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Kelly Smallridge[/caption]
The president and CEO of the Business Development Board of Palm Beach County, Kelly Smallridge, is facing accusations of unethically benefiting from a land deal in Jupiter, the Palm Beach Post reported. The town of Jupiter plans to acquire two land parcels for a controversial road expansion that happen to be owned by Smallridge's family. The issue came to light after Florida Atlantic University students, working on a documentary about historically black communities in the Jupiter area, discovered that Smallridge’s husband, Mark, bought the properties in 2002 and 2003 with knowledge that the area would one day be developed for Scripps-linked biotech businesses, according to the Post. “My main issue is that they are personally profiting off displacing people in Jupiter,” Britni Hiatt, a women’s studies major at FAU. “This isn’t about demonizing the Smallridges, but there is a history of environmental racism in the area.” [more]![]()
Kelly Smallridge[/caption]
The president and CEO of the Business Development Board of Palm Beach County, Kelly Smallridge, is facing accusations of unethically benefiting from a land deal in Jupiter, the Palm Beach Post reported. The town of Jupiter plans to acquire two land parcels for a controversial road expansion that happen to be owned by Smallridge's family. The issue came to light after Florida Atlantic University students, working on a documentary about historically black communities in the Jupiter area, discovered that Smallridge’s husband, Mark, bought the properties in 2002 and 2003 with knowledge that the area would one day be developed for Scripps-linked biotech businesses, according to the Post. “My main issue is that they are personally profiting off displacing people in Jupiter,” Britni Hiatt, a women’s studies major at FAU. “This isn’t about demonizing the Smallridges, but there is a history of environmental racism in the area.” [more]