Showing posts with label Mark Easton. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mark Easton. Show all posts
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Saturday, October 8, 2016
Commissioner McVoy - Always Responsible and looking out for the Residents
Kevin D. Thompson of the Palm Beach Post wrote an article on last Tuesday's city commission meeting in Lake Worth, a meeting that I call--
The meeting from hell.
Commissioner Christopher McVoy, concerned about the lack of transparency on behalf of the city to give all the voters all of the available information to make an informed decision on a debt obligation for 30 years, tried to discuss and get out certain facts on the General Obligation Bond. This bond is on the ballot on November 8th. He was shot down by Maxwell and Triolo at every opportunity and not allowed to speak.
In this week's Lake Worth Herald, Mark Easton derides McVoy for saying that the bond will cost $70 million (Actually McVoy made a guesstimate of $75). Our Finance Director said it would cost more like $69 million.
Now I ask, who is irresponsible? It's no wonder that only 6% of people trust the press.
The meeting from hell.
Commissioner Christopher McVoy, concerned about the lack of transparency on behalf of the city to give all the voters all of the available information to make an informed decision on a debt obligation for 30 years, tried to discuss and get out certain facts on the General Obligation Bond. This bond is on the ballot on November 8th. He was shot down by Maxwell and Triolo at every opportunity and not allowed to speak.
In this week's Lake Worth Herald, Mark Easton derides McVoy for saying that the bond will cost $70 million (Actually McVoy made a guesstimate of $75). Our Finance Director said it would cost more like $69 million.
Now I ask, who is irresponsible? It's no wonder that only 6% of people trust the press.
Friday, July 15, 2016
Who's the Boss in Lake Worth? Not the people according to our local newspaper
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Why is it that anyone, and I mean ANYONE, who has his own opinion about something that doesn't jive with the city's and the commission trio's narrative/agenda is obstructing the city from moving forward...an unruly lot we are called...the vocal minority of "six people" says the editor of the Lake Worth Herald. Just think--standing up for the vote, which can't be denied or abridged, makes we the people a problem to this majority commission. If you don't just "go along" to "get along" you are what makes Lake Worth the mess it is. That's how they treat their own employees as well. Silence is golden in their eyes.
Anyone can sit on the dais and just go along with city hall--that's easy to do. But a city commissioner who often is in the minority on major issues, who dares to ask questions, is labeled "disturbing" for trying to uncover the facts or who just wants answers, His job is to keep this city accountable. The editor believes those two commissioners should get the hell out of town.
What prompted the local newspaper's editorial was Katie McGiveron's outburst during the workshop on road bonds because the city commission is placing it on the ballot without involving the public. Even posing questions (that lacked a lot of detail on a $40 to $50 million dollar 30 year bond) by McVoy, Maier or a citizen is simply outrageous, the local news editor believes. Why don't you allow public commentary, commissioners? It's the taxpayer money you want to spend.
When speaking about the roads, nothing is ever mentioned about the fact that this majority commission that voted for the budget, reduced road maintenance from $1 million a year to $200k thus creating many of the pothole problems we have today. The editor says, "figures don't lie, liars figure," still blaming the wrong people simply for asking questions on a new bond. If you don't give all the facts on a general obligation bond, could this conceivably be considered a lie?
The editor continually disses Christopher McVoy and Ryan Maier and blames them for "nothing good happening in Lake Worth" and says they need to be replaced on the dais and they can take their six friends with them. He must like dictatorships. Scott Maxwell is probably whispering in his ear. Actually, these two commissioners are what's good about Lake Worth, by being as honest as they can and asking the hard questions. As a reminder, the local newspaper is wrong--more than six people talk to our commissioners and the last election results were as follows:
Christopher McVoy: 63.33% of the vote or 1,636
Ryan Maier: 57.34% of the vote or 1,434 votes
And how dare a citizen say that she is the "boss" when she says that these elected officials work for the people. How dare she do that, says the editor who is the owner of a biased news tabloid who plays footsies with the city manager as well as Maxwell, Triolo and Amoroso, three commissioners who 100% discount anyone who disagrees with them...we get the rolling of the eyes, the leaning back in the chair or just plain bullying. And Ms. McGiveron is not "misguided" as the city manager suggested in today's on-line Palm Beach Post article. As a citizen, she has every right to question the government that serves the people.
The following is from the budget produced by Lake Worth and this organizational chart confirms that the Residents are the boss because the city told us so as shown below--the Electorate is the ultimate boss, just in case the LW Herald or the trio that is supposed to represent all of us wants to know.
Lake Worth Activist Extraordinaire
Katie McGiveron
says the people are the boss.
says the people are the boss.
Why is it that anyone, and I mean ANYONE, who has his own opinion about something that doesn't jive with the city's and the commission trio's narrative/agenda is obstructing the city from moving forward...an unruly lot we are called...the vocal minority of "six people" says the editor of the Lake Worth Herald. Just think--standing up for the vote, which can't be denied or abridged, makes we the people a problem to this majority commission. If you don't just "go along" to "get along" you are what makes Lake Worth the mess it is. That's how they treat their own employees as well. Silence is golden in their eyes.
