The Palm Beach Post

Developers hope to sway neighbors

- By Alexandra Clough Palm Beach Post Staff Writer aclough@pbpost.com Twitter: @acloughpbp

Residents west of Boca Raton will have to wait a little longer to find out whether a senior living center and a day care will be built near their homes.

A proposal by St. Louis-based Allegro Senior Living and property owner Alan D. Simon to build on Clint Moore Road has been delayed.

The project’s planners requested a postponeme­nt of a planning hearing and a vote by the Palm Beach County Commission. The meetings were set for this month, but now a planning meeting won’t be held until Dec. 8 and a County Commission meeting won’t take place until Jan. 31.

Planners said the delay “will allow the applicant to continue to work with the neighbors.”

The projects are proposed for a 13-acre parcel in the Agricultur­al Reserve, on the north side of Clint Moore Road just west of Florida’s Turnpike.

The reserve is a 22,000-acre farming and conservati­on zone west of Boca Raton, Delray Beach and Boynton Beach. Building has been limited by strict county rules.

Allegro wants to build a 151-unit, 223-bed rental adult living facility that will feature independen­t and assisted living, plus memory care. Allegro operates facilities in Boynton Beach and Jupiter.

Adjacent to the 175,000-squarefoot developmen­t, a day care for 240 children also is proposed.

Some residents who live near the property fear the projects will add to traffic and noise in the area. They’ve organized a group, www. clintmoore­west.com, to oppose the project.

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