County commissioners are set to debate today whether to back state legislation that would take money away from high-priority county road projects and give it to just-as-important mass transit programs and Tri-Rail.

Florida Department of Transportation officials say the shift would deplete funding for several local road projects, like an overpass in Riviera Beach and other major construction meant to help cruise-ship passengers entering the Port of Palm Beach, as well as an expansion project to help motorists on State Road 7 in Palm Beach County.

Other projects that could be delayed are scheduled improvements for State Road 811 from the Broward County line to Southwest 18th Street in south Palm Beach County, as well U.S. 1 expansions from south of Glades Road to north of Yamato Road.

Maxygen's general counsel leaving

The Redwood City company (NASDAQ: MAXY) will reorganize its legal workers to take on his work when he leaves. Norman Kruse, the company's chief patent counsel, will now report directly to CEO Russell Howard. John Borkholder was promoted from senior corporate counsel to chief corporate counsel and also corporate secretary.

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Penalties piling up for nursing home

A Davenport nursing home faces $25,500 in state fines for poor care of its residents.

ManorCare also faces federal fines of $450 per day, which so far total $12,150.

The nursing home's state license has been placed on conditional status, and government officials have prohibited ManorCare from admitting new residents who depend on Medicare or Medicaid to pay for their care.

E-mail scam has deadly message

Fengel urges anyone who receives a threatening e-mail to either delete it or drop it in their junk mail folder. If the recipient truly believes their life is at risk, then they should call police immediately.

FBI officials recommend not replying to the sender. Doing so may signal to the sender that they've reached a live e-mail account and further intimidation attempts could be made.

E-mails like this or ones claiming the recipient has won a lottery or sweepstakes as way to extort money from innocent people are hard to trace because they usually originate in Nigeria or Canada, police said.

"The bottom line is they're wanting money," Fengel said of the hoaxes. "There are people out there who work really hard at trying to rip people off rather than make an honest living."

Leslie Fark can be reached at 686-3188 or lfark@pjstar.com.

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Further investigation revealed the child was not injured during the first diaper change by daycare staff. The injury to the child was noticed by the daycare staff but no one notified the police department or child protective services.