Anyone can sit on the dais and just go along with city hall--that's easy to do. But a city commissioner who often is in the minority on major issues, who dares to ask questions, is labeled "disturbing" for trying to uncover the facts or who just wants answers, His job is to keep this city accountable. The editor believes those two commissioners should get the hell out of town.
What prompted the local newspaper's editorial was Katie McGiveron's outburst during the workshop on road bonds because the city commission is placing it on the ballot without involving the public. Even posing questions (that lacked a lot of detail on a $40 to $50 million dollar 30 year bond) by McVoy, Maier or a citizen is simply outrageous, the local news editor believes. Why don't you allow public commentary, commissioners? It's the taxpayer money you want to spend.
When speaking about the roads, nothing is ever mentioned about the fact that this majority commission that voted for the budget, reduced road maintenance from $1 million a year to $200k thus creating many of the pothole problems we have today. The editor says, "figures don't lie, liars figure," still blaming the wrong people simply for asking questions on a new bond. If you don't give all the facts on a general obligation bond, could this conceivably be considered a lie?
The editor continually disses Christopher McVoy and Ryan Maier and blames them for "nothing good happening in Lake Worth" and says they need to be replaced on the dais and they can take their six friends with them. He must like dictatorships. Scott Maxwell is probably whispering in his ear. Actually, these two commissioners are what's good about Lake Worth, by being as honest as they can and asking the hard questions. As a reminder, the local newspaper is wrong--more than six people talk to our commissioners and the last election results were as follows:
Christopher McVoy: 63.33% of the vote or 1,636
Ryan Maier: 57.34% of the vote or 1,434 votes
And how dare a citizen say that she is the "boss" when she says that these elected officials work for the people. How dare she do that, says the editor who is the owner of a biased news tabloid who plays footsies with the city manager as well as Maxwell, Triolo and Amoroso, three commissioners who 100% discount anyone who disagrees with them...we get the rolling of the eyes, the leaning back in the chair or just plain bullying. And Ms. McGiveron is not "misguided" as the city manager suggested in today's on-line Palm Beach Post article. As a citizen, she has every right to question the government that serves the people.
The following is from the budget produced by Lake Worth and this organizational chart confirms that the Residents are the boss because the city told us so as shown below--the Electorate is the ultimate boss, just in case the LW Herald or the trio that is supposed to represent all of us wants to know.
Click to enlarge
Thursday, June 2, 2016
The Desperation to destroy a public park
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On April 4, the editor and publisher of the Lake Worth Herald spoke in front of the Greenacres City Commission:
Atlanta Braves – John Prince Park
Mark Easton, owner of the Lake Worth Herald, requested the City’s support together with neighboring communities to contact the Board of County Commissioners and urge them to build a stadium at John Prince Park for the Atlanta Braves’ spring training. He believed it would be a huge boost to the area and the Atlanta Braves want to be here.
Frank Cerabino rates Greenacres as the 20th best city in Palm Beach County out of 38 as follows:
"Municipal logo: A squirrel sitting on a branch
Random factoid: It’s a “tree city,” which explains the squirrel.
Reason for ranking: In the middle of Palm Beach County’s suburban sprawl, Greenacres is a little bit of everything and a lot of nothing. It’s a balanced gumbo of young and old, white, black, and an extra dollop of Hispanic. It’s a bedroom community between the glitzier Wellington and the cooler Lake Worth."
So, I guess they need all the help that they can magically conjure up like ruining John Prince Park for some sort of fantasy development and business profits that might come their way. Cerabino rated Lake Worth as the 6th best place to be in spite of all the sober homes, drugs, homeless, crime, slum and blight. He forgot to tell you why it's one of the worst--it's trio of city officials and a biased local "news" reporter.
On April 4, the editor and publisher of the Lake Worth Herald spoke in front of the Greenacres City Commission:
Atlanta Braves – John Prince Park
Mark Easton, owner of the Lake Worth Herald, requested the City’s support together with neighboring communities to contact the Board of County Commissioners and urge them to build a stadium at John Prince Park for the Atlanta Braves’ spring training. He believed it would be a huge boost to the area and the Atlanta Braves want to be here.
Frank Cerabino rates Greenacres as the 20th best city in Palm Beach County out of 38 as follows:
"Municipal logo: A squirrel sitting on a branch
Random factoid: It’s a “tree city,” which explains the squirrel.
Reason for ranking: In the middle of Palm Beach County’s suburban sprawl, Greenacres is a little bit of everything and a lot of nothing. It’s a balanced gumbo of young and old, white, black, and an extra dollop of Hispanic. It’s a bedroom community between the glitzier Wellington and the cooler Lake Worth."
So, I guess they need all the help that they can magically conjure up like ruining John Prince Park for some sort of fantasy development and business profits that might come their way. Cerabino rated Lake Worth as the 6th best place to be in spite of all the sober homes, drugs, homeless, crime, slum and blight. He forgot to tell you why it's one of the worst--it's trio of city officials and a biased local "news" reporter.
