Message from ROLOH on the political turn of events at John Prince Park

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John Prince Park and Vice Mayor Maxwell,

Just when you think its over it is not. Lake Worth "Vice Mayor" Maxwell (and I will include Mayor Triolo and Commish Andy) are still working behind the scenes to prove that they do not care about the Residences of Lake Osborne.

Coming out in the Post tomorrow (Sunday) will be a story that we will post after our own commentary. With that said lets get down to business.

One,  "Vice Mayor" Maxwell, asked if he should leave our meeting and his wish was granted. We did not ASK him to leave, he volunteered. (Not the first time that has ever happened).

Two, the Mayor when asked during a break at a public meeting stated that she originally only knew about this (John Prince park as a possible baseball site) 4 days before it was discussed at a Lake Worth City Meeting and then went to the county commission meeting to "swing" for their vote?

Third, well Commissioner Amoroso just does not get the truth and uses circumstances that have not played out yet to make commentary during a meeting that was reversed.

The story is that John Prince Park is now back on the table again. Why? Because our own County Commissioner, Shelley Vana (read the article) actually could care less about our neighborhood and the impact of a ballfield at this park....why?

This is her last term and she even showed up at the Lake Worth Marriage Equality Rally to show not just support for that issue but to prove that she is in collaboration with Lake Worth's Political Folly for the Baseball Park.

PLEASE Understand that we are FOR a Spring training park but NOT in John Prince Park and we have to wonder the motive of Lake Worth City Manager Michael Bornstein when he encouraged a history of the park to be printed in the Palm Beach Post.

John Prince Park was dedicated in the honor of a WWI Veteran for the people of Palm Beach County and these Politicians just simply want to throw that memory away with no regards to the Veterans who served in WWI and WWII and other wars.

This is the commission we have in Lake Worth and Palm Beach County. Now, and for all the things that the Lake Worth commission does well, there are many things they do not. Having code visit the edges of Lake Worth for easy code violations for people who can pay fines for code and not addressing the "middle earth" of Lake Worth that is hell bent on absentee landlords and rentals which is where our blight is so present, is clearly a sin against the good tax paying residents of Lake Worth.

All the new regulations passed for Code Enforcement and yet no action, this commission is hoping on a dream and a prayer that a Spring Training Park will solve all their issues.

The Truth is that it will not do this and the only recourse for Lake Worth is to finally clean up its blight and not push for a whim like a Spring Training Park that is not in their City Limits with no commitment from the city to invest in this endeavor but giving up Very Valuable Park and Nature Habitat Land. "Lake Worth Commission....Not on our backs" is the theme here and on the County Residents who use the park every day.

 ROLOH NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION