A proposal to redevelop West Palm Beach’s downtown waterfront area would remove a city-owned event center called the Lake Pavilion, according to mock-ups the city published two weeks ago.
Although a spokesperson for the city told WPTV there was no decision or plan regarding the event center, nonprofits and residents told us they were concerned the proposal would remove one of the few venues considered affordable in Palm Beach County’s largest city’s downtown area.
Records WPTV obtained show the Lake Pavilion’s removal was a part of a plan to transform the downtown waterfront area to a large park with a pier restaurant, children’s playground, sand volleyball courts, a waterfront promenade and a sloped lawn with an integrated amphitheater…