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Riviera Beach clears Barracuda Bay and approves site plan for new police headquarters amid county funding questions
Summary
The city council approved land‑use changes, street abandonments and a site plan to build a new Riviera Beach police headquarters at the Barracuda Bay site, accepted a $124,500 demolition grant, and directed staff to pursue county agreements to avoid a potential $1.5 million payback obligation.
Riviera Beach City Council voted Nov. 3 to clear the way for a new police headquarters at 1621 West Blue Heron Boulevard, approving an abandonment ordinance, a future‑land‑use change and a site plan that together allow demolition of the Barracuda Bay aquatic center and construction of a two‑story police headquarters, evidence building and associated support facilities.
Staff described the proposal as a multi‑component project: abandon unimproved platted streets, change the property’s future land use from recreation to community facility, and build a headquarters campus that includes an evidence and gun‑range building, outdoor training area and a generator building. The plan shows no vehicle ingress from Broadway; access is…
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