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Palm Bay, FL -- Two civic workstreams move forward this week, a new oversight body holds its organizational meeting, and summer camp registration opens Sunday at palmbayfl.gov/daycamps.

Meetings This Week

Monday, April 21 at 4 PM: LDC Workshop 4

The fourth and final Land Development Code workshop takes up processes and transparency. This closes out Phase Two of the LDC rewrite. After Monday, the process shifts to the post-workshop phase, where staff synthesizes public input and drafts the revised code language.

The LDC workshops have been the primary public input opportunity on how Palm Bay regulates development. If you have not weighed in yet, Monday is the last scheduled session. City Hall, 120 Malabar Road NE.

Tuesday, April 22 at 6 PM: Sustainability Advisory Board

The board meets at City Hall. Agenda details were not posted at press time.

Thursday, April 23 at 6 PM: Citizens Accountability Task Force

This is the headliner of the week. The Citizens Accountability Task Force holds its first meeting Thursday at 6 PM. Former Palm Bay city manager Lee Feldman facilitates. Six of seven member seats are confirmed.

The agenda is organizational: officer elections, bylaws adoption, and a Sunshine Law briefing. No policy votes are scheduled for the first meeting. Once organized, the CATF meets monthly on the second Thursday at 6 PM, with regular meetings beginning May 14.

The CATF was created under Ordinance 2026-03 to review the city budget and advise council on fiscal priorities. It is not a Charter body. It is the city s first standing fiscal oversight body since the Infrastructure Advisory and Oversight Board was dissolved.

Last Week Recap

Council voted on Everlands West at the April 16 regular meeting, approved a $40.9 million budget amendment, and heard Centerpointe Church s rezoning request on Emerald Road. Tire Amnesty closed Saturday. Fire and Police played pickleball together Friday. Full coverage at thepalmbayer.com.

Road Closures

Bianca Drive (700 block): Full closure through May 1. No through traffic.
Port Malabar Boulevard (Clearmont St to Bianca Dr): One eastbound lane through October 30. Utility construction by Cathcart Construction.
Malabar Road (I-95 to Babcock St): FDOT resurfacing active through summer 2026.
Babcock Street and Saint Johns Heritage Parkway widening: Active construction.

Road closure notices are posted at palmbayfl.gov/our-city/news under Traffic Advisories.

What s at the Library

Three events this week at Franklin T. DeGroodt Memorial Library, 6475 Minton Road SE:

Thursday, April 23 at 6 PM: Teen Movie Night. Showing: School of Rock.
Saturday, April 25 at 10 AM: Verdi Eco School permaculture presentation.
Sunday, April 26 at 2 PM: Cookies and Crime true crime book club.

All events are free. Check with the library for registration requirements.

Senior Center

The Greater Palm Bay Senior Activity Center has two bingo nights this week, both open to the public ages 18 and up:

Wednesday at 11:30 AM: Bingo
Friday at 6 PM: Friday Night Bingo

Full programming schedule at gpbsac.org.

Chamber Weekend

Saturday, April 25 is a double-header at Green Gables Historic Home in Melbourne:

Classic Motorcycle Show
Historic Home Open House

Both events are the same day, same location. Details at visitspacecoast.com. Also Saturday: Club Esteem s Spring Fling Soir e fundraiser.

Permits: Week of April 11-18

The building department processed 364 total permits last week. Forty-nine were new single-family residential construction filings. One new commercial construction permit was filed.

The residential pace reflects continued demand, with KB Home, Maronda, and several smaller builders active across the city.

Hospital Expansion: Three Filings Land

Three simultaneous planning applications hit the IMS system this week for the Health First Palm Bay Hospital campus at 1421 Malabar Road NE. The filings: a rezoning, a comprehensive plan amendment (future land use map), and a lot split.

Filing three applications together signals a coordinated expansion push. A dedicated article covering the scope, timeline, and council process is in progress.

Next Week

April 27: The LDC enters its post-workshop phase. The CATF sets its monthly meeting schedule at Thursday s organizational session.

This story is also published at news.thepalmbayer.com/community/this-week-in-palm-bay-april-20-26-2026/ with additional inline visuals, related coverage links, and a video embed where available.

Sources

TWIPB E3 Newscast Script
IMS Approvals Data, April 11-18, 2026
IMS Permits Data, April 11-18, 2026
Palm Bay City Calendar
palmbayfl.gov/daycamps
gpbsac.org
visitspacecoast.com
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