Article: EDITORIAL: West Palm Beach.(Editorial)

Byline: South Florida Sun-Sentinel Editorial Board

Apr. 4--ISSUE: A soured group of residents seeks a referendum on the City Center project.

After a long stagnancy, downtown West Palm Beach is poised to finally realize its potential as a waterfront jewel, if Mayor Lois Frankel has her way.

The City Center complex would combine two agonizingly overdue projects, a new City Hall and a new library, in a blighted corner of downtown. Along the way, the sorely underused waterfront would get a public park, greater amenities, a refurbished marina and most needed of all, a four-star hotel.

The possibilities are exciting and could transform this ...

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