very interesting one; here’s another item on the agenda.

“Stay Tuned”, as they say.