Friday, April 22, 2016
Commissioner Ryan Maier
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Talking about the hostility shown towards him as a commissioner in the minority, not just politically, but on a personal and business level. "If you have an opinion; have it, love it, support it and if you have a different opinion, support different opinions," said Commissioner Maier. He assured the folks that in spite of the attacks, he's not going anywhere.
Mark Easton wondered if Maier was leaving the dais early? He didn't listen to what Commissioner Maier said and that is a big part of the problem that we experience on a daily basis in this city. The majority just wants to listen to itself. Commissioner Maier was being his normal, caring and classy self. Time for that bird and the Trio to take a lesson or two.
Talking about the hostility shown towards him as a commissioner in the minority, not just politically, but on a personal and business level. "If you have an opinion; have it, love it, support it and if you have a different opinion, support different opinions," said Commissioner Maier. He assured the folks that in spite of the attacks, he's not going anywhere.
Mark Easton wondered if Maier was leaving the dais early? He didn't listen to what Commissioner Maier said and that is a big part of the problem that we experience on a daily basis in this city. The majority just wants to listen to itself. Commissioner Maier was being his normal, caring and classy self. Time for that bird and the Trio to take a lesson or two.
A Wes Blackman public video
Friday, September 4, 2015
Anarchists make his head explode
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The latest edition of The Lake Worth Herald is hot off the press...
In it, the editor's brain appears to be the only thing on fire. He is finding fault with the ACLU lawyer who was present at the last city commission meeting who was there reminding the commission of rights of the homeless. The editor has found fault with the homeless and their advocates who remained seated during the invocation and the Pledge to the Flag and on shhhhhh, anarchists. From his editorial one can gather that he and his fantastical political friends believe the anarchists are behind the homeless invasion and fear anarchists to a point of absurdity—some excerpts:
“The real crux is not the homelessness; that’s just an anarchists way of kicking down the door.”
The next outlandish statements were—
Lake Worth has an election coming up and these people will use every opportunity to twist and create falsehoods to sway the vote of Lake Worth Citizens who just want to live their life in Lake Worth. Sitting commissioners, Ryan Maier and Christopher Mcvoy APPEAR to be sympathetic to the anarchists [using the word "appear" gets him off the hook of a lawsuit] and if they get another sympathetic commissioner [sympathetic to what?] in the next election, anarchy could rule Lake Worth.
Think of a Lake Worth with no street lights, completely dark at night.That is the atmosphere they desire. [I believe that this statement is libelous but if not that, OUTRAGEOUS].
Think parks and city streets where it is completely unsafe to visit. A city where going out of your home is extremely dangerous. A Lake Worth the majority of citizens don’t want to see. [Again, SILLY]
Ok, come on, paint graffiti on our building again. [And then after insult after insult, he taunts them to commit vandalism--just more SILLY STUFF]
Please let me remind all of you that 1) Maier and McVoy did not agree or disagree with the homeless or take any stand of any kind, nor did Cara Jennings. Cara Jennings was there to talk about the Siemens contract, not the homeless. 2) This problem has existed for years and this commission has been in power for years now with the problem getting worse along with the panhandling. 3) The person that Easton is so scared of owns her own home, she is not homeless, and she was an elected commissioner for two terms. She did not create the homeless situation.
I just wish that our commissioners McVoy and Maier could sue for this defamation. But it's opinion, and you can get away with just about any lie, twisted as it may be, without repercussion if you are clever enough. However, the voters are smarter than some politicos believe even the local press. All the lies didn't win it for them this past March and all their ranting now and silly comments about anarchists won't help them in the future.
If anything is to be learned from our past election, besides having an honest message, it is to honor the people you serve. People before Politics as Ryan Maier said.
The latest edition of The Lake Worth Herald is hot off the press...
In it, the editor's brain appears to be the only thing on fire. He is finding fault with the ACLU lawyer who was present at the last city commission meeting who was there reminding the commission of rights of the homeless. The editor has found fault with the homeless and their advocates who remained seated during the invocation and the Pledge to the Flag and on shhhhhh, anarchists. From his editorial one can gather that he and his fantastical political friends believe the anarchists are behind the homeless invasion and fear anarchists to a point of absurdity—some excerpts:
“The real crux is not the homelessness; that’s just an anarchists way of kicking down the door.”
The next outlandish statements were—
Lake Worth has an election coming up and these people will use every opportunity to twist and create falsehoods to sway the vote of Lake Worth Citizens who just want to live their life in Lake Worth. Sitting commissioners, Ryan Maier and Christopher Mcvoy APPEAR to be sympathetic to the anarchists [using the word "appear" gets him off the hook of a lawsuit] and if they get another sympathetic commissioner [sympathetic to what?] in the next election, anarchy could rule Lake Worth.
Think of a Lake Worth with no street lights, completely dark at night.That is the atmosphere they desire. [I believe that this statement is libelous but if not that, OUTRAGEOUS].
