The landmark committee of Palm Beach finally decided to designate the beautiful Post Office building located at 95 North County Road in Palm Beach the landmark designation.
This building looks like something out of dream. It is absolutely stunning. Small for American standards but still functioning and serving Palm Beach residents just fine. Its interior tiled floor is very well preserved.
Another address that was land-marked by the same committee is 236 Worth Avenue. This one though had only its facade land-marked since the rest of the building has been totally overhauled over the years.
In Palm Beach there is a law called "the ocean view law" under this law the growth of the beach vegetation is restricted to a 30 inches high and it get trimmed down if it exceed the 30 inches in order to keep ocean views unobstructed.
Florida department of environmental protection requires that the height of "sea grape" vegitation should be maintained at least 6 feet in order to prevent sea turtles being disoriented by street lights while hatching eggs on the beaches.
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Beach erosion in Palm Beach
Palm Beach is one of the most well known from the chain of the barrier islands, separating the Atlantic Ocean from Florida's mainland, for its wealth and history. Flagler himself established the island as the home of the rich and famous about 120 years ago.
Palm Beach's challenge is the ongoing beach erosion that eats away its Atlantic coastal line. The island is located just SE from the Palm Beach inlet that connects the Intracoastal waterway with the Atlantic Ocean. The intracoastal water is a swallow body of water that spans from Miami all the way north to Canada and delimits the barrier reef islands from mainland USA.
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The Palm Beach inlet has a 50 years old sand transfer plant (located at Singer island) that shoots sand under the inlet and feeds the north beaches of Palm Beach. This plant runs inefficiently and the owners of the north end of Palm Beach are suing the Army Corps of engineers who are responsible for maintaining the Palm Beach inlet and its jetty. The jetty blocks the southbound flow of the sand and therefore the sand transfer plant is used.
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