The debate this year was missing a top ingredient--enthusiasm. Only a couple of people were sign waving. No cars driving by honking horns for their candidates. Very few people were passing out candidate literature. During the first half of the debate, no one even clapped after a candidate spoke.
The room was not completely filled as it has been in the past. Perhaps that had something to do with the live streaming on Facebook that was a new feature. Perhaps it had to do with the fact there was very little advertising of it. People stayed home. Some people wore candidate t-shirts but not nearly as many as in past years.
Attorney John Paxman was the moderator again this year. He always does a good job. There were ushers all over the place, something different from years past. They had t-shirts saying "USHER" so you couldn't miss them. They passed the bucket for a collection for the Lake Worth Playhouse for clean-up and electricity.
The 17 questions were good with the debate lasting 2 hours and all the candidates performed to the best of their ability. Some are better speakers than others and some are better informed.
There was only one candidate who wanted the Atlanta Braves at John Prince Park, Ellie Whittey. But she has her campaign signs in 15 downtown stores she told us. A lot of the downtown merchants wanted national league baseball to bulldoze our park. She was the only candidate not to submit a bio for the program. I was surprised that Omari Hardy was against the Braves going there as Scott Maxwell is behind his campaign, a commissioner who lobbied every city around the park to approve a resolution supporting the Atlanta Braves coming there. The Lake Worth majority commission of which Christopher McVoy is not a part, voted for a Atlanta Braves resolution as well.
I left the playhouse with no new revelations and nothing to change my mind about who I believe will be the best commissioner in District 2 and District 4.
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Gee, I must have missed it on your blog. Didn't know about it.
ReplyDeleteThe problem is Lynn, every one just rents here in LW and could care less about this. I live in the NE corner of the city, the best part and I am the only one who owns and live in my house around where I live, every one else rents, renters do not care for the most part. They don't even keep up their properties and are considerate of their neighbors. LW = Renters = No one cares here, that is how the trio stays in office
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I'm surprised to hear that SAD. When I ride around the NE of Lake Worth, there are Multi-Million dollar homes that look pretty well cared for. There are areas in College Park, and Eden Place that look like David Koresh must have come back to life, but for the most part, east of Federal is beautiful. What am I missing?
ReplyDeleteI thought the Braves thing was settled, and they were not coming to John Prince Park!
ReplyDeleteLook at North J, K and L Streets in the 200-600 blocks north, blight, all you see they all rent, that is what you are missing. This is the NE quadrant too, a lot of Lake Worth is blight, people who live east of Federal live in their own little world. Not all of College Park looks all that great either now west of Federal, a lot of rentals and blight in CP too here in this city. Some of you in this city live in a bubble like at 6:26pm obviously.
ReplyDeleteI believe I said the same thing, albeit in a more picturesque manner. It is possible that you don't remember the Branch Davidian Compound, but it was like a modern day Masada. Holed up in the areas of which you speak, are all manner of survivalists, of which I wouldn't knock on the door if I had a flat tire (and certainly not try to sell Girl Scout cookies.) I have no illusions about Lake Worth, but lacking the desire to commit suicide, I try to see the humorous side of living in a slum.
ReplyDeleteI feel like the only one I can trust.. out of all of them! Is William Joseph. He comes off as very nice and really cares for the city.
ReplyDeleteHe might very well be a prince of a guy but no one could understand what he said.
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