Think parks and city streets where it is completely unsafe to visit. A city where going out of your home is extremely dangerous. A Lake Worth the majority of citizens don’t want to see. [Again, SILLY]
Ok, come on, paint graffiti on our building again. [And then after insult after insult, he taunts them to commit vandalism--just more SILLY STUFF]
Please let me remind all of you that 1) Maier and McVoy did not agree or disagree with the homeless or take any stand of any kind, nor did Cara Jennings. Cara Jennings was there to talk about the Siemens contract, not the homeless. 2) This problem has existed for years and this commission has been in power for years now with the problem getting worse along with the panhandling. 3) The person that Easton is so scared of owns her own home, she is not homeless, and she was an elected commissioner for two terms. She did not create the homeless situation.
I just wish that our commissioners McVoy and Maier could sue for this defamation. But it's opinion, and you can get away with just about any lie, twisted as it may be, without repercussion if you are clever enough. However, the voters are smarter than some politicos believe even the local press. All the lies didn't win it for them this past March and all their ranting now and silly comments about anarchists won't help them in the future.
If anything is to be learned from our past election, besides having an honest message, it is to honor the people you serve. People before Politics as Ryan Maier said.
Friday, May 8, 2015
Twisted Drama by the Two Peas
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No one has ever said that the city wants to sell our beach--NO ONE. Do you understand that? Why then do we have some residents who continually believe that those of us who are against any private/public partnership and more commercial development on a long-term lease at our beach have said that? Why? They can't possibly be serious.
I must come to the conclusion that they are 1) not listening to what we have said, 2) have not listened to the Select Committee Audios and what Hudson Holdings has said that they want to do, 3) are delusional, deranged or both or 4) flat fibbers...take your pick.
You get a resident and a member of a city board who speaks at the lectern with NO clue. She is "'amazed that anyone thinks we can give away our beach...this comes up every 2 to 3 years...I am so disturbed about this whole movement about giving away our beach; I don't know what to do."
Then we get the local newspaper on this same exact schtick. The editorial in this week's paper says, "Now we see the actual proposals and the hype about selling the beach and a convention center turn out to be highly inaccurate." He says that these lies were spread during the campaign. Untrue. No one during the campaign has ever said anything about "sprawling buildings everywhere on the property like we have been seeing on the blog and reading in the paper (not this one)." No one ever said one damn thing about selling the beach or selling anything nor have they said anything about giving away our beach. If a newspaper can't tell the truth, who in the hell can?
What this is about is 1) the city can't take care of anything, 2) they need more ad valorem taxes and money but the bulk of that will go to the Lessee 3) it is about giving away control of our casino/complex including the parking and for filling in our pool and building another building, giving them a long-term lease that Hudson has asked for and by ordinance is an initial term of 19 years, 364 days. After that, Hudson Holdings can/will get an option to renew which probably will be built into the contract. Not only would this be unacceptable, even for one day, it would not be in the spirit of the referendum passed by the voters by 90%.
This is NOT about giving away or selling our beach. It is NOT about giving away or selling our casino/complex. It IS about giving away control of our property.
So, you peas in a pod, knock off the "typical drama push" (stole that phrase from the dogmatic LWHerald) and get your facts correct.
No one has ever said that the city wants to sell our beach--NO ONE. Do you understand that? Why then do we have some residents who continually believe that those of us who are against any private/public partnership and more commercial development on a long-term lease at our beach have said that? Why? They can't possibly be serious.
I must come to the conclusion that they are 1) not listening to what we have said, 2) have not listened to the Select Committee Audios and what Hudson Holdings has said that they want to do, 3) are delusional, deranged or both or 4) flat fibbers...take your pick.
You get a resident and a member of a city board who speaks at the lectern with NO clue. She is "'amazed that anyone thinks we can give away our beach...this comes up every 2 to 3 years...I am so disturbed about this whole movement about giving away our beach; I don't know what to do."
Then we get the local newspaper on this same exact schtick. The editorial in this week's paper says, "Now we see the actual proposals and the hype about selling the beach and a convention center turn out to be highly inaccurate." He says that these lies were spread during the campaign. Untrue. No one during the campaign has ever said anything about "sprawling buildings everywhere on the property like we have been seeing on the blog and reading in the paper (not this one)." No one ever said one damn thing about selling the beach or selling anything nor have they said anything about giving away our beach. If a newspaper can't tell the truth, who in the hell can?
What this is about is 1) the city can't take care of anything, 2) they need more ad valorem taxes and money but the bulk of that will go to the Lessee 3) it is about giving away control of our casino/complex including the parking and for filling in our pool and building another building, giving them a long-term lease that Hudson has asked for and by ordinance is an initial term of 19 years, 364 days. After that, Hudson Holdings can/will get an option to renew which probably will be built into the contract. Not only would this be unacceptable, even for one day, it would not be in the spirit of the referendum passed by the voters by 90%.
This is NOT about giving away or selling our beach. It is NOT about giving away or selling our casino/complex. It IS about giving away control of our property.
So, you peas in a pod, knock off the "typical drama push" (stole that phrase from the dogmatic LWHerald) and get your facts correct.
Tuesday, May 5, 2015
Lake Worth's Oldest Business - Trapped in the Closet
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No, it's not prostitution, at least not in the traditional sense...the local paper, the most political newspaper I have ever read (unless I would throw the New York Times into the mix), is trapped in the closet of reality. There are basically three political factions in this city and two out of the three normally always agree on local issues. The highly politically charged newspaper is always placing the blame on these two factions for just about anything.
