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VOL. IC NO. 3 6 PAGES Copyright 1994 Palm Beach Daily News PALM BEACH, FLORIDA, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1994 ''TPfc" -jM T. 1: I Preservationist Barbara Hoffstot dies in Pittsburgh Friends remember Barbara Hoffstot, Page 3 architect Maurice Fatio in 1938. In addition to Palm Beach and Pittsburgh, she had homes in New Waterford, Ohio, and County Gal-way, Ireland.

Born in Pittsburgh, she was the daughter of James Byron Drew, chief justice for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and Mary Snyder Drew. She was a graduate of the Ethel Walker School and attended Rollins College in Winter Park. town, from "a family that has enjoyed Palm Beach for five generations." She often called Palm Beach "one of the most elegant, beautiful and architecturally important places in the world." She was vocal in her criticism of what she perceived to be an erosion of zoning laws, and once vowed to make the entire island a landmark to seal it off from developers. She was a founder of the town's Landmarks Preservation Commission, serving on that board until 1983, and was a founder of the Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach, a private group of which she served as a vice president until her death. Mrs.

Hoffstot also was a former board member of the Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin counties, and served as a board member of the Please see HUFFSTOT, Page 2 By SHANNON DONNELLY Oilly News Socltty Editor Barbara Hoffstot, a longtime Palm Beacher whose love for the island and its architecture led to the establishment of the Landmarks Preservation Commission, died Sunday, Sept. 18, 1994, in Pittsburgh, after a lengthy illness. She was 75. In Palm Beach, Mrs. Hoffstot lived in a landmark home designed for her parents by noted The staunchest of preservationists and once called "the mother of Palm Beach preservation, Mrs.

Hoffstot was the author of Landmark Architecture of Palm Beach, first published in 1974. Its third edition was published in 1991. Mrs. Hoffstot's family had lived in Palm Beach for generations. Her grandparents owned the cottage nearest to The Breakers, and she was one of few Palm Beachers who could claim to have been present at the great Breakers fire of 1925.

Mrs. Hoffstot was a generous donor to preservationist and philanthropic efforts. The town's flag at the Flagler Memorial Bridge and the restored north tower on Town Hall were her gifts to the MELLOW YELLOW EMS fee hike could pay off for Manalapan W)rth Ave. Association meeting set By LARRY HOBBS Daily News Staff Writer By MARGIE KACOHA Daily News Staff Writer Plans for the annual Holiday Promenade and other events will take center stage Wednesday night as Palm Beach store owners, managers and their guests gather Wednesday for the season's first general membership meeting of the Worth Avenue Association. The kickoff event for the 1994-95 season is scheduled from 6 p.m.

to 8 p.m. in The Pavilion at the Colony Hotel. "This is a way to get everyone back together again," said Beverly Blythe, manager of Mondi and special events coordinator for the association. "We'll be reviewing upcom-. ing events." The Worth Avenue Association, according to Blythe, will once again host a visit to the avenue for hotel concierges from surrounding communities.

The event is scheduled for Oct. 11 and Oct. 12. In addition to breakfast and lunch, the hotel employees from Vero Beach to Boca Raton will have a chance to visit Worth Avenue shops. "1 'I I A I I IV It ri i m.mimmm.'.

wwwmm We want them to see the shops firsthand," Blythe said. "It's a way to enhance our communication with them. The more people who know about Worth Avenue, the better." The Tuesday after Thanksgiving, 29, is the date for the Holiday Promenade when Santa Claus comes in to light the town Christmas tree at Hibiscus and Worth avenues. And that's just the beginning. Hundreds MANALAPAN Manalapan will pay Lantana $7,000 more in 1994-95 for emergency medical service than it paid this fiscal year, but Town Manager Charles Helm says the new agreement could save the town money in the long run.

This year, Manalapan paid $12,000 up front, plus an additional $200 each time a Lantana Fire Department paramedic responded to a medical emergency. Under the new contract, Manalapan will pay Lantana a flat rate of $19,000, which includes a new yearly $2,010 user fee. The Town Commission approved the new agreement Monday by a 4-0 vote. Over the past three years, Manalapan has averaged 30 emergency medical calls in which the $200 fee was charged, Helm said. Based on that average, Helm said Manala-pan's new agreement could save the town about $1,000 this year.

That figure could be higher or lower, depending on the number of times paramedics respond to calls from Manalapan. "If we have 30 calls that a paramedic is involved in, that would be less money than if we paid $200 for each individual call," Helm said. However, the Town Commission decided to continue charging $200 to each person who requires paramedic service in Manalapan, a charge currently used to offset the bill the town gets from Lantana for those calls. Helm said that charge will continue as a way to build up the town's reserves, and to offset some of the cost to taxpayers for the service. "It's to try to recoup some of that cost," Helm said.

