Palm Beach County commissioners praised the work of a nonprofit that helps the homeless at a Tuesday meeting, just weeks after a commissioner threatened to pull funding for the group.
The Homeless Coalition of Palm Beach County spoke at a workshop meeting, after District 6 Commissioner and Vice Mayor Sara Baxter threatened to pull the group’s funding — a request speculated to do with Baxter’s wish to host the upcoming “Mayors’ Ball” fundraiser at Mar-a-Lago, President Donald Trump’s Palm Beach residence and club.
Baxter, who is a Republican and a Trump supporter, is scheduled to become mayor in November. The mayor presides over the commission…