Minutes 06-07-55MINUTES OF A EEGU~AR PLANNING BOAED MEETING HELD AT THE ~ITY
HALL, BOYE~0N BEACH, JU~IE ?, 1955.
PEESEA~:' Mr. Henry Merkel, Jr., Chairm~n. Mr. L.S .Chadwell.
Mr. Paul McBride.
Mr. George Feltis.
Mr. R. Q. Wyekoff.
l~r. ~¢erke! called the meeting to or~er at 7.30 P.SI.
The minutes of the last regular meeting of the Board of ~ay 17. were
read ·
~r. Feltis moved, ~r.McBride seconded, that the minutes be accepted
as read. Notion carried.
It was agreed that a letter be written to the Palm Beach County
Resources Development Board asking them for any helpful information they
could supply regarding tax concessions or other inducements mi~ich we might
reeomm~em~ o~r City Government to give to light industry amd manufacturing
firms with a pay roll of £§ or over, to encourage them to locate in our
City.
After a long discussion on the need for recreational facilities, it
was agreed that the follo?~ir~ recommendation should be made to the Council:-
The Planning Board feel that we have all neglected recreational
facilities for our youth, and in order that there shall ~ot be a repeti-
tion of what happened to some of our boys a few days ago, we feel that
im~ediate steps must be taken to furnish adequate facilities such as
ball parks, sv~i~ming pool, etc., for our youth.
The Boar~ strongly recom~.~end that Pe.~ce Park and the fifteen acres
of City-owned land on Second Avenue be considered for immediate use as
lighted ball parks for night games for both the Little Leagues and the
Pony League. This Board has been informed that the cost of such
lighting is not prohibitive, and that neighboring cities have constmaeted
and lighted some of their small hall parks for $2,500.00 to $$,000.00.
'We, as a Board, are not trying to get the City Council to appropriate
money for these facilities, but to get ~novement starte~ by the citizens
of Boynton Beach to make these things realities.
We feel that if we have a~ything of value it is the youth of our
City.
There being no further business , Mr.McBride mo~ed, Mr.Fettis seconded,
that the meeting a~journ. ~?~otion carried.