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Article: EDITORIAL: West Palm Beach.(Editorial)
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- South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, FL)
- Article date:
- April 4, 2006
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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 ...