‘Free’ riverfront project could cost Palatka $10K

  • The new amphitheater under construction at the Palatka riverfront is in need of a roof completion, among other items, before it is opened to the public.
    The new amphitheater under construction at the Palatka riverfront is in need of a roof completion, among other items, before it is opened to the public.
  • Pictured is a sketch of what the new riverfront amphitheater is supposed to resemble when completed.
    Pictured is a sketch of what the new riverfront amphitheater is supposed to resemble when completed.
  • A Lowe’s banner is draped in front of the site where a new amphitheater is being constructed along the Palaka riverfront.
    A Lowe’s banner is draped in front of the site where a new amphitheater is being constructed along the Palaka riverfront.
  • Local officials were given the picture above as a reference for what the new amphitheater at the Palatka riverfront would resemble once completed.
    Local officials were given the picture above as a reference for what the new amphitheater at the Palatka riverfront would resemble once completed.
  • The site of the previous riverfront amphitheater has been smoothed over to be a slight incline rather than what it once was.
    The site of the previous riverfront amphitheater has been smoothed over to be a slight incline rather than what it once was.
The Palatka City Commission “reluctantly” yet unanimously moved $10,000 from its reserve funds Thursday to pay for the new amphitheater’s roof.  The transfer was listed as an “emergency item” under…

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