Your City of Palm Beach Gardens Official website now has a sleek, new look. Our redesigned website launched this winter. It features the enhanced functionality of our ChatPBG chatbot and a mobile-friendly design for an improved user experience. Check it out by heading to www.pbgfl.gov!

This past year, we also unveiled our newly updated Hurricane Guide, which was sent directly to residents’ homes. A digital Hurricane Guide is available on our City website.

Fire Station Six Construction

In 2024, our Building Department issued 12,541 permits for residential projects, performed 46,360 inspections and completed 26,269 plan reviews.

Construction began on Fire Station 6, which is expected to be completed in Spring 2025. This Fire Station will serve the western communities in our City.

As part of our ongoing work to provide our community with safe, accessible ways to move around our City, we’ve installed pedestrian flashers near local schools. We also installed a new roundabout at the intersection Fairchild Gardens Avenue and Fairchild Avenue. This is a critical component of our Mobility Plan as we work to make our roadways safer for our community.

Improvements at Burns Road Community Center continue as we work toward a grand opening in the new year. The facility received a reconfigured entrance and additional parking spaces. The two-story, 58,775 -square-foot facility with enhanced security features is just what our growing community needs. You can read all about what’s to come and get updates on the BRCC Project Page.

Ben Heller, artist, "Piece by Piece"

We unveiled a new public artwork as part of our Art in Public Places program: “Piece by Piece” by Bejamin Heller. The mural is located on the south side of the new North County Service Center (Tax Collector's Office).

"I knew this wall would be seen by a lot of people, and I’m grateful for that and enjoy the fact that new people will come and see it," said Heller.

In January 2024, Palm Beach Gardens opened the Lilac Pickleball Courts, a 24-court, public play facility open to all abilities and levels. Since opening, people have visited the facility over 26,000 times and 1,053 patrons are now pickleball passholders.

An indoor field house is being planned at the Gardens North County District Park. This next phase of the City’s interlocal agreement with Palm Beach County, which was approved in 2017 will include indoor pickleball, volleyball and basketball courts. 

The City is also building covered batting cages at Gardens Park as part of our public private partnership with Cressey Sports Performance. The six cages will be lit and covered, so they can be used during inclement weather.

The City of Palm Beach Gardens Human Resources Department earned the American Heart Association’s Gold Level Workforce Well-Being Scorecard recognition for their commitment to employee health.

So far this year, Palm Beach Gardens Fire Rescue has responded to over 10,415 emergency calls and added 18 firefighters and 2 inspectors to their team. Their team also earned a Gold Level Mission: Lifeline EMS Recognition for the tenth consecutive year for their commitment to providing high-quality care for heart attack, heart disease and stroke patients.

The Palm Beach Gardens Police Department manages the Municipal Regional Communications Center, or NorthCom. They answer 9-1-1 calls here in the Gardens as well as North Palm Beach, Juno Beach, Jupiter, Jupiter Inlet Colony and Tequesta.

So far, NorthCom has received more than:

• 196,272 phone calls
• 46,143 9-1-1 Calls
• 5,816 Texts to 9-1-1

Palm Beach Gardens Police Chief Dominick Pape was sworn in on Monday, March 11, 2024, following the retirement of Chief Clint Shannon. Chief Pape began his law enforcement career at the Gainesville Police Department in 1982. He came to Palm Beach Gardens in 2015.

Palm Beach Gardens Police Chief Dominick Pape

PBGPD taught residents how they can stay safe while Gliding Through Gardens; 26,662 people viewed our e-bike safety posts on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram and X. We also gave away two bikes to community members who passed our e-bike safety quiz at the Gardens GreenMarket. You can learn more on our Gliding Through Gardens webpage.

In October, a tornado touched down in the City’s Avenir community during Hurricane Milton and impacted over 300 homes with minor to major damage. We came together to support impacted residents with a morale-boosting event at The Nest Par-3 Golf Clubhouse that included games and food.

2024 Solar Eclipse Watch Party

On Monday, April 8, the Palm Beach Gardens Recreation Department held a Solar Eclipse viewing party at Mirasol Park. Over 200 people joined us for this historic event!

Our Recreation Department also hosted 97 On the House (free) events, and 39,126 people visited our Aquatic Complex.

The Palm Beach Gardens Tennis & Pickleball Center won the 2024 YellowTennisBall.Com Tribute Award as well as the USTA Florida Outstanding Diversity Achievement Award!

Riverside Youth Enrichment Center, our City-run daycare, celebrated 20 Remarkable Years Educating Children! 

It's been another GREAT year in our Signature City. We wish you a wonderful New Year, and we cannot wait to live, learn, work and play with you in 2025.

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