West Atlantic Master Plan moving forward in Delray Beach

BRING ABOUT CHANGE.

THE PLANHAS BEEN AMENDED FOR DECADES&AND THIS LATEST VERSION GOESBEYOND UPDATING THENEIGHBORHOOD PHYSICALLY.

SOUTHCOUNTY REPORTER MIRANDACHRISTIAN EXPLAINS HOW IT'SABOUT BUILDING A BETTERCOMMUNITY.<< YVONNE ODOM HAS LIVED INDELRAY FOR DECADES AND SAYS ANEW PLAN FOR HER COMMUNITYLOOKS AT HELPING THE COMMUNITYFROM THE INSIDE OUT.

IT WILLALLOW THE PEOPLE THAT LIVEHERE TO MATURE HERE, AND YOUCAN HAVE GENERATIONAL PEOPLESTAY HERE (NAT) SHE'S TALKINGABOUT THE WEST ATLANTIC MASTERPLAN RECENTLY APPROVED BY THEDELRAY BEACH CITY COUNCIL.MORE THAN 200 PAGES SPELL OUTGOALS AND IDEAS CREATED BY THECITY AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS FORTHE WESTERN PART OF DELRAY.THAT IS WHY I LOVE IT, BECAUIT IS FROM THE COMMUNITY.

OVER200 PAGES GO INTO CHANGES THATCAN BE MADE&IT LAYS OUT THINGSTHAT CAN BE DONE IN THE NEXTTHREE YEARS TO MORE LONG-TERMIDEAS.

IT IS A FRAMEWORK FORTHE FUTURE.

COMMISSIONER ADAMFRANKEL SAYS PASSING THE PLANWAS A START.

NOW THEY CANSTART IMPLEMENTING IDEAS.

THEGOAL LISTED IN THE PLAN IS TOACHIEVE FINANCIAL AND SOCIALEQUITY.

A STUDY FOUND 92-PERCENT OF THE NEIGHBORHOODWORKED OUTSIDE OF THE AREA ANDMAJORITY NEEDED MOREAFFORDABLE HOUSING.

ODOM SAYSSHE WOULD LIKE TO SEE THEPEOPLE WHO WORK HERE LIVE INDELRAY I WOULD LOVE TO SEE USFOCUS ON THE TEACHERS, THEFIREFIGHTER AND POLICE, THECITY WORKERS THAT WORK HERECAN LIVE HERE SHE FEELS EVENTHOUGH IT TOOK YEARS TO GETTHIS APPROVAL..

IT'S A GOODSTEP FOR THE CITY.

NOW PEOPLECAN SEE WHAT WE HAVE SEEN ALLOUR LIVES IN DB MC WPTV NC5