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MISSION STATEMENT
“TO PROTECT, PRESERVE AND IMPROVE THE ENVIRONMENT
WHERE WE LIVE AND TO DEFEND IT AGAINST THOSE WHO WOULD DESTROY ITS
CHARACTER AND BEAUTY.”
Palm Beach Par 3 Golf Course -
Photo by Michael Davidoff
The Citizens' Association of Palm Beach
members are condominiums,
co-operatives and homes
nestled between the
Atlantic Ocean and the Intracoastal
Waterway
in the Town of Palm Beach
Important News! Palm Beach is included in a regional pilot project for saving our shores
Please see the correspondence below from Jeff Littlejohn, Deputy Secretary for Regulatory Programs and Danielle Fondren, Bureau Chief, Bureau of Beaches & Coastal Systems with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection as a result of a March 15th meeting hosted by Representative Jeff Clemens to initiate a pilot project for a regional approach to beach and inlet management which includes all of Palm Beach shorelines.Hello Everyone,
I wish to express my sincere thanks for your participation
in the March 15th meeting hosted by Representative Jeff Clemens. In this
meeting, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) proposed
the initiation of a pilot project for a regional approach to beach and inlet
management for the approximately 15.7-mile
beach from the Lake Worth (Palm Beach) Inlet to the South Lake Worth
(Boynton) Inlet, including the beaches within the Towns of Palm Beach, South
Palm Beach, Lantana and Manalapan, and the City of Lake Worth.
After the morning overview meeting, we had an opportunity
to meet many of the technical staff and stakeholder representatives that
would be engaged in the development of the management agreement. That
session was extremely productive, and I'm very grateful to those who
participated. We are encouraged by the reception and feedback we have
received thus far, and are very excited to start moving forward with the
project.
As we shared during the meeting, the pilot project will be
based on a cooperative agreement approach, instead of a conventional
permitting process. We propose to include the Towns of Palm Beach, South
Palm Beach, Manalapan, and Lantana, the City of Lake Worth, Palm Beach
County, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, the U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service, NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service, the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, the Florida Inland Navigation District, the Port of
Palm Beach, the Florida Shore & Beach Preservation Association, and coastal
stakeholder groups including Surfrider, Reef Rescue and the Sea Turtle
Conservancy.
I know Representative Clemens asked for your assistance in
identifying the stakeholders in your community that would be appropriate to
include as we move forward that may not already be engaged, and I echo his
request. Public involvement will be crucial to this process, and we want to
ensure all relevant stakeholders are represented.
I'm confident that we have the right people in place to
make this pilot project a success, and I hope we can count on your support
and active engagement as we move forward. DEP's Beaches and Coastal Systems
Chief Danielle Fondren, whom you met at the March 15th meeting, will be
reaching out to you soon to follow up on this meeting, and to explain the
next steps.
I am very pleased to have Danielle on board at DEP and
have every confidence that she will successfully lead this endeavor.
Your commitment and participation are crucial to the
effectiveness of this process, and we look forward to your participation. We
know that this will mean a commitment of time and human resources, and I am
appreciative of the significant investment you are taking to help make the
beaches permitting process more efficient and effective.
Your comments are always welcome and our door is always
open if you have any concerns or questions along the way.
Please feel free to reach out to me, or Danielle, at
Danielle.Fondren@dep.state.fl.us or (850) 488-7843.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Jeff Littlejohn
Jeff Littlejohn, P.E.
Deputy Secretary for Regulatory Programs
Florida Department of Environmental Protection
E-mail:
Jeff.Littlejohn@dep.state.fl.us
Direct #: (850)245-2037
3900 Commonwealth Blvd MS 15
Tallahassee, FL
32399
I would like to second Mr. Littlejohn's message and
express my gratitude for your participation in our March 15th kickoff
meeting hosted by Representative Clemens. I thoroughly enjoyed hearing from you and discussing the coastal
issues of importance to your community.
The Bureau of Beaches would like to invite you to our 1st Stakeholder Beach Management
Agreement (BMA) Meeting to be held On May 16, 2012, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00
p.m. at the Jonathan Dickinson State Park-Kimbell Center. You will be
receiving a formal Outlook invitation from Ms. Tori Deal next week. The
agenda will include a working session in the morning, where we will break
out into three focus groups, Biological, Physical/Engineering, and
Administrative/Policy, to initiate discussions on specific subject matters
that will be included in the BMA. In the afternoon session, we will join
together to listen to the findings from each of the three morning focus
groups and discuss the next steps. The tentative agenda is at the end of
this email string.
If you are available to attend, Jonathan Dickinson State
Park is located at 16450 South East Federal Hwy in Hobe Sound, Florida,
33455. The Kimbell Center is approximately 4 miles from the entrance of the
Park. The Park Fee will be waived at the gate. Please RSVP by either
accepting the forthcoming Outlook invitation or send an email directly to
Tori.Deal@dep.state.fl.us.
We are evaluating
options to host a webinar for anyone interested in attending the meeting but
not able to travel. We will
send you a follow up email if we are able to secure the appropriate media at
the Park.
Additionally, we are actively working on development of a
BMA website specific to this Pilot project. Over the coming weeks, we will
be adding content to this website which you are welcome and encouraged to
review. The website will be a central point of organization for the
development of the BMA with a high level of functionality for the sharing of
information.
Please bookmark the website address below and be sure to
check back weekly as we add to it.
http://www.dep.state.fl.us/beaches/pb-bma/index.htm
Your participation in the Pilot BMA process is critically
important, and I look forward to seeing you on May 16th.
Sincerely yours,
Danielle H. Fondren
Bureau Chief
Bureau of Beaches & Coastal Systems
Florida Department of Environmental Protection
3900 Commonwealth Blvd.
MS 300
Tallahassee, FL 32303
danielle.fondren@dep.state.fl.us
(850) 488-7843 office
(850) 528-1298 cell
(850) 412-0484 fax
May
16, 2012, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Jonathan Dickinson State Park,16450 South
East Federal Hwy. Hobe Sound, Florida 33455.
Tentative agenda for the 1st Stakeholder Meeting is as follows
Agenda Items:
9:00-9:45 Welcome, BMA process overview, organization for the day, introduction of the 3 focus groups
9:45-10:00 Morning Break
10:00-12:00 Focus group breakout sessions
12:00-1:00 Break for lunch
1:00-2:30 Summaries from Working Groups (30 min each)
2:30-3:00 Wrap up
3:00 Adjourn
For more information about the park, please view the links
below.
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Citizens' Association of Palm Beach Aims and Purpose The owners of dwelling units in condominium and co-operative apartment buildings located within the corporate limits of the Town of Palm Beach, Florida in order to ensure the enjoyment of their respective properties and the surrounding civic and physical environment, have organized the Citizens' Association of Palm Beach for the purpose of insuring, protecting, preserving and improving such environment, and of assisting its members in carrying out measures for the betterment of the character of the Town and of protecting the Town against those who would destroy its unique character and beauty. The objectives of the Association shall be to protect the best interests of Unit Owners living in the Multiple Unit Groups as follows: restore the Town's beaches and prevent further erosion; strive to preserve sensible zoning; prevent air and water pollution; improve traffic conditions; promote and encourage a better community and civic spirit; foster goodwill friendship between and among all the residents of the Town; cooperate with federal, state, county, other governmental and quasi-governmental officials, civic and public organizations for the general welfare of the entire community. When you are up north or just want to keep informed about what is going in our community visit us here!
Lew Crampton, Chairman
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