Palm Beach County Debates Development Moratorium

Surprising developers, planners and even themselves, Palm Beach County Commissioners agreed on July 24 to consider temporarily halting development.

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July 26, 2002, 7:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

The moratorium is very much a maybe -- even while agreeing to discuss it, several commissioners were openly opposed. Still, developers are gearing up for a fight. According to Ron Hyman, president-elect of Gold Coast Builders Association, a moratorium would "penalize us for [the county government's]lack of performance. [Moratoriums] indicate ineffectiveness of government."

Thanks to Sheryl Stolzenberg

FULL STORY: Palm Beach County considers moratorium on development

Thursday, July 25, 2002 in Sun-Sentinel

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