Because of two bar/restaurants downtown, one of which is no longer here, the City went through hoops and devised a noise ordinance in order to be fair to businesses and to the neighborhood alike after receiving numerous calls of loud music late into the morning hours. Now the bars must adhere to defined decibels. The Ordinance should have required them to unplug their amps after 11pm. But they are mad--They want their bands to play into the morning hours and they do not want anyone complaining. The Cottage got even--boy did they ever.
The Cottage, in retaliation, joined a petition web site, spouting the most outlandish lies against our city manager, Commissioner Golden and the City in general, garnering petitions across the country accusing them of being anti-Gay.
It is unbelievable to me how any establishment in our city can make the accusations they have made. This is politics at its worse. I have never seen anything so disgusting and when you think about it, their accusations are so utterly laughable and ridiculous to all of us who live here and know better and who know the people accused. How would you like to be a Gay person accused of being anti-gay? How would you like to be a strong advocate all of your life for civil rights and be accused of violating that? How silly is that? How dangerous is the accuser?
Accusing Susan Stanton, Jo-Ann Golden and our City of discriminating against gays you just have to wonder if they think their business is located in Topeka, Kansas or anywhere but Lake Worth, the Gay capital of the east coast of America. Don’t they know that those they accuse are big supporters of the gay community as most all of us are in Lake Worth? A lie can go a long way--over 1,300 signatures from across the country from people who have no clue. Tell the lie and there is a big percentage of people who will believe it.
The Fairy Tales:
- A year of harassment by the City and sending Code enforcement officers daily
- City enabled and fed homophobic behavior
- City did not follow civil rights laws
- A Commissioner made disparaging remarks
- Accuses same Commissioner of being the cause of a Noise Ordinance
- Accuses the City manager of being homophobic, the most outlandish charge of all.
This establishment seems to be bullying the City in order to get its way. It has definitely started a national campaign to convince people that Lake Worth is violating laws. Their accusations of harassment and discrimination are public and now worldwide and are detrimental to the health and welfare of the City of Lake Worth, Commissioner Golden, Susan Stanton and to the four unnamed residents who anyone can look up and identify in public records.
Who does the Cottage get to put it on tonight's agenda, Scott Maxwell, the biggest bully on the dais.
ReplyDeleteThey are still loud. This is all about breaking the city's resolve.
ReplyDeleteAnd if you hate honesty, decency and integrity while LOVING political gamesmanship. What a bunch of helmets. Look at what politicos had their victory parties there over the years, and the politics becomes transparent. PAY TO PLAY, it's the Lake worth way! They funded the expensive candidates, now why are they not allowed to break the rules!
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God, their food sucks. They should invest their time improving the deliverables instead of playing politics.
ReplyDeleteNow they suck at two things. Aren't they precious!
By the way, I'm gay. I feel bad for all my brothers and sisters who got suckered. Tools, they are. Not surprising.
"Accuses the City manager of being homophobic, the most outlandish charge of all."
ReplyDeleteWell, Susan Stanton referred to some transsexuals as "men in dresses", more than once including during the CNN documentary. So, this is not as outlandish as you make it.
It's up to the gay community in Lake Worth to set the record straight.The Cottage has given lake Worth a black eye that they did not deserve.How selfish are these owners? We need a boycott against the cottage from EVERYONE,gay and straight!
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