Boca Raton Residents Seek Help from Local Officials

	Pictured above (l to r): Boca Raton Mayor Susan Whelchel, Commissioner Abrams, Tunnison Palms resident Michael Kebe, LWDD Manager Ronald Crone, and LWDD Assistant Director of Operations Dave Davis.

At the urging of local homeowners, Commissioner Abrams and Boca Raton Mayor Susan Whelchel met with Lake Worth Drainage District (LWDD) officials and Tunnison Palms Community residents on July 14 to discuss the proposed clearing of dense vegetation located along the L-47 Canal.  The vegetation has served as a buffer between the community and the Boca Raton Community Hospital.

The homeowners were advised in a letter from the LWDD that they would be clearing the vegetation as part of routine canal maintenance.  The project is scheduled to be heard before the LWDD Board on August 11, 2010 at 8:40 a.m. at 13081 Military Trail, Delray Beach.