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“What would make our (mall) function better would be office space, an employment center,” Gerwig said. “I don’t want to just be the parking lot for West Palm Beach.”
Napoleone, a candidate for mayor in the March 19 election, voted against the motion to continue talks exclusively with Related because he wanted to study all the possible options for the site.
Napoleone said Related’s proposal had the potential to bring the walkable dining and entertainment district that village residents want but had also “missed the mark in many ways.”
“People want a downtown dining entertainment district, but they also want a green space,” Napoleone said. “You can make a project work with both of those components to it, because you create a central town square with green space area, dining and shopping and other uses around it for families to gather.” in K–3 classrooms, remains in effect.
“We fought hard to ensure this law couldn’t be maligned in court, as it was in the public arena by the media and large corporate actors,” said Ryan Newman, the governor’s general counsel, in a statement.
DeSantis signed the law in 2022. The state expanded it last year. It continues to restrict classroom instruction on gender identity and sexual orientation.
Groups including Equality Florida and Family Equality tried to overturn the law, but such attempts failed in federal court. Parents, teachers and students also had joined in on the litigation.
They said the settlement, which was submitted Monday, March 11, to the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, makes clear that the law doesn’t bar classroom references to LGBTQ+ people and issues. It also does not prevent LGBTQ+ groups or anti-bullying measures.
The State Board of Education, which was sued along with the Department of Education, is required to send the agreement to every school district under the settlement terms.