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Historical Timeline

An anhinga with wings spread, standing on a rocky edge by water.

June 18, 1959

Chapter 59-994, Laws of Florida (House Bill No. 1729) Enabling Legislation for Northern Palm Beach County Water Control District. Filed in the Office of the Secretary of State. Became a law without the Governor’s approval. (Governor LeRoy Collins)

May 15, 1961

Chapter 61-2636, Laws of Florida (House Bill No. 1084) Boundary Amendment – Removal of Lands from District. Filed in the Office of the Secretary of State. Became a law without the Governor’s approval. (Governor C. Farris Bryant)

September 18, 1961

Unit No. 1 Gramercy Park (Cypress Run)

May 24, 1963

Chapter 63-1744, Laws of Florida (House Bill No. 959) Boundary Amendment – Unit No. 1, Gramercy Park and Unit No. 2, Frenchman’s Creek. Assess land less than 1 acre; compensate tax assessor, tax collector and clerk of court. Filed in the Office of the Secretary of State. Became a law without the Governor’s approval. (Governor C. Farris Bryant)

May 22, 1972

Unit No. 4, West of Villages of Palm Beach Lakes

September 20, 1972

Unit No. 5, Henry Rolf

September 20, 1972

Unit No. 7, Dyer Boulevard

September 30, 1977

Unit No. 2, Frenchman’s Creek

January 24, 1978

Unit No. 11, PGA National

March 19, 1980

Unit No. 9, Admirals Cove West

June 4, 1980

Chapter 80-570, Laws of Florida (House Bill No. 890) Boundary Amendment – Unit No. 15, Villages of Palm Beach Lakes. Filed in the Office of the Secretary of State. Became a law without the Governor’s approval. (Governor Bob Graham)

August 20, 1980

Unit No. 14, Eastpointe

January 7, 1981

Unit No. 10, Caloosa

June 18, 1981

Chapter 81-461 (House Bill No. 630) Boundary Amendment – Unit No. 15, Villages of Palm Beach Lakes – removed City of West Beach water supply canal from Northern’s jurisdictional boundary. Filed in the Office of the Secretary of State. Became a law without the Governor’s approval. (Governor Bob Graham)

July 1, 1981

Unit No. 12, Highland Pines

July 21, 1981

Unit No. 3, Horseshoe Acres/Square Lake

August 21, 1981

Unit No. 15, Villages of Palm Beach Lakes

June 14, 1983

Chapter 83-494, Laws of Florida (House Bill No. 738) Organizational Changes – changed the quorum of landowners meeting to those present or voting by proxy and enables District to create units without consent of 51% of landowners after effort is made to obtain 51% consent. Filed in the Office of the Secretary of State. Became a law without the Governor’s approval. (Governor Bob Graham)

August 31, 1983

Unit No. 16, First Park of South Florida

June 18, 1984

Chapter 84-498, Laws of Florida (House Bill No. 1082) Boundary Amendment – remove City of West Palm Beach and Game Commission land. Filed in the Office of the Secretary of State. Became a law without the Governor’s approval. (Governor Bob Graham)

October 24, 1984

Unit No. 18, Ibis Golf & Country Club

October 24, 1984

Unit No. 19, Regional Center

March 27, 1985

Unit No. 21, Old Marsh

July 9, 1985

Unit No. 20, Juno Isles

August 26, 1985

Unit No. 11A, PGA National Sub-Unit

September 25, 1985

Unit No. 23, The Shores

July 2, 1987

Chapter 87-518, Laws of Florida (House Bill No. 955) Boundary Amendment – Unit No. 31, BallenIsles and Unit No. 3, Horseshoe Acres. Expansion of powers to include water supply, sewer and wastewater management, etc., authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds and bond anticipation notes. Filed in the Office of the Secretary of State. Became a law without the Governor’s approval. (Governor Bob Martinez)

November 30, 1987

Unit No. 24, Ironhorse

December 23, 1987

Unit No. 12A, Gardens Hunt Club Sub-Unit

June 22, 1988

Unit No. 5A, Vista Center of Palm Beach

July 7, 1988

Chapter 88-503, Laws of Florida (House Bill No. 915) Boundary Amendment – Unit No. 28, Water Resource Program. Expansion of powers to include services within and without district boundaries and waste treatment. Filed in the Office of the Secretary of State. Became a law without the Governor’s approval. (Governor Bob Martinez)

July 15, 1988

Unit No. 27B, Botanica

June 22, 1988

Unit No. 29, North Fork Development

February 22, 1989

Unit No. 31, BallenIsles Country Club

April 24, 1989

Unit No. 24A, Ironhorse Water/Sewer Sub-Unit

June 28, 1989

Unit No. 18, Ibis Golf & Country Club- amended boundary

July 6, 1989

Chapter 89-462, Laws of Florida (House Bill No. 603) Boundary Amendment – Unit No. 6, Counterpointe/Fox and additional authority for mosquito control, installation of streetlights, construct and operate water and sewer facilities, construct, operate and maintain parks, roads, bridges, drainage and irrigation. Filed in the Office of the Secretary of State. Became a law without the Governor’s approval. (Governor Bob Martinez)

October 20, 1989

Unit No. 32, Palm Cove

November 22, 1989

Unit No. 33, Cypress Cove

February 26, 1990

Unit No. 32A, Palm Cove Sub-Unit

July 11, 1990

Unit No. 8A, Vavrus Ranch Sub-Unit

May 31, 1991

Chapter 91-408, Laws of Florida (House Bill No. 2207) Boundary Amendment – City of West Palm Beach Water Catchment Area. Provided for dedication of roads to County and construction of roads to County standards; and expanded the territorial limits of the unit of development by agreement. Filed in the Office of the Secretary of State. Became a law without the Governor’s approval. (Governor Lawton M. Chiles, Jr.)

