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From The Desk Of Palm Beach County Vice Mayor Robert

S. Weinroth: Progress During The Pandemic And Beyond

Robert Weinroth, a former Overall, I believe we are doing a good job with vaccine to facilitate increased opportunities for in-classroom
member of the Boca Raton rollout in our community. Despite the issues of the limited instruction. The sooner we can get our seniors and
City Council, was elected supply, we are leveraging the resources of the state healthcare workers vaccinated, the sooner the governor
as a Palm Beach County Department of Health, the Health Care District of Palm can expand the criteria for others to receive the vaccine.
Commissioner to replace Beach County, Publix, Walmart, Sam’s Club and Winn- Dr. Anthony Fauci has said the timeline for when vaccines
Steven Abrams, who Dixie to make the vaccine available to our residents. will be widely available to the general population “will
retired due to term limits The county is among the top counties in Florida vaccinating probably be prolonged maybe into mid to late May or early
requirements. its residents. When the federal government increases the supply June.’’ That said, all constituents are asked to remain vigilant
I was pleased to play a role of vaccine, we will have the infrastructure in place to put this while we continue to mitigate the spread of the virus within
in facilitating the vaccination pandemic in our rear-view mirrors. That is not to say we don’t our community. And please adhere to the recommendations
of shut-ins, including still have challenges. There are pockets of residents who cannot of the medical professionals:
Holocaust survivors, in our gain access to the reservation systems. I have asked the state to • Avoid the three Cs: crowded places, close-contact settings
community. With help from Gov. Ron DeSantis and state establish a better system targeting our most vulnerable residents and confined/enclosed places;
Emergency Management Director Jared Moskowitz, these who are feeling left out because they have limited computer • Continue frequent handwashing;
county residents are getting access to the COVID-19 vaccine. access and skills. • Continue to wear facial coverings where social
Holocaust survivors are treasures and we need to ensure they I am pleased to report our teachers, age 65 and distancing is not possible.
have access to the vaccine. over, have been offered vaccinations in a closed POD Together, we will move past these challenges.
New Vaccine Sites
The Health Care District of Palm Beach County opened a
Cairo And Giza from page 16 new vaccination site at the South Florida Fairgrounds on Feb.
10. With sufficient supplies, the site has the capacity to inoculate
archaeological and cultural sites in addition to the 7,000 people a day. A vaccine site for north county opened Feb.
pyramids. 24 at the Burns Road Community Center in Palm Beach Gardens.
My visit to the area certainly put things in proper Like the South County Civic Center site in south county,
perspective for me. We had spent the morning appointments are required (no walk-ups permitted). Each
engrossed in the wonders of Egypt and the many finds site is operating by the Health Care District with help from
of Egyptologists before a short 20-minute drive across local fire rescue personnel. For more information, visit their
the Nile southwest into Giza. The ride had scenery quite website at www.hcdpbc.org.
similar to other cities we had visited throughout the PBIA Testing Site Opening
world. Stopping at a hotel for lunch, I was seated with A private COVID-19 testing facility at Palm Beach
my back to the window in a restaurant. After ordering International Airport was given the green light by the Board
my meal, I became curious as to what was outside the of County Commissioners. Helix Virtual Inc. will operate the
window. I opened the blinds, and behold, what to my site and offer tests for ticketed passengers and airport/airline
wondering eyes did appear? No, not a miniature sleigh The downtown cityscape in Cairo illustrates the disparity between employees. A fee for service will be collected. This facility is
and tiny reindeer, but instead one of the eight wonders the wealthy and poor. not open to the general public.
of the world in the backyard. Seeing the pyramids in Vaccine Volunteers Needed
this way for the first time was awesome; it is one of The United Way of Palm Beach County is recruiting
those moments in life that is etched in your memory, general support volunteers at the vaccine distribution centers.
but was soon supplanted by the up-close-and-personal Volunteers could be asked to help with a variety of tasks, such
experience. as cleaning clipboards and pens, moving chairs to support the
Don Kiselewski writes from his personal elderly, directing crowd control and coordinating patient flow
experiences, having traveled in 122 countries and to ensure social distancing. Medical credentials are not needed.
cruised the oceans, seas and rivers of the world. Palm Vaccinations are not available for volunteers at this time.
Beach Gardens Travel Leaders, his family owned and Interested volunteers should email Meghan Foley,
operated agency, is located at Mirasol Town Square, associate director of Disaster Recovery, at MeghanFoley@
11360 North Jog Road, Building A, Suite 102-6, Palm unitedwaypbc.org.
Beach Gardens. The agency has been serving the travel Boca Raton Road Improvements
needs of the South Florida area for over a quarter of a I am pleased to report that the Board of County Commissioners
century. Contact him at (561) 694-9696 or Aussie@ approved a $4.3 million contract for improvements on Palmetto
PBGTravel.com. Park Road in Boca Raton from S.W. 7th Avenue to S.W. 5th
Photos by Don Kiselewski A poor street within sight of the Great Pyramid Avenue. Work will include replacing the bridge, widening the
roadway, adding sidewalk and installing new drainage. Watch
for details on road closures related to construction.
Brightline In Boca
Archive GAlleries operation of its trains, but the rail line is steaming ahead with
The pandemic may have forced Brightline to suspend the
plans to build its station in Boca Raton. Construction on the first
phase of the city’s $46 million Brightline station, on the east side
of the city’s downtown library, is scheduled to start in March.
Initial work will include a temporary parking lot and a relocated
Pays higher Prices for fine art - antiques - Jewelry community garden. Boca Raton’s Brightline station is scheduled
to open in the third quarter of 2022.
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