Lake Worth's oldest newspaper said, and the editor firmly believes, that there are people who want to keep unemployment high in our city. Is he stark-raving crazy? In its editorial last week, once again, the editor plays the blame game and is removed from normal reality. As an example of this fallacious written opinion:
It is a real shame when you pick up a newspaper expecting news and you get falsehoods and fantasy. It mentions that we are fortunate to have a Publix here. Well, we had one here less than a mile away from the one in the downtown that was located on Lake Worth Road. The paper seems to want to forget about that one. All those employees were hired in the new store or transferred as the new Publix downtown is half the size of the old one. If this new store had not been built, it would not have cost any jobs in Lake Worth as the paper suggests.
The "news"paper also states that the business plan at the beach is "a proven failure" and once again blames a former commission. The Business Plan not only was approved by a previous commission but the Finance Advisory Board. It was chair John Pickett's plan. It was also perfected and approved by Steven Carr our former Finance Director who ran every type of number scenario to ensure its credibility. As William Waters said in one of the ITN Selection Committee Meetings, the plan was good based on the 2nd floor space being rented out and we had no comparisons on the CAM at that time. We now have better information going forward.
Below is a graph from the City of Lake Worth's Budget that shows when the "money went missing." When the former city manager, Susan Stanton, was hired, she "pulled a Bill Clinton" by getting our city back in the black by reversing this trend of spending more than we took in and going through millions as the Lake Worth newspaper has charged a previous commission of doing. While she was city manager, she attempted to get approval for a one time yearly fee of $60 for fire services and was met with the most dreadful of attacks but we now have a commission that wanted to tax you for 34 years for God knows what and tonight will vote to go out on a loan for $16 million for 2 inch pipes.
It is the city manager who runs and operates this city and presents his case to the commission to approve the Budget. The Commission has to rely on accurate information from its city manager. The commission states policy. There was no more "missing money" or spending more than we made when Stanton was City Manager. And Mr. Herald, it was not the dreaded past commission, the one in which you are totally obsessed, that ran through millions of our savings.
No, it's not prostitution, at least not in the traditional sense...the local paper, the most political newspaper I have ever read (unless I would throw the New York Times into the mix), is trapped in the closet of reality. There are basically three political factions in this city and two out of the three normally always agree on local issues. The highly politically charged newspaper is always placing the blame on these two factions for just about anything.
Lake Worth's oldest newspaper said, and the editor firmly believes, that there are people who want to keep unemployment high in our city. Is he stark-raving crazy? In its editorial last week, once again, the editor plays the blame game and is removed from normal reality. As an example of this fallacious written opinion:
They, include at least one, one percenter, were responsible for blowing through millions of dollars of city reserves with nothing to show for it when they had control of the purse strings. Ask yourself, do we need any more of that type of leadership? Ask the question, Why do they want to keep unemployment high?He never identifies these people, the one-percenter or the commission but likes everyone to assume that it was the majority commission that preceded this present elected body...believing them to be the problem, and states that this previous group was "voted out of office." Actually if he is talking about Jennings, Golden and Mulvehill, only one was voted out of office. This is just another charge that is incorrect. Szerdi was voted out. Dave Vespo was voted out. The Lake Worth newspaper needs to identify who it is charging with this serious allegation--"blowing through millions of dollars of city reserves with nothing to show for it..." rather than leading its readership to assume that it was the previous commission whose hands never touch the purse strings.
It is a real shame when you pick up a newspaper expecting news and you get falsehoods and fantasy. It mentions that we are fortunate to have a Publix here. Well, we had one here less than a mile away from the one in the downtown that was located on Lake Worth Road. The paper seems to want to forget about that one. All those employees were hired in the new store or transferred as the new Publix downtown is half the size of the old one. If this new store had not been built, it would not have cost any jobs in Lake Worth as the paper suggests.
The "news"paper also states that the business plan at the beach is "a proven failure" and once again blames a former commission. The Business Plan not only was approved by a previous commission but the Finance Advisory Board. It was chair John Pickett's plan. It was also perfected and approved by Steven Carr our former Finance Director who ran every type of number scenario to ensure its credibility. As William Waters said in one of the ITN Selection Committee Meetings, the plan was good based on the 2nd floor space being rented out and we had no comparisons on the CAM at that time. We now have better information going forward.
Below is a graph from the City of Lake Worth's Budget that shows when the "money went missing." When the former city manager, Susan Stanton, was hired, she "pulled a Bill Clinton" by getting our city back in the black by reversing this trend of spending more than we took in and going through millions as the Lake Worth newspaper has charged a previous commission of doing. While she was city manager, she attempted to get approval for a one time yearly fee of $60 for fire services and was met with the most dreadful of attacks but we now have a commission that wanted to tax you for 34 years for God knows what and tonight will vote to go out on a loan for $16 million for 2 inch pipes.
It is the city manager who runs and operates this city and presents his case to the commission to approve the Budget. The Commission has to rely on accurate information from its city manager. The commission states policy. There was no more "missing money" or spending more than we made when Stanton was City Manager. And Mr. Herald, it was not the dreaded past commission, the one in which you are totally obsessed, that ran through millions of our savings.