March 31, 1992

Chapter 92-262, Laws of Florida (House Bill No. 1571) Boundary Amendment (Cypress Drive). Filed in the Office of the Secretary of State. Became a law without the Governor’s approval. (Governor Lawton M. Chiles, Jr.)

July 6, 1992

Unit No. 36, Cypress Drive

July 16, 1993

Unit No. 3A, Woodbine

August 11, 1993

Unit No. 34, Hidden Key

September 22, 1993

Unit No. 5B, Baywinds

November 15, 1994

Unit No. 9A, Abacoa I

February 8, 1995

Unit No. 5C, RiverWalk

April 26, 1995

Unit No. 9B, Abacoa II

June 14, 1995

Chapter 95-504, Laws of Florida (House Bill No.1791) Boundary Amendment – Unit No. 48, Juno Beach Drainage. Deleted requirement of landowner consent for installation of drainage improvements. Filed in the Office of the Secretary of State. Became a law without the Governor’s approval. (Governor Lawton M. Chiles, Jr.)

June 16, 1995

Chapter 95-489, Laws of Florida (House Bill No. 1293) Name Changed to “Improvement District”. Filed in the Office of the Secretary of State. Became a law without the Governor’s approval. (Governor Lawton M. Chiles, Jr.)

May 31, 1996

Chapter 96-488, Laws of Florida (House Bill No. 1019) Boundary Amendment – added back lands incorrectly removed in Chapter 95-504. Filed in the Office of the Secretary of State. Became a law without the Governor’s approval. (Governor Lawton M. Chiles, Jr.)

October 23, 1996

Unit No. 5D, Andros Isle

June 29, 1997

Chapter 97-328, Laws of Florida (House Bill No. 593) Boundary Amendment – Unit No. 38, Prosperity Harbour North. Filed in the Office of the Secretary of State. Became a law without the Governor’s approval. (Governor Lawton M. Chiles, Jr.)

November 5, 1997

Unit No. 41, Mystic Cove

May 21, 1998

Chapter 98-167, Laws of Florida (Senate Bill No. 2222) Assessment Administrative Modifications and Clarifications related TRIM filed in the Office of the Secretary of State. Became a law without the Governor’s approval. (Governor Lawton M. Chiles, Jr.)

January 29, 1999

Unit No. 44, The Bear’s Club

April 14, 1999

Unit No. 43, Mirasol

May 5, 1999

Unit No. 38, Harbour Isles

June 7, 2000

Chapter 2000-466, Laws of Florida (House Bill No. 1711) Annexation filed in the Office of the Secretary of State. Became a law without the Governor’s approval. (Governor Jeb Bush)

June 7, 2000

Chapter 2000-467, Laws of Florida (House Bill No. 1713) Codification filed in the Office of the Secretary of State. Became a law without the Governor’s approval. (Governor Jeb Bush)

July 26, 2000

Unit No. 7A, North County PUD

May 1, 2001

Unit No. 45, Paseos

July 2, 2001

Unit No. 2A, MacArthur Overlay

November 28, 2001

Unit No. 19A, Irrigation

April 23, 2002

Unit No. 49, Northern Palm Beach County Business Park

July 24, 2002

Unit No. 47, Jupiter Isles

June 17, 2004

Chapter 2004-467 (House Bill No. 1671) Boundary Amendment – WCI Property from South Indian Water Control District added to Northern Palm Beach County Improvement District filed in the Office of the Secretary of State. Became a law without the Governor’s approval. (Governor Jeb Bush)

June 8, 2005

Chapter 2005-302, Laws of Florida (House Bill No. 767) Changed two (2) Board Seats to General Election. Filed in the Office of the Secretary of State. Became a law without the Governor’s approval. (Governor Jeb Bush)

August 24, 2005

Unit No. 46, Jupiter Country Club

June 6, 2006

Chapter 2006-330, Laws of Florida (House Bill No. 1051) Requiring at least 30 days prior written notice to be eligible to be a candidate for election to the Board of Supervisors at the Annual Landowners Meeting. Filed in the Office of the Secretary of State.  Became a law without the Governor’s approval. (Governor Jeb Bush)

October 18, 2006

Unit No. 53, Arden (fka Highland Dunes)

August 27, 2008

Unit No. 2C, Scripps II/Briger

September 8, 2008

Unit No. 25, Moroso Industrial Park

May 26, 2010

Chapter 2010-243, Laws of Florida (House Bill No. 759) Changed two more seats, bringing the total to four out of five seats, filled by popular vote in the General Election. Changed the residency and qualifications requirements for Board Members. Modified the requirements to be eligible to vote in the Landowners Election. Filed in the Office of the Secretary of State.  Became a law without the Governor’s approval. (Governor Charlie Crist)

August 28, 2024

Unit No. 54, Artistry Lakes