OUR COMMUNITY NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT

HCA ER Planner Brian Terry will be presenting what may be the final draft of what is to be proposed to the BCC. The presentation will be held on 06/08/2026 @ 6:30 PM at the Acreage Branch Library, just across the street where the ER is being proposed to be built. Please attend if you can.

WHY THIS MATTERS

We chose to live in an UNINCORPORATED AREA

That means the County makes decisions for us

That is why the Acreage Landowners Association (ALA) exists —

To protect residents

To preserve our rural character

To ensure your voice is heard

THE PROJECT

This is a proposed 24-HOUR FREESTANDING EMERGENCY ROOM (FSED)

Located within 250 feet of homes

Some homes as close as ~100 feet

The applicant is requesting a Type 2 Waiver to operate 24 HOURS

By code, operations within 250’ of homes are limited to:

6:00 AM – 11:00 PM

OUR POSITION

The community is NOT opposed to medical services

But… this is NOT what this plaza was approved for

The original and current approval (2007 MUPD) clearly expected:

Limited nighttime activity

Lights out at 11:30 PM (except security)

The community wants to HOLD TO THAT APPROVAL

6 AM – 11 PM operations ONLY

NO overnight activity near homes

KEY FACTS

• FSEDs are intended for UNDERSERVED AREAS — this area is NOT underserved

• Nearby ERs already exist within a few miles

• Homes were here LONG BEFORE this proposal

• Residents are already experiencing sleep disturbance from nearby late-night activity

IMPORTANT

The applicant must prove:

NO ADVERSE IMPACT to nearby homes

If approved, this will:

SET A PRECEDENT for ALL unincorporated Palm Beach County

Allow other businesses to request late-night / 24-hour operations

TAKE ACTION (VERY IMPORTANT)

Email the Commissioners NOW and say:

“Please include this in the record”

You support 6 AM – 11 PM ONLY

You want to protect residential quality of life

EMAILS:

SBaxter@pbc.gov

MWoodward@pbc.gov

MMarino@pbc.gov

Gweiss@pbc.gov

JGFlores@pbc.gov

MSachs@pbc.gov

BPowell@pbc.gov

wnhernan@pbc.gov

SUBJECT:

DOA/W-2025-00967 – Seminole Orange Plaza

FIRST LINE TO INCLUDE:

Please include this correspondence in the official record for DOA/W-2025-00967.

WEAR WHITE FOR UNITY

BCC MEETING: June 17th, 2026 – 9:30 AM (see the events calendar for details)

THIS IS ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY

Protect our homes.

Protect our sleep.

Protect our rural way of life.

The ALA is the gap between residents and decisions made for us — and we need your voice.