Friday, April 10, 2015
"It's going to be a long year"
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I knew that there would come the day when I agreed with something Easton has written in his Lake Worth Herald.
This week he wrote, "It's going to be a long year." That is a statement that I can agree with but not for the reasons he wrote about that are flawed opinions full of factual errors and the same old, tired attacks on our former city manager and city commission and all that they achieved.
What's going to make it "long" is the simple fact that this "visionary" commission (and I continue to put that in quotes for obvious reasons) will now be challenged. You don't have an airhead sitting up there, or someone who will be parroting the company line of this majority commission. Everything will be out in the open if he has anything to do with it...no more secret meetings. You actually have a thinking man who will do the research and understand each item in front of him and the possible repercussions, if any, that could be detrimental to the City of Lake Worth. Nothing will be taken with a grain of salt because the city manager says it is gospel. The bullies will be challenged. The citizens will be treated with respect.
It will be a long year for the "visionaries" who will be constantly reminded of Ryan Maier's campaign slogan: People not Politics.
I knew that there would come the day when I agreed with something Easton has written in his Lake Worth Herald.
This week he wrote, "It's going to be a long year." That is a statement that I can agree with but not for the reasons he wrote about that are flawed opinions full of factual errors and the same old, tired attacks on our former city manager and city commission and all that they achieved.
It will be a long year for the "visionaries" who will be constantly reminded of Ryan Maier's campaign slogan: People not Politics.
Friday, March 20, 2015
Judge and Jury - The "Dahling" of City Hall
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In 1912, The Lucerne Herald was founded. It changed its name in 1915 to the Lake Worth Herald. Is the Herald now Judge, Jury and Executioner based on gossip, hearsay and politics? Some say, "yes"and some say that the city was lacking in the respect that a newspaper should be helping readers become informed by providing them with facts and statistics and staying unbiased.
Yesterday, a story about Dee McNamara, based on second-hand information, was printed on the front page of the Lake Worth Herald. It seems a city employee accused McNamara of using the N word when asked to move from the front row to the back of the chamber the night of the Swearing-In Ceremony. Easton, publisher of the Herald, didn't hear her say the N word. Is it acceptable for Mr. Easton to smear someone on the front page of his newspaper but the supposed employee who reported the incident to the city manager and city attorney stays anonymous? Is it acceptable under any circumstance? Somehow, the allegation immediately "leaked" out to the Lake Worth Herald who ran with the unsubstantiated, "he said, she said." There was no witness who over-heard the conversation. There was no audio recording of it. The subject of this hearsay, Mrs. McNamara, denies it and wanted to know who was lying. The Herald gave her no benefit of the doubt but went with the ugly one-sided story, an "epic fail."
It's easy to to ruin your enemies’ lives, end their careers and leave them utterly destitute. And all you need is a computer, a blog or a newspaper that is highly, politically charged. A newsman must get to the truth and not resort to gossip to make a story that could be proven as libel. Even The National Enquirer does in-depth research.
According to Chapter 69, The News Manual on Defamation, a professional source for journalists and the media, "Words are very powerful. Journalists use them to inform, entertain and educate their readers and listeners. Words can be used to expose faults or abuses in society and to identify people who are to blame. However, used wrongly or unwisely, they can do harm. Words can misinform the public and they can hurt people with false accusations. At one stroke words can destroy a reputation which someone has spent a lifetime building. So people must be protected from the wrongful use of words.
You can defame a person by repeating words spoken by someone else, for example an interviewee. It is no defense to claim that you were only quoting someone else. If you write something defamatory, you could be taken to court, along with your editor, your publisher and printer or your broadcasting authority, the person who said the words in the first place ... even the newspaper seller."
In 1912, The Lucerne Herald was founded. It changed its name in 1915 to the Lake Worth Herald. Is the Herald now Judge, Jury and Executioner based on gossip, hearsay and politics? Some say, "yes"and some say that the city was lacking in the respect that a newspaper should be helping readers become informed by providing them with facts and statistics and staying unbiased.
Yesterday, a story about Dee McNamara, based on second-hand information, was printed on the front page of the Lake Worth Herald. It seems a city employee accused McNamara of using the N word when asked to move from the front row to the back of the chamber the night of the Swearing-In Ceremony. Easton, publisher of the Herald, didn't hear her say the N word. Is it acceptable for Mr. Easton to smear someone on the front page of his newspaper but the supposed employee who reported the incident to the city manager and city attorney stays anonymous? Is it acceptable under any circumstance? Somehow, the allegation immediately "leaked" out to the Lake Worth Herald who ran with the unsubstantiated, "he said, she said." There was no witness who over-heard the conversation. There was no audio recording of it. The subject of this hearsay, Mrs. McNamara, denies it and wanted to know who was lying. The Herald gave her no benefit of the doubt but went with the ugly one-sided story, an "epic fail."
It's easy to to ruin your enemies’ lives, end their careers and leave them utterly destitute. And all you need is a computer, a blog or a newspaper that is highly, politically charged. A newsman must get to the truth and not resort to gossip to make a story that could be proven as libel. Even The National Enquirer does in-depth research.
According to Chapter 69, The News Manual on Defamation, a professional source for journalists and the media, "Words are very powerful. Journalists use them to inform, entertain and educate their readers and listeners. Words can be used to expose faults or abuses in society and to identify people who are to blame. However, used wrongly or unwisely, they can do harm. Words can misinform the public and they can hurt people with false accusations. At one stroke words can destroy a reputation which someone has spent a lifetime building. So people must be protected from the wrongful use of words.
You can defame a person by repeating words spoken by someone else, for example an interviewee. It is no defense to claim that you were only quoting someone else. If you write something defamatory, you could be taken to court, along with your editor, your publisher and printer or your broadcasting authority, the person who said the words in the first place ... even the newspaper seller."
Thursday, December 18, 2014
Another doozy by the Lake Worth Herald
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It's always such a downer when I get the Lake Worth Herald and read Mark Easton's editorial. You have to wonder if we really both live on the same planet. Today's article was no exception to the lies and political attacks by the Herald that has its own agenda.
Don't bother picking up this issue unless you want to read an editorial full of lies, distortions and fantasy. The Herald continues to deceive by deliberately presenting false assumptions as truth and consequently tries to fool the public by doing so.
Easton even asks if it was Commissioner McVoy or someone else who invited the atheist to Lake Worth to give the invocation when he writes, "This begs the question. Why did Smith pick Lake Worth? Did he [McVoy], or did someone from Lake Worth invite him to town?"
God, where do people come up with this tripe. A better question to ask is why are they allowed to get away with it? But then, this is slimy Lake Worth politics.
Don't bother picking up this issue unless you want to read an editorial full of lies, distortions and fantasy. The Herald continues to deceive by deliberately presenting false assumptions as truth and consequently tries to fool the public by doing so.
God, where do people come up with this tripe. A better question to ask is why are they allowed to get away with it? But then, this is slimy Lake Worth politics.
Friday, October 31, 2014
Palm Beach Post gives some pot shots
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Frank Cerabino condemned the Lake Worth Herald on its editorial of last week that was unsigned. Mark Easton is the President and Publisher and is the one who covers the news in Lake Worth. Cerabino gave all sorts of kudos to the illegal population giving them credit for our job growth in Florida, etc.--typical liberal propaganda, even going so far as to talk about the Chinese in 1886. It's what Frank didn't say about illegal immigration that disturbs me--Illegal is just that--ILLEGAL. There is no excuse under this sun that people should be allowed to break our laws.
The Costs of Illegal Immigration to Floridians found that taxpayers spend:
$3.4 billion a year to educate illegal immigrant children and the U.S. born children of illegal immigrants. $290 million a year on non-reimbursed health care for illegal aliens. $90 million a year to incarcerate criminal illegal aliens. The total represents an annual cost to each of Florida's native-born headed households of $678.
The cost study also determined that the illegal alien population in Florida is now 950,000 persons. This represents 7.3 percent of the national total illegal alien population, and it is the nation's fourth largest concentration of illegal aliens after California, Texas and New York. It is also about 5.2 percent of Florida's overall population. Here in Lake Worth, the illegal immigrant population is vast.
Also, the City of Lake Worth was taken to task by the Palm Beach Post editorial on its recent Panhandling Ordinance even mentioning the mayor's complaint about a panhandler. As I agree with giving credit where it's due, I am with the city on this and approve of the new ordinance that will come up for another vote.
Frank Cerabino condemned the Lake Worth Herald on its editorial of last week that was unsigned. Mark Easton is the President and Publisher and is the one who covers the news in Lake Worth. Cerabino gave all sorts of kudos to the illegal population giving them credit for our job growth in Florida, etc.--typical liberal propaganda, even going so far as to talk about the Chinese in 1886. It's what Frank didn't say about illegal immigration that disturbs me--Illegal is just that--ILLEGAL. There is no excuse under this sun that people should be allowed to break our laws.
The Costs of Illegal Immigration to Floridians found that taxpayers spend:
$3.4 billion a year to educate illegal immigrant children and the U.S. born children of illegal immigrants. $290 million a year on non-reimbursed health care for illegal aliens. $90 million a year to incarcerate criminal illegal aliens. The total represents an annual cost to each of Florida's native-born headed households of $678.
The cost study also determined that the illegal alien population in Florida is now 950,000 persons. This represents 7.3 percent of the national total illegal alien population, and it is the nation's fourth largest concentration of illegal aliens after California, Texas and New York. It is also about 5.2 percent of Florida's overall population. Here in Lake Worth, the illegal immigrant population is vast.
Also, the City of Lake Worth was taken to task by the Palm Beach Post editorial on its recent Panhandling Ordinance even mentioning the mayor's complaint about a panhandler. As I agree with giving credit where it's due, I am with the city on this and approve of the new ordinance that will come up for another vote.
Tuesday, October 28, 2014
Palm Beach Post responds to the Lake Worth Herald Editorial
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The Palm Beach Post comments on Mark Easton's editorial of October 23 in the Lake Worth Herald...which was offensive in more ways than one. I haven't written about it as it was just so shocking and inflammatory.
