Amazon delivery station coming to Riviera Beach Share Updated: 7:18 PM EDT Jul 9, 2021 Share Updated: 7:18 PM EDT Jul 9, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript A:AN I SPOKE WITH THE CHAIOFR THE RIVIERA BEACH CITY COUNCIL WHO TELLS ME THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING FOR SOME TIME NOW TO BRING AN AMAZON DELIVERY STATION TO THIS WAREHOUSE IN RIVIERA BEACH. >> WE HAVE BEEN WORKING THIS PROCESS FOR THE PAST YEAR. ANA: AMAZON ANNOUNCED NEA W DELIVERY STATION WILL OPEN IN RIVIERA BEACH. >> I AM JUST ECSTATIC WE ARE ABLE TO FINALIZE BRINGING AMAZON TO RIVIERA BEACH. IT’S SOMETHING THAT THE CITY SORELY NEEDS AND THE RESIDENTS NEED AS WELL. A:AN CHAIRPERSON LANIER SAYSHE T DELIVERY STATION WILL BE LOCATED ON THE CORNER OF W 13TH STREET AND BARACK OBAMA HIGHWAY. >> IT IS A FACILITY THAT WE VEHA HAD IN OUR COFFERS FOR THE PTAS TWO OR THREE YEARS THAT WAS BUILT ON THE OLD SWAP SHOP SITE. A:AN AN AMAZON SPOKESPERSON RELEASED A STATEMENT SAYING, WE ARE EXCITED TO INCREASE OUR INVESTMENT IN RIVIERA BEACH WHIT A NEW DELIVERY STATIONO T PROVIDE EFFICIENT DELIVERY FOR OUR CUSTOMERS, AND PROVIDE MORE THAN A HUNDRED JOB OPPORTUNIESTI FOR THE TALENTED LOCAL WORKFORCE. >> THESE JOBS WILL BE PANGYI FROM $15 TO $20 AN HOUR AND AS I SAID BEFE,OR SOMETHING THAT WILL BE CATERED TO AND WORK WITH OUR RESIDENTS TO BE ABLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT FIT.RS ANA: SHE EXPECTS THE FACILITY TO OPEN IN LATE FALL BUT SAYST I WILL HELP THE CITY OF RIVIERA BEACH FOR YEARS TO COME. >> I THINK IT IS GOING TO GBR US CLOSER TO HAVING WORKING INDIVIDUALS IN OUR CY.IT BRING US CLOSER TO HEOM OWNERSHIP, BECAUSE PEOPLE NOW HAVE JOBS THAT PAY DECENT MONEY AND DECENT WAG.ES ANA: THE CHAIRPERSON TELLS ME AZAMON NOT ONLY ACQUIRED THIS WAREHOUSE BUT ALSO A NEARBY PROPERTY THAT THEY PLAN TO