And it's still tough to figure out what's really afoot with that one (Amendment 4), which can be simply boiled down to this:Are you willing to help the Florida Association of Realtors sell homes by increasing the tax burden on existing homeowners so first-time home buyers, house flippers, snowbirds and businesses can get bigger tax breaks?
~ Frank Cerabino
Those who support this amendment are many of the very same people who support growing our downtown Lake Worth taller. It's all about money in their pocketbook, not the health and welfare or quality of life in this city.
Don't forget, it is candidate Jim Stafford who got the endorsement from the Realtor's Association and he is the one supporting taller buildings in downtown Lake Worth. The only benefit would be to all those in the development and real estate business, not to Joe Taxpayer or anyone who believes that our city, with its quaint downtown shops and restaurants, a look we have had for over 100 years, would be more welcoming or friendly or generate more money to the city or to the commercial businesses by building taller.
How does any city "grow taller"? That's physically impossible.
ReplyDeleteWhen did Stafford say he supports taller buildings in Lake Worth?
I find it hard to believe the city has looked the same for 100 years.
When normal people look at Lake Worth's downtown area quaint is not the word they would use.
But I could see how a group of people with an agenda would keep repeating that line of crap. Vacant stores, run down buildings and bums hanging around ain't exactly "quaint".
Unless of course your opinion is agenda driven.
Whatever you say, anonymous. You don't like our city? How come you are here? If the stores are run down, which they are not, get the landlords to fix them up--paint the damn buildings. That would be a start.
ReplyDeleteWhen I say 100 years, I am saying a low-rise city. You want to change that. So you have an agenda. I am not thrilled with developer interests getting a stronghold on our city and changing it with the only purpose of benefiting their pocketbook.
Actually our city looked better back in the 70's. Same low rise look but no illegals and people having pride in their properties. Must be the entitlement mentality that has taken over in this city. Our commander in Chief, President Obama. Speak to him. Blame him. The only thing the government won't give to these deadbeats is free labor to pick up trash in their own yards. Where's code when you need it? If there are bums hanging out, why can't you get rid of them? Get someone to do something about it. Where is our expensive Sheriff?
ReplyDeleteScott MAxwell has been office for years now. how come th city is not improving? What has triolo and Amoroso done to get rid of the bumsw hanging out and the drug kingpins?
ReplyDeleteI was a kid here in the 50's. The city was very well kept back in those days. People had pride in their property and if they rented, they took good care of that rental as if it was their own. No one was given anything. You worked hard and did not expect handouts. We did not have a big population. Everyone knew everyone. It was a wonderful city with no crime, no illegals and no homeless occupying city benches. People had jobs. It was a low-rise city then. People didn't complain and have axes to grind. They were proud of their city and proud of their country and cared about each other. We said the pledge to the Flag and had prayer in classrooms. Now the liberals have changed all of that, greed has taken over and civility is virtually non-existent.
ReplyDeletecomm maxwell consistently calls out the need for code enforcement and the rebuilding of our poorer neighborhoods. in case you hadnt noticed, his pleas fell on deaf ears while the previious majority squandered mega millions of tax dollors, not one even mentioning the rebirthing of our city...all we heard was...green this, bike lane that, resiliency here , sustainability there...and thats before the discussion of pouring every asset in terms of human resources and your utility money into a beach building project that cant be delivered dry or with hardware that is not rusted already...looks like this past year has been a rebuilding of city hall administration so the new majority can tackle the real issues...to be fair, lets come back in a year or so and see the new majority fairs under different circumstances and with dime one to spend...just sayin.
ReplyDelete"squandered mega millions of tax dollars?" ON WHAT ANONYMOUS? That was a commission that reduced spending by $4.5 million and did not steal from reserves as this present Trio has done. GIMME ME A BREAK WITH YOUR POLITICAL CRAPOLA. :(
ReplyDeleteYou keep saying give them a chance...a chance at what exactly? I have already listed at least 21 things they have totally screwed up.
It is unnecessary to rebuild city hall. Who at city hall do you not like? They never should have fire Stanton either.
Well take a guess, first 2 don't count, on what growing a city taller means fool.
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