This story was originally published by Stet News Palm Beach, a WLRN News partner.
West Palm Beach’s biggest investment in public transit, touted as key to convincing the public to give up their cars downtown, was made without City Commission approval and little public debate.
Unlike what was originally called for, the contract doesn’t allow the city to cancel it without citing a reason. City codes do not require the commission to consider the contract, but other public agencies vote on contracts like this, especially when millions of dollars are involved…