Friday, December 12, 2008

Brendan Lynch "locust" statement

I just listened to the tape and I think his point is well made. He was not calling all renters "locusts." He was saying that we are "off balance" in the percentage of renters versus the percentage of home owners and that renters do not have a vested interest in the City to the same degree as someone who has bought a house and pays taxes, etc. If things get intolerable in this City, renters just need to pack up and move on leaving the dregs behind for those who have invested in the City to solve and clean up. That's how I took the statement and I find it a fair analysis of the problems we face in Lake Worth as more and more illegals are encouraged to move here.