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In today's newsletter:

  • Why Four Arts suddenly backed off removing four statues in Palm Beach
  • How a 7,000-student loss could hit Palm Beach teacher pay
  • What will an 18‑story CityPlace hotel mean for downtown traffic?

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📰 News we're reading

1. Four Arts withdraws request to remove four statues from Palm Beach campus (palmbeachdailynews.com) — The Society of the Four Arts has pulled its request to remove four deteriorating statues from its landmarked Palm Beach campus, giving the nonprofit more time to weigh options during a $250 million renovation. Town preservation staff and commissioners have treated the long-standing sculptures as historically significant, so Palm Beach residents can expect further discussion as construction progresses.
   

2. Palm Beach County teacher pay talks begin amid 7,000-student enrollment drop (wptv.com) — Teacher pay talks in Palm Beach County are underway just as the district absorbs a nearly 7,000-student enrollment drop that could squeeze funding. Negotiators are racing an Oct. 1 deadline while also eyeing November's 1-mill property tax referendum, which currently supplies over $200 million a year, including major salary supplements many local teachers rely on.
   

3. West Palm Beach commission unanimously backs 18-story, 400-room CityPlace hotel (cw34.com) — West Palm Beach's City Commission has unanimously approved an 18‑story, 400‑room Curio hotel at CityPlace, steps from the Palm Beach County Convention Center. The new tower will replace a longtime overflow parking lot and add meeting space and a large restaurant, despite nearby residents' concerns about traffic and noise around the growing downtown district.
   

4. The impact of a downtown plan (cnu.org) — Downtown West Palm Beach's dramatic revival over the past three decades is traced back to a 1990s master plan that stopped a highway flyover and encouraged walkable, mixed-use growth. For Palm Beach residents, it explains how nearby West Palm's booming Clematis Street, CityPlace, and new office towers emerged and why continued development across the bridge is unlikely to slow.
   

5. DJT Airport is Booming. With Only so Much Room to Grow, What's Next? (bocaratontribune.com) — Palm Beach County's newly renamed Donald J. Trump International Airport is shattering passenger records but running up against runway and space limits that affect local travelers. Officials are weighing major runway reconfiguration, terminal expansions, and even a $600 million automated tram linking the airport with downtown West Palm Beach to keep pace with booming population and flight demand.
   

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