OLD ENQUIRER SITE TO BECOME SCHOOL
The Lantana property that was once home to the National Enquirer will become a high school.
The 7.6-acre site is at 600 East Coast Ave., west of the railroad tracks near Dixie Highway. The building has been vacant since a charter school moved out some time ago.
In its heyday, the Enquirer weekly tabloid employed a battalion of journalists who traveled the world in pursuit of bizarre and sensational news. The newspaper now has offices in Boca Raton.
The new occupants will be the Palm Beach Maritime Academy. Students at the Lantana facility will be in grades 6 to 9, with the anticipated addition of other grades later. The school is expected to open in August.
The change was approved by the Lantana Town Council.
A number of town residents voiced opposition to the plan at the meeting. Most of them complained of possible traffic congestion.
The Maritime school expects to enroll about 600 students.
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