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West Boca

Here is a list of local links, community resources and other essential information.

County Government

Palm Beach County Government
301 N. Olive Ave.
West Palm Beach, Fla. 33401
561-355-2754

Southeast PBC Administrative Complex
345 S. Congress Ave.
Delray Beach, Fla. 33445

Palm Beach County Commission

Chairwoman
Addie Green (District 7, pictured center): 561-355-2207

Vice Chair
Jeff Koons (District 2): 877-930-2202

Commissioners representing West Boca
Mary McCarty (District 4): 561-276-1220
Burt Aaronson (District 5, pictured right): 877-930-2205

County Commissioners
Karen Marcus (District 1): 877-930-2201
Robert J. Kanjian (District 3): 877-930-2203
Jess R. Santamaria (District 6, pictured left): 877-930-2206

County Services
Palm Beach County Water Utilities
Customer Service Center
9045 Jog Road
Boynton Beach, Fla. 33437
Hours: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.,
561-740-4600

Pay your water bill online

Parks and Recreation
2700 Sixth Ave. S.
Lake Worth, Fla. 33461
561-966-6600

Palm Beach Sheriff's Office
3228 Gun Club Road
West Palm Beach, Fla. 33406
561-688-3000

Palm Beach County Fire-Rescue
50 S. Military Trail, Suite 101
West Palm Beach, Fla. 33415
561-616-7000

Garbage and Trash Pickup

Other Agencies
Palm Beach County School District
3340 Forest Hill Blvd.
West Palm Beach, Fla. 33406
561-434-8000
Superintendent Art Johnson: 561-434-8200

Vehicle Registration
Palm Beach County Tax Collector
501 S. Congress Ave.
Delray Beach, Fla. 33445
561-355-2622
Hours: Monday to Friday 8:15 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Past & Present

Local History
Much of this large unincorporated community west of Boca Raton owes its evolution to Fran Reich and the West Boca Community Council she founded. She fought for schools, traffic lights and, especially, the environment. When she died in 2005 at 91, Reich had left an indelible mark. She helped bring a middle school, defeat a proposal for an airport, establish the West Boca Medical Center and build a bridge, now bearing her name, over the turnpike on Palmetto Park Road. Reich moved to Palm Beach County from New York in 1978 to enjoy her retirement years. But the quiet days didn't last long. In 1980, she created the West Boca Community Council and began advocating for parks, libraries and youth activity centers. The group with representatives from five communities eventually grew to represent more than 115.

Bet you didn't know

Tennis legends Steffi Graf and Andre Agassi have owned a home at the Polo Club.

History teacher Erica Chevillar caused a stir in 2006 when students discovered revealing photos of her on a bikini Web site. The former teacher was featured in a March 2007 Playboy magazine pictorial titled Hot for Teacher.

In 1998 "The Greatest,' Muhammad Ali, sought an experimental treatment for Parkinson's Disease in West Boca.

Scott Stapp the former lead singer of the rock band Creed, lives in West Boca with his wife Jaclyn in Long Lake Estates, on the southeast corner of Lyons Road and Clint Moore Road.

Well-known South Florida actor and director Avi Hoffman is moving its New Vista Theatre Company to West Boca's West Boca Performing Arts Theatre at the West Boca Raton High School.

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