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Article: Palm Beach County may buy Lake Worth apartments for affordable housing.
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- South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, FL)
- Article date:
- January 25, 2006
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Byline: Anthony Man
Jan. 25--Bemoaning the lack of affordable housing, listening to status reports, and vowing to take action has become a ritual for Palm Beach County commissioners.
Tuesday's talk was accompanied by something that might ultimately turn into something definitive: Commissioners said they wanted to explore a proposal to buy an old apartment complex near Lake Worth for $15 million to help preserve a small amount of affordable housing.
The idea was presented last week in a letter from a representative of Willow Lake Apartments. The letter said the owner -- prominent developer and political insider E. Llwyd Ecclestone -- was ...