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🌱 How a new Lantana crisis hub could change local emergency support

Lantana, Florida Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hello Lantana! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a new Lantana crisis hub could change local emergency support
  • How could new state tax cuts hit Lantana’s parks and services?
  • Judge hands down stiff sentence in fatal crash near Lantana airport

Also on today's calendar: The Kid Officer (A must see new film!) and 4 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 83 and low of 76 degrees.
  • Thursday: Showers; breezy in the a.m., temps: high: 82, low: 77.
  • Friday: Morning thunderstorms; breezy, with a high of 85 and low of 76 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. 211 Palm Beach and Treasure Coast breaks ground on crisis response facility (palmswestjournal.com) — A new 12,000-square-foot, hurricane-rated 211 crisis response headquarters is being built in Lantana, promising expanded mental health, housing, and emergency support for local residents. Backed by federal funding and county leaders, the facility will boost 988 Lifeline call capacity and connect people to hundreds of local agencies once it opens in about a year.
   

2. Smaller Palm Beach County towns will struggle under tax cuts, property appraiser warns (sun-sentinel.com) — Lantana is singled out as one of several smaller Palm Beach County towns that could “really, really struggle” if voters approve a major new homestead tax exemption this November, potentially slashing local revenues. County leaders warn that services residents rely on — from parks and libraries to lifeguards and kids’ programs — may be cut or shifted to the county if small cities can’t afford to operate.
   

3. Judge sentences red-light runner after 2024 fatal crash near Lantana (palmbeachpost.com) — A Boynton Beach man has been sentenced to more than 20 years in prison for a 2024 multi-vehicle crash near Palm Beach County Park Lantana Airport that killed a Lake Worth Beach woman. The judge also revoked his license for life and ordered probation, community service, DUI school, and a victim-impact panel, underscoring the consequences of impaired driving on roads around Lantana.
   

4. ‘More aspirational than realistic': The story of how South Florida lost its first World Cup bid decades ago (sun-sentinel.com) — South Florida’s long, winding relationship with the World Cup even touches Lantana, where local fans once packed El Baron Rojo to cheer Mexico on the big stage. The story looks back at why Miami lost its 1994 World Cup bid and how today’s booming soccer culture, from Messi to Hard Rock Stadium, finally brought matches here in 2026.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Is the bar tender here? (Thank you W. M. for sending it in!)
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