PB County Environmental Coalition

Today in the local section of the Palm Beach Post is an article on the Palm Beach County Environmental Coalition and its planned protest at the Briger site on December 5.  The Coalition says, "If completed, the development would destroy the 681-acre Briger Forest, one of the largest unprotected forests of its size in the southern region of the state."

This group is an active group that speaks out on the injustices in our society and looks out for our environment and natural resources.  Sometimes, during their enthusiasm, they get arrested for such things as disturbing the peace or tree hugging, etc. They are always polite but stand up for their convictions, something that the status quo and developer enthusiasts absolutely abhor.

An excerpt from Panagioti Tsolkas co-chair, PBC Environmental Coalition on 7th Avenue South and the City of Lake Worth's desire to pave it over all for the convenience of the development, La Joya Villages:

When I went out to knock on doors in the neighborhood surrounding 6th Avenue South yesterday—spreading the word about an attempt to pave a new road—I was reminded of the years I spent in the area working with families in a community garden on 6th Avenue and F Street.   After 8 years of growing fruits, vegetables and community bonds, the land we had worked was bulldozed, in 2007, by the forces of greed and indifference.

Read the rest of this article. We have a segment in our city who believe that everything should be paved or built higher. This is Panagioti's story and it's worth the read to understand the other side of this argument.