Posted on Tuesday, January 30, 2018 at 12:35 pm CST
Environmental and conservation leaders from the West Palm Beach community were stunned to hear of City Commissioner Shanon Materio's vote in support of a controversial road development that would extend State Road 7, threatening the water quality for West Palm Beach, Palm Beach and South Palm Beach residents. Materio was the only sitting member of the West Palm Beach City Commission to cast a vote in support of the project. The extension and expansion of State Road 7 is expected to cost nearly $80 million. Materio's vote in support of the taxpayer-funded project would increase traffic along an environmentally sensitive area and could lead to more road congestion and growth.
Source: West Palm Beach