"If the city wants to attract more investment, it should revise historic preservation codes. Fixing that is one way to spur investment because it is too hard for people to invest in their own homes because we decided to tell them what their homes should look like even though the homes are theirs.If we want to spur more investment, make the city more safe, improve our infrastructure. There are 1,000 better ways to spur investment in the City of Lake Worth than to give voters a symbolic tax break."
~ Commissioner Omari Hardy
responding to the Vice Mayor's insistence that Lake Worth lower the millage by 1/4 point. The Mayor and Vice Mayor both voted to reduce the millage.
Does he know Lake Worth has the highest millage rate in Palm Beach County?
ReplyDeleteDoes he know that Royal Palm Beach LOWERS their millage rate every year?
Does he know that the late Peter Timm said the Commission views us citizens as "walking wallets?"
1/4 point was purely political. It wouldn't have amounted to beans on your taxes.
ReplyDeleteHe understands that we are a poor city and need the money right now.
ReplyDeleteWe're a poor town the Commission just put on the hook for $40 million.
ReplyDeleteIn addition they voted to waste $16 million on an unnecessary changeover from standard 13.2 kw to 26.4 kw of our electric transmission.
There are only 2 other cities in the entire country that use 26.4 because it is unreliable and causes power surges to burn up appliances and electronics.
Over $3 million is going into the park of commerce.
ReplyDeleteDon't forget those sweet Commission benefits for a part time job! Like the 500 per month car allowance!!!!
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