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Post Office Box 3273 • 357 Tequesta Drive
Tequesta,Florida 33469-0273 • (407)575-6200
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MEMORANDUM:
TO: Redevelopment Committee Members
FROM: Thomas G. Bradford, Village Manager 7
DATE: September 14, 1994
SUBJECT: Tequesta Branch Library Site Location Decision
As you know, the Village Council has placed a self-imposed deadline
of September 22, 1994, for deciding the location of the Tequesta
Branch Library. Palm Beach County has given Tequesta until
December 1 , 1994, to make this decision. Sufficient lead time
prior to December 1 will be needed to receive the blessings of Palm
Beach County staff relative the library location.
Determining the location of the library site involves a process of
elimination in order to come to a decision. Our fallback fail-safe
position is that site originally chosen north of and adjacent to
Village Green. But is it really? If the Village Hall complex is
to be converted to a public safety facility, housing police and
fire-rescue needs, is this really a proper spot for a library? I
think not.
Therefore, with this in mind, we must determine North County
Ambulance's position relative to the availability of its property
on Seabrook Road for the Village of Tequesta Fire-Rescue Department
in the event that North County Ambulance goes out of business in
the future. If this land is not available to Tequesta for fire-
rescue purposes, then we must preserve our ability to expand fire-
rescue at the Village Hall site.
Jupiter Medical Center officials have reported to me that, in the
event that North County Ambulance is to go out of business in the
future, that in all probability, their property will be sold to the
highest bidder. Therefore, this property will not be given to
Tequesta and we would probably have to pay in excess of fair market
value for the same. Based upon the foregoing, we must preserve our
options at the Village Hall site for fire-rescue. Accordingly, the
library should be placed elsewhere.
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I have met with Gary Van Brock relative to the availability of
Dorner Trust Land for municipal, cultural and library property
availability. Mr. Van Brock will be present at your meeting and
will present a drawing indicating the options we discussed.
The Dorner Trust will make available to the Village of Tequesta,
two property options, as follows :
1 ) An approximate 10-acre tract north of Tequesta Drive and south
of the Post Office for municipal, cultural and library
purposes .
2 ) A 7-acre tract north of Tequesta Drive and south of the Post
Office for municipal, cultural and library purposes .
In either option, the Dorner Trust will donate one acre of said
property to the Village of Tequesta to either give, sell or lease
the same to the Palm Beach County Library System. The Dorner Trust
will use the donation as a tax write-off . Therefore, the 10-acre
parcel entails the Tequesta purchase of nine acres and the seven-
acre parcel requires six. If recommended by the Redevelopment
Committee, the Village Manager should be authorized to proceed
immediately with required appraisals of the property and with the
hiring of a financial advisor to review available finance options .
Other properties/issues to be considered are:
1 ) Lighthouse Plaza - I spoke with Bill Shannon of the DiVosta
Corporation who advised that Mr. DiVosta had not yet made a
final decision relative to the use he will pursue for his
newly acquired property.
2 ) I believe the Fehlhaber Corporation would be amenable to
selling their property to Tequesta for municipal and library
purposes . We have reviewed the property and believe these
uses will fit . One possibility to consider is to purchase the
Fehlhaber property for municipal and library purposes while
purchasing the smaller of the two Dorner properties for
cultural purposes . This option eliminates one eyesore while
providing facilities for all concerned.
In conclusion, the Dorner Trust offer is our safest bet relative to
wrapping up a site for the library. Although this option does not
directly attack our eyesores (Lighthouse & Tequesta Plaza) , I feel
Mr. DiVosta will soon develop something of which we can all be
proud and our development action, plus Mr. DiVosta 's, will
stimulate a facelift for Tequesta Plaza. I am certain it would
cost more to buy Tequesta Plaza and one of the Dorner tracts
offered than just one Dorner tract for our purposes .
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If we go this route we must :
1 ) Appraise the land
2 ) Review financing options
3 ) Keep Palm Beach County staff informed
4) Begin professional site planning
5) Inform the Lighthouse Gallery and BRITT of our intentions and
get their feedback
6 ) Consider incentives to have the cultural organizations
initiate fund drives for their buildings and/or land
I believe we can achieve such an undertaking and, in so doing, make
a lasting impression on Tequesta for generations to come.
TGB/krb
c: Gary Van Brock
Faye Schrecengost, Executive Director, Lighthouse Gallery
Richard Valentine, BRITT
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VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA
Post Office Box 3273 • 357 Tequesta Drive
Tequesta,Florida 33469-0273 • (407) 575-6200
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NOTICE
OF
REDEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
MEETING
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1994
9:00 A.M.
The Redevelopment Committee of the Village Council of the
Village of Tequesta will conduct a Meeting on Monday, September 19,
1994, at 9:00 A.M. in the Village Hall Council Chambers, 357
Tequesta Drive, Tequesta, Florida, for the Purpose of Discussing
Matters Related to Redevelopment in Tequesta.
For your information, an agenda of the items to be discussed
by the Committee at the September 19, 1994, Meeting will be
available on Friday, September 16, 1994, at the Village
Administrative Office.
PLEASE TARE NOTICE AND BE ADVISED: "If any person decides to
appeal any decision made by this Committee with respect to any
matter considered at this meeting or hearing, he/she will need a
record of the proceedings, and that, for such purpose, he/she may
need to insure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made,
which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the
appeal is to be based. "
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Joann Manganiello
Village Clerk
Post: September 16, 1994
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