Charles Elmore

Journalist at Freelance

Charles Elmore is a journalist in Palm Beach County, Florida.

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Articles

Delayed Islepoint Project Moves Forward Without Agreement On Sidewalks

1 week ago | gotowncrier.com | Charles Elmore

The Wellington Village Council last month approved a step toward allowing 25 luxury homes in the Islepointe project at the village’s southern end without sidewalk connections to the rest of the community, signaling a possible retreat from long-running village standards.
Wellington Goes With New Vendor For School Zone Speed Cameras

1 week ago | gotowncrier.com | Charles Elmore

A new name zoomed to the top for Wellington’s contract on school zone speed cameras, winning approval at a Wellington Village Council meeting on Tuesday, April 22 despite pushback from supporters of a former front-running firm. Jenoptik North America Inc., doing business as Jenoptik Smart Mobility Solutions LLC, secured the deal in a 5-0 vote to provide automated cameras scheduled to start operating at the start of the school year in the fall.
Related Ross Negotiating With WPB For A Second Private School Site

3 weeks ago | gotowncrier.com | Charles Elmore

Developer Related Ross expressed commitment to its first-ever private school partnership in Wellington, even as it pursues a second private K-12 school in West Palm Beach with an educational operator it says has not yet been determined. A Related Ross statement issued Friday, April 11 in response to questions refers to continued support for the planned Wellington school, whose creators have been operating under the name ElevateED US LLC.
Wellington Collects $9.4 Million To End Big Blue Case

3 weeks ago | gotowncrier.com | Charles Elmore

The Wellington Village Council. After more than a decade of delays and litigation, Wellington has collected $9.4 million in a case involving a developer’s handling of an environmental preserve, and village officials are discussing setting aside that money to preserve or create green space.
Wellington Pondering Changes To Rules On Runoff Elections

3 weeks ago | gotowncrier.com | Charles Elmore

Wellington leaders have begun discussing whether to change or drop a runoff election requirement if the leading vote-getter attracts less than 35 percent of the vote in a municipal election, after six-figure runoff costs hit the village in the 2024 council races.
Bill Relaxing New School Start Times Mandate Moving Through State Legislature

1 month ago | gotowncrier.com | Charles Elmore

School districts would have the flexibility to opt out of a 2023 state law mandating later start times for middle schools and high schools, under a bill gaining traction in Tallahassee and sponsored by freshman State Rep. Anne Gerwig (R-District 93), the former mayor of Wellington. Gerwig’s bill, HB 261, sailed through the State House’s Education & Employee Committee 18-0 on Wednesday, March 26.
Wellington Council Moves Forward With Lake Worth Road Roundabout

1 month ago | gotowncrier.com | Charles Elmore

The Wellington Village Council agreed to move ahead with a $257,000 engineering consulting contract to get things moving with a roundabout at busy Lake Worth Road and 120th Avenue South, approving the deal in a meeting Tuesday, March 11. That makes possible a timeline to get the project built by December 2026, rather than waiting for a possible $1.5 million grant that might not see the roundabout constructed until 2029.
Wellington Committee Learns About Growing Danger Of ‘E-Bikes’

1 month ago | gotowncrier.com | Charles Elmore

More than a dozen arrests in Wellington, and multiple deaths including one this month in Jupiter, are turning the spotlight on an exploding profusion of small electric vehicles, including bicycles, scooters and motorcycles, increasingly falling under the handlebar grip of young teenagers.
Developer Withdraws Project For Homes Near National Polo Center

2 months ago | gotowncrier.com | Charles Elmore

Backers of the Isla Carroll project in Wellington’s equestrian area have withdrawn their application, with mention of a prospective resubmission at some point in the future. The project called for 40 homes on 79 acres, with many of them on lots of a third of an acre. “Our project team received thoughtful feedback during the initial review of our application,” said Jessica Sause, senior vice president of communications for McCourt Partners in a statement Tuesday, March 4.
Committee Gets Update On Private School At K-Park

2 months ago | gotowncrier.com | Charles Elmore

A new private school set to open in Wellington by 2028 will not offer American football or baseball, but will feature Olympic sports and travel opportunities, and perhaps bus service from West Palm Beach — and a scholarship plan could help more local students than might appear at first glance. “I saw 20 scholarships per year for Wellington students,” said Melissa Raineri, a member of the Wellington Education Committee, after hearing an update from school officials on Tuesday, March 4.