16.02% of registered voters showed up to cast their votes on Tuesday, March 3. Lake Worth's average percentage was a little higher than the county average. Christopher McVoy, winning 64.33% of the vote, was sworn in again last night for his third, two year term as Commissioner District 2. He gave a classy and excellent speech and touched on some of the following:
Comments about City
More than just numbers
Importance of community
Diversity, cross-pollination
Looking for events, activities (ongoing) that build community, that unify
Pride in ourselves, in our backgrounds; integration w/o loss of roots
Pride, talents, education, econ growth
Building on what we have – an edge, a scrappiness, creativity, resourcefulness
Adding to what we have – leadership in environmental areas -
- Goals
Strengthening Neighborhoods
Roads compatible w residential
Crime reduction
Noise reduction
Appearance
Code enforcement
• Vacant and abandoned buildings
• Committee to define “worst first”
• Training to exercise judgment
Building Dept
• Fix our reputation,
• remove obstacles to improvements
Improving governance
Transparency
• Timely pushing of information
• Avoid appearance of “hiding”
• Full clarity
Public Input
• Actively seeking, without predetermination – let’s not be afraid of ideas
• Listen, truly listen; avoid prejudging
• Respond - charter height limits vote – find a way to enact what our community said
Bond
Community discussion of goals, but with price tags and with alternatives
If goal is raising property values, exploration of alternatives
Use of ROI to screen
Exploration of pay as we go versus taking on debt
McVoy and Maier take Oath of Office
McVoy swearing in and speech
ReplyDeletehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkwiI3olNNc
OMG watch the Mayor & Maxwell practically smirk when McVoy asks them to 'listen' to US!
ReplyDeleteThe Mayor looks away...and both her & Maxwell appear to be taking notes?
...important to note is McVoy talking about transparency and my boy ROI - Return on Investment - How are we doing w/the math!
Sustainability he speaks of is genuine green vs. the usual & customary 'sustainability' the city speaks of that is about GREEN DOLLARS coming continuously from our walking wallets.
While I believe neither should be 'made law' but simply implemented by individuals that mutually desire to be a good stewards of the earth.
Some will & some won't. We have more then a small majority that can influence the difference!
Did you notice that the mayor didn't clap for Ryan? This year should be fun.
ReplyDeleteShe did clap, even longer than some. Watch the city video and you can see she clapped & stopped, then joined in the clapping again.
ReplyDeleteI agree though...this year should be fun!
What has Ryan said he was going to champion? What has Ryan offered?
ReplyDeleteWhen he talks, he sounds like a goose honking. So maybe it IS better he keeps his mouth shut and follows McVoys lead. This guy is a loser. He got more votes not because of his qualifications or vision or community activism, but because of the people who will be pulling his strings are well organized. McVoy at least has his agenda and CAN think for himself. Can anyone quote anything substantive from Maier? Can he put together a cognitive sentence?
Take your seats. The clowns are entering the Big Top.
Sorry you could not understand what he had to say, anonymous at 5:23Am. Personal attacks from those supporting Szerdi and his campaign consultant didn't get you far in this election and that is why Maier creamed your guy. Take a lesson from all of that. Didn't your parents teach you any manners when you were a kid?
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