Florida mayor rejects 2-year building freeze as residents seek independent citywide review

Florida mayor rejects 2-year building freeze as residents seek independent citywide review

In West Palm Beach, a fight over development has two fronts: Mayor Keith James has rejected a proposed two-year pause on major new development requests, while resident group Save West Palm Beach says the city still has not independently measured what the ongoing building surge is doing to traffic and infrastructure, WPBF reported. Here's what to know At a City Commission meeting, James made clear he does not back the two-year moratorium sought b…