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West Palm Beach mayor outlines $3 billion in projects and pushes inclusive housing goals
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Mayor Keith James told a North End neighborhood meeting that the city has nearly $3 billion in development in the pipeline and reiterated a goal to expand workforce housing while warning officials must guard against displacement.
Mayor Keith James told a neighborhood meeting in West Palm Beach that the city is seeing rapid private and institutional investment and said his administration is working to make that growth “inclusive.” “My vision for the city of West Palm Beach is to create a community of opportunity for all,” James said. The mayor said the city helped relocate or expand 12 companies last year that together brought about 1,300 jobs, and that the city has “nearly $3,000,000,000 in projects in the pipeline.” He listed multiple downtown and North End projects, including Grand, Flagler Station NE, Watermark, 1 West Palm, 1 Flagler and the Nora District, and said several projects are under construction or in permit review. Why it matters: Rapid market-rate development in downtown West Palm Beach has residents concerned about displacement and…
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