The residents need a project that restores the historical and community integrity of the beach, in a way that reflects the best qualities of Lake Worth. There is an unfortunate amount of controversy and expended energy surrounding the development of the project to date. Many in our community feel that unnecessary secrecy and wasteful spending have driven this project down a path of poor decision making.
An understandable counter-reaction of frustration from citizens that want progress to occur has driven a wedge between many residents in this city. Needless to say, for many potential reasons, the public’s confidence that any project will indeed occur is completely eroded. It is for this reason that currently, all of our hopes and dreams for a respectable beach project are in a suspended state. Without proper leadership and extensive diplomacy, there is little hope to break this impasse.
The best approach forward is to negotiate a path toward the best interest of all residents. This route will be an arduous one, but is much more likely to result in the dissolution of any law suits and move our needed efforts forward. I strongly advocate for moving forward immediately with a general beach site plan that does not include a new building, but preserves its current location for future use, and utilize the county money to upgrade the necessary amenities on the beach so that all (including the elderly and disabled) residents may have access to our great beach.
Our residents deserve to see action now. They also need to be encouraged that their city government is working hard to find resolution on the building itself.
