1958.11.05_TC_MinutesMinutes. Highland Beach Town Commission. November 5, 1958.
A regular monthly mee~bing.
~' This meeting was called to-order by Vice-Mayor Breckinridge at 9:30
a.m. on Tuesday November 4, 1958. It was known that Mayor"'E`ypel was
on fury duty and could not attend a morning meeting. No other members
of the 8ommission were present so the Sice ~dayor declared the meeting
recessed to November 5, 1958 at 7:00 p.m.
The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m, on November 5, 1958 by
Vice Mayor Breckinridge. Also present were CommTrs Bertash, Noble
and Winston. Mayor"Eypek was absent because of illness. Town M1GfR
Hartwig was present.
Minutes of the meetings of October 7, 1959 of the Equalization Board
on Tax Assessments,as hell as the regular monthly meeting of that date,
were read and approved on motion of Comm. Noble, seconded by Comm.
Bertash and the affirmative votes Comm~rs Bertash, Breckinridge, Noble
and Winston. There was no dissent,
There was discussion about the pending matter of a six months exten-
Sion of the time limit on the performance bond and contract for the
improvements in the Bel Lido subdivision. The Town Manager reported
that details of the extension vrere being arranged with the Highland
Beach Development Corporation and the Town Attorney. Comm. Winston
moved that it was the intention of the Commission to grant an exten-
sion of six months and that when the details were arranged to the
satisfaction of the To~ern Attorney, the Mayor and the Town Manager be
authorized to accomplish the granting of the said extension. The
motion was seconded by Comm. Noble and approved by the aff irmative --
votes of Comm~rs Bertash, Breckinridge, Noble and Winston. There w~.s
no dissent.
By request of Mayor"impel earlier, there was a discussion of the mat-
ter of sand flies. The matter was thoroughly discussed from all an-
gles and it was again the general concensus that the Town with its
limited resources could hardly.accomplish much in the wag of dealing
with this problem, Comm. Noble, now a director representing the Town
on the P. B, County Resources Development Board, has agreed to keep
the matter a live issue with the Board. By general agreement Comm.
Bertash was appointed a committee o~ one to give the matter some at-
tention and report any new ideas he might develop.
Also by request of Mayor Eypel there was discussion of the stench
arising from the swamp area near the southern limits of the Town.
Hsre also it appeared that little could be done in the way of a sol-
ution until the lands in question are filled and drained. No formal
action was taken,
On motion of Comm. Noble, seconded*by Comm. Winston, and approved by
the affirmative votes of Commtrs Bertash, Breckinridge, Noble & Win-
ston, the Town Treasurer was authorized and directed to arrange for
pagment of interest due December 1, 1958 on the Water Bonds and the
Water Certificates. There was no dissent. The meeting was then ad-
' 3ourned on motion of Comm. Winston, seconded by Comm. Bertash and
the affirmative votes of Commtrs Bertash re inridge, Noble and
Winston, without dissent. -.
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