"It's a user fee in reality, so we don't have this service totally dependent on ad valorem taxes. We're going to continue to collect this user fee from individuals." Because of uncollected fees this year, Manalapan anticipates a $1,300 deficit in its medical emergency budget when the fiscal year ends Sept. 31, Helm said. Lantana charged the town approximately $6,000 in fees for paramedic response, and Manalapan has managed to collect only about $4,700 from those who used the service. The new flat-rate payment system should prevent such deficits in the future, he said.

"We now have a fixed overall cost for the budget," Helm said. "Prior to that, we never knew how much it was going to cost us." Lantana will charge Manalapan the $2,010 user fee for each of the next five years to help Lantana pay for additional equipment and personnel needed to transport Manalapan patients to the hospital. Please see MANALAPAN, Page 3 Surovek of people stroll along Worth Avenue throughout the evening of the Promenade, sampling refreshments put out by merchants, and listening to the quartets and quintets that set the holiday mood with music. "It keeps building each year," Blythe said. The association is also planning to showcase Worth Avenue art galleries and antique shops one night later in the season, possibly at the end of February.

"It's an old tradition of the past," Blythe said. "We want to bring it back." Another tradition that will come to life again is the avenue's Spring Fling, scheduled for April 8. "It's a celebration of spring," Blythe said. "It's a very floral event. "We'll have speakers in the vias, talking about Florida plants and flowers," Blythe said.

"We'll also have an Easter egg hunt." Worth Avenue Association President John Surovek said he expects one of the best seasons ever. "First of all, the avenue has never looked better," Surovek said. "And we only have a couple of shops vacant out of 200-plus stores." Surovek also said the strength of Worth Avenue is showing up in new memberships. He said the association's "ZSsS Daily News Photo By SI6 BOKALDERS Painters Darryl Swank (top) and Jeff Manuel spray a fresh coat of pastel yellow on the walls of the Brazilian Court Hotel. The two work for Ca-vender Coatings of West Palm Beach.

Please see ASSOCIATION, Page 3 Par-3 golfers get quack at new greens, tees and ducks By SUSAN BEACH Daily News Staff Writer if spots for pin placements. Before the renovation, regular golfers at the course could count on shooting for the pin at only two or three different locations, Dytrych said. "This has to be made playable for the beginner or a high-handicapped player, but it also has to be a challenge for the good player," he said. Lee raised sand bunkers in some areas so they would be visible from a tee. "You want to see what you are facing when you stand on the tee.

Joe is a master at that," Dytrych said. The tees had become domed with golfers constantly teeing off in the center and standing on the sides. Lee leveled, lengthened and widened the tees. By mid-August the course was contoured and new sod had taken root. The grass will be trimmed to 532 of an inch for opening day.

However, additional planting is scheduled. About 40-50 sabal palms are scheduled to arrive soon. Some will replace coconut palms that died from lethal yellowing and others will be placed to Please see PAR-3, Page 5 'This has to be made playable for the beginner or a high-handicapped player, but it also has to be a challenge for the good RICK DYTRYCH traps," Dytrych said. This is the first time the tees have been spruced up since 1960. Architect Joe Lee apprenticed with renowned golf course designer Dick Wilson during the construction of Par-3.

Before the renovation Lee walked the course with Dytrych and golf course superintendent Stephanie Tannone. Lee determined where the original greens had been placed and what restoration was required. Lee enlarged the greens by 2 times their size. Expanded greens will allow more spots for pin placement so the course can challenge golfers of all talent levels. Each green now has from six to eight different The Par-3 Golf Course will reopen Saturday, Oct.

1, with new greens, tees, trees and a new family of ducks. Closed since the last day of May, the oceanfront course had lost its shape over the years. This summer it underwent a $260,000 renovation directed by the architect who helped design the course. The result is a course with larger greens, refurbished tees and additional sand bunkers. The reconditioning brings the course closer to what it looked like when it first opened in 1960, originally designed for the late Michael Phipps.

The town bought the golf course in 1973 from IDS Properties Inc. of Minneapolis, which had acquired it in 1969. The 18-hole course spans 35 acres from ocean to lake at 2345 S. Ocean Blvd. Rick Dytrych, pro and manager of the course, said the greens were expanded and hills were constructed.

Returning golfers will notice "the size and the undulation of the greens and the new sand Daily News Phete By ROBBIE BEDELL Par-3 golf pro Rick Dytrych feeds a family of ducks recently added to replenish dxvindling numbers on the newly renovated course..