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BLACK IB ColorFinal The Palm Beach Post section I mondayjune 27,2011 I PalmBeachPost.com LOCAL CONTENT EDITOR: Nick Moschella (561) 820-4441 pbmetropbpost.com 20 delegates on hand to build relations Moroccan delegates arrive in Riviera for 2-day visit. Story, 3B MAGENTA Lake Park Newcomers clash in two races Profiles Meet the candidates seeking to become the next mayor and town of Lake Park. 3B broker, and James DuBois, a special projects manager at Callery-Judge Grove, a citrus fruit grower and packer in Loxahatchee, are vying to fill the position of mayor left vacant in April after the death of DuBois' wife, Desca. DuBois, 50, is making his first attempt at public office. A longtime resident of Lake Park, he views eco can look at how we prepare our own kids to enter the school system and participate in the school system." Lloyd, 62, also is a political newcomer.

An avid boater who is president of his condominium's homeowners association, he seeks to change the way the town conducts business. See LAKE PARK, 3B The town votes Tuesday on a new mayor and commissioner. By JODIE WAGNER Palm Beach Post Staff Writer LAKE PARK Voters will go to the polls in this town of about 9,000 Tuesday to elect a new mayor and town commissioner. James Lloyd, a yacht nomic development, education and crime as the town's biggest concerns. "The tax base has dwindled so radically over the past few years," he said.

"That's sort of the big (issue), but underneath that is the education system. I don't think there's much that I can do or any of the commission can do as far as the school system, but we WHAT TO WATCH FOR THIS WEEK: TODAY Environmental group pitches ideas to West Palm officials An environmental committee will present its action plan to the West Palm Beach City Commission at 2 p.m. today in city hall. The group was formed by the city's Green Task Force to present a long-term plan for environmental sustainability in West Palm Beach. The group will make numerous recommendations that will focus on preserving the city's water supply and making homes more energy efficient.

Take the test, take control Today is National HIV Testing Day and this year's national campaign is "Take the Test, Take Control." It is estimated that in Florida, one in five individuals who are HIV-positive do not yet know it, according to Palm Beach County Health Department. For a list of activities and testing sites, visit pbchd.gov. TUESDAY Lake Worth, Lake Park elections Lake Worth and Lake Park will hold municipal elections this week with the polls open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday.

At stake are the mayor seats in both cities as well as a commissioner seat in Lake Park. WEDNESDAY HEALTHY OASIS Small stores fill a need for fresh goods in county food Duplicate magnets proposed Parents and educators seek more choices across county. in A 1 TAYLOR JONESStaff Photographer Nutrition stop: Woolbright Farmers Market cashier Emma Coz (right) checks out Mona Bryan, a regular at the Boynton store, which draws customers from an area ranging from the beach to 1-95. Jupiter By JASON SCHULTZ Palm Beach Post Staff Writer Parents could someday see nearly identical arts or technology magnet schools in every region of Palm Beach County. The duplication would make it easier for parents to get their children into the school of their choice and lower the school district's costs to bus kids to those schools.

That was among dozens of proposals discussed last week by parents and school officials at a summit to suggest changes to the choice and career options programs. "We're too big to only have one of what is popular," Superintendent Bill Malone said of his idea to duplicate and regionalize choice programs. Choice and career options include magnet schools such as Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts, which allow students to leave their neighborhood school and attend specialized programs anywhere in the county. Choice and Career Options Director Barbara Terembes said the point of the summit was to reexamine everything about school choice, from the lottery system that awards seats to students to how the district provides transportation and pays for choice programs.

Parents, chamber of commerce members and officials from both the school district and local universities split into discussion groups and spent most of Thursday discussing issues faced by choice programs and offering suggested policy changes. A frequent suggestion brought up at the summit was the idea of regionalizing or duplicating popular programs across the county. "The same thing should be See MAGNETS, 2B hzke 5 Find food Okeechobee in a 'desert' Pahokee Palm Beach County has 27 federally desig Riviera Beach West Palm Beach nated 'food deserts' that are Belle Glade 80 BRUCE R. BENNETT2010 Post File Photo Solar savings: Applications for solar rebate programs from FPL will be available starting this week. Solar rebate program kicks off Florida Power Light's solar rebate program will open for applications at 8:30 a.m.

on a first-come, first-served basis for residential and business customers planning to install solar water heating or solar photovoltaic panels. The program is designed to help reduce energy consumption and peak demand. For more information, visit FPL.comsolarrebates. THURSDAY Commissioners meet in Glades Palm Beach County commissioners will meet with leaders in the Glades to discuss issues facing the region, including the future of the Glades Correctional Institute. Commissioners will also discuss the county's $45 million budget shortfall.

The meeting begins at 10 a.m. at the Lake Okeechobee Outpost, 190 N. Lake Pahokee. Wellington South more than mile Bay from grocers that Lake Worth sell fresh foods. Boynton Beach Arthur R.

Marshall 95) By MICHAEL FINCH II Palm Beach Post Staff Writer BOYNTON BEACH A modest green building on the south side of Boynton Beach Boulevard houses the Ocean Avenue Green Market, offering a small selection of fruit, vegetables and a bakery. Operating the small-scale market has been a battle for owner Sherry Johnson. "We're in a very poor economic community," Johnson said. "It's hard to get support." Yet nearby residents badly need access to fresh food. The Ocean Avenue Green Market is located at the edge of one of Palm Beach County's 27 "food deserts," defined by the U.S.

Department of Agriculture as an area that has little or no access to a grocery store offering fresh produce, whole grains and milk within 1 mile. Food deserts are a concern across the country. A See FOOD, 5B Loxahatchee Food desert National Wildlife Delray Refuge Beach Boca Raton A PALM BEACH COUNTY BRENNAN KINGStaff Artist 'It's not easy to build a grocery store; it has certain needs. And the private sector doesn't see a VIVIAN BROOKS, executive director of Boynton Beach's Community Redevelopment Agency LOOKING FOR MORE TO DO? Get ideas and information at: pulse. NEWSMAKER OF THE WEEK john murphy: consultant, the murphy education group THIS WEEK IN HISTORY Flagler Memorial Bridge opens: The northernmost of the three bridges between West Palm Beach and Palm Beach opened on July 1, 1938.

It's scheduled to be replaced this year. Guru's goal to improve public education in Fla. Jj ing firm, The Murphy Education Group, from his home did not get the position, he said he's fired up and ready to tackle the problems in public education again. "We need a change in the process of how to educate kids," said Murphy, 76. "We've got to look to a way to have schools teach and measure individuals instead of an accountability system that measures group performance." Indeed, Murphy had a reputa- See MURPHY, 2B By ALLISON ROSS Palm Beach Post Staff Writer John Murphy says he has what it takes to improve Florida's public education system.

The Ocean Ridge resident, who was regarded in some circles as an education guru in the 1990s for turning around school districts in Maryland and North Carolina, recently threw his hat into the ring for the state's education commissioner position. Although Murphy who now runs his own education consult MEGHAN McCARTHYPalm Beach Daily News Time for a makeover: The Flagler Memorial Bridge, first erected in 1938, is getting a face-lift. J. GWENDOLYNNE BERRYStaff Photographer Vision for state: John Murphy, who ran recently for education chief, wants to change 'the process of how to educate.