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Commission initiates Liberty Airport Center plan-text amendment as applicant cites electric-vehicle service opportunity; safety concerns raised
Summary
The commission voted 6-0 to initiate a privately proposed comprehensive-plan text amendment adding an Economic Development Center (EDC) designation at the 68-acre Liberty Airport Center; the applicant said a national electric-vehicle manufacturer is seeking the site, and Commissioner Joel Flores raised safety and fit concerns about EV maintenance operations.
The Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners voted unanimously to initiate a privately proposed comprehensive-plan text amendment for the Liberty Airport Center that would add an Economic Development Center designation to the property's policy language.
Commissioner Gregg Weiss moved to approve initiation and Vice Mayor Marci Woodward seconded; the motion carried 6-0. Jordan Sperling, representing the applicant, said the request is an initiation only — "there's no final approval, there is no operational approval" — and described the site as a 68-acre center with direct…
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