Downtown Boynton Beach project brings hefty price tag for parking solution

A building boom is going on in Boynton Beach.

An increase in development will have an impact on parking.

Now the city's solution could come with a thirty-four million dollar price tag.

FOR BOYNTON BEACH.

AN INCREASEIN DEVELOPMENT - WILL HAVE ANIMPACT ON PARKING.

NOW - THECITY'S SOLUTION COULD COMEWITH A*30-MILLION DOLLARPRICE TAG.

WPTV NEWSCHANNEL5'S TODD WILSON HAS A CLOSERLOOK AT THE ISSUE..

ANDIMPACT.

TODD?TONIGHT COMMISSION MEMBERSHAVE VOTED TO ----(VO) DOWNTOWN BOYNTON BEACH ISGOING THROUGH A BUILDINGSURGE, THE 16 ACRE TOWN SQUAREPROJECT IS THE FOCAL POINT.ONE FEATURING A NEW CITY HALL-WITH A LIBRARY... A NEWCHILDREN'S MUSEUM AND CULTURALCENTER.

(SOT 8:08:50) 6 SECAND WE'RE PLANNING TO HAVE AGREAT EXPERIENCE FOR ALL OFOUR BOYNTON BEACH RESIDENTSAND TOURIST THAT COME THROUGHHERE.

NATS: (VO) MAYOR STEVENGRANT SAYS, WITHIN THE PLANTHE CITY HAS DECIDED TO MOVEAWAY FROM ON STREET PARKING.INSTEAD THE CITY IS LOOKING ATA PAIR OF PARKING GARAGES.SPACES THAT WILL BE PAID FORTHROUGH A SPECIAL ASSESSMENTLEVIED ON NEW DEVELOPMENTWITHIN DOWNTOWN.

(TODD STANDUP 1ST PART 8:23:15) 11 SECWITH ALL THIS PROPOSED GROWTHIN BOYNTON BEACH THE CITY HASDECIDED THEY'RE GOING TO BUILDA COUPLE PARKING GARAGES.

THESOUTH ONE WILL TAKE CARE OFALL OF CITY HALL BUT ALSO THEAMPHITHEATER AND SOMERESIDENTIAL.

(TODD STAND UP2ND PART 8:23:49) 9 SEC THENORTH GARAGE WILL TAKE CARE OFEVERYTHING FOR THE HISTORICALHIGH SCHOOL WHICH IS THE NEWCIVIC CENTER, THE MUSEUM FORCHILDREN BUT ALSO A HOTEL ONTHE OTHER SIDE OF BOTH OFTHESE.

NATS: (VO) GRANT SAYSTHE CITY IS EXPECTING TO ADD2,000 NEW PARKING SPACES.

(SOT8:06:54) .

14 SEC FOR APARKING GARAGE SPACE IT'SABOUT $25,000 COMPARED TO APARKING LOT SPACE OF $2,500