The part of the editorial that was totally appalling was not so much against Guatemalans as it was against former commissioner Cara Jennings and "company." He suggested that they take up hygiene and culture adaptation. He was offended that anyone would protest the sacred PBSO. He made disgusting snide remarks in general. He made all sorts of assumptions to which he has no knowledge saying that they (Cara Jennings and friends) don't approve of life in a clean, safe society and would prefer communal living and should move out of Lake Worth and leave us all alone. How ridiculous is that? Easton believes they have no right to challenge the PBSO. Well, why not? Jack Scarola has. I am rather certain that he doesn't fit into the "loser" mold of Mr. Easton's.
As far as the Guatemalan Maya Center, I do agree that they should be teaching these immigrants our culture and helping them to assimilate. Learning English is a requisite to finding a good job. Actually, obeying the laws in general would be helpful and teaching them how to immigrate legally so that the stigma of being "illegal" can be lifted and we no longer have to be politically correct by calling them "undocumented."
The Palm Beach Post comments on Mark Easton's editorial of October 23 in the Lake Worth Herald...which was offensive in more ways than one. I haven't written about it as it was just so shocking and inflammatory.
The part of the editorial that was totally appalling was not so much against Guatemalans as it was against former commissioner Cara Jennings and "company." He suggested that they take up hygiene and culture adaptation. He was offended that anyone would protest the sacred PBSO. He made disgusting snide remarks in general. He made all sorts of assumptions to which he has no knowledge saying that they (Cara Jennings and friends) don't approve of life in a clean, safe society and would prefer communal living and should move out of Lake Worth and leave us all alone. How ridiculous is that? Easton believes they have no right to challenge the PBSO. Well, why not? Jack Scarola has. I am rather certain that he doesn't fit into the "loser" mold of Mr. Easton's.
As far as the Guatemalan Maya Center, I do agree that they should be teaching these immigrants our culture and helping them to assimilate. Learning English is a requisite to finding a good job. Actually, obeying the laws in general would be helpful and teaching them how to immigrate legally so that the stigma of being "illegal" can be lifted and we no longer have to be politically correct by calling them "undocumented."
Tuesday, August 26, 2014
Lake Worth Herald
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Maybe Mark Easton, third generation publisher of the Lake Worth Herald, must have read the Palm Beach Post wherein it stated:
"Under the plan, (Lake Worth 2020) property taxes rates could rise by 35 percent, making Lake Worth's rate by far the county's highest. The resulting jolt to the city's economy will likely drive up rents for businesses and renters, which could lead to some businesses closing or looking elsewhere to open up." Palm Beach Post, August 12, 2014
"...Underneath that surface, the flaws aren’t hard to find: high taxes, high crime, high poverty, low education, low city employee morale...just to start the list." Palm Beach Post, June 26, 2013
It is too bad that a newspaper, so biased as the Lake Worth Herald, can with a straight face, accuse those against the general obligation bond of lying and "scaring the hell out of unsuspecting voters" never giving one example to support the outrageous allegations.
Easton came down unfairly hard with his snide Pelican Pete statement (without mentioning his name mind you but everyone involved in the bond issue knows who he was speaking about) on successful businessman Dennis Dorsey, a Lake Worth High School graduate, who has done so much for this city and who is Treasurer of Citizens Against Unfair Taxation PAC. Easton has even gone so far as to tell those who are opposing this huge money-grab to either "love it (Lake Worth) or leave it." I have been in Lake Worth since 7th grade...I do love it and do not want to see debt that is so exhorbitant that could very possibly put us in a precarious and dangerous situation, not only for our city but residents and businesses alike. A smaller amount of money was asked for (about 1/3rd the existing bond amount) but the city wouldn't hear of it.
Maybe Mark Easton, third generation publisher of the Lake Worth Herald, must have read the Palm Beach Post wherein it stated:
"Under the plan, (Lake Worth 2020) property taxes rates could rise by 35 percent, making Lake Worth's rate by far the county's highest. The resulting jolt to the city's economy will likely drive up rents for businesses and renters, which could lead to some businesses closing or looking elsewhere to open up." Palm Beach Post, August 12, 2014
"...Underneath that surface, the flaws aren’t hard to find: high taxes, high crime, high poverty, low education, low city employee morale...just to start the list." Palm Beach Post, June 26, 2013
It is too bad that a newspaper, so biased as the Lake Worth Herald, can with a straight face, accuse those against the general obligation bond of lying and "scaring the hell out of unsuspecting voters" never giving one example to support the outrageous allegations.
Easton came down unfairly hard with his snide Pelican Pete statement (without mentioning his name mind you but everyone involved in the bond issue knows who he was speaking about) on successful businessman Dennis Dorsey, a Lake Worth High School graduate, who has done so much for this city and who is Treasurer of Citizens Against Unfair Taxation PAC. Easton has even gone so far as to tell those who are opposing this huge money-grab to either "love it (Lake Worth) or leave it." I have been in Lake Worth since 7th grade...I do love it and do not want to see debt that is so exhorbitant that could very possibly put us in a precarious and dangerous situation, not only for our city but residents and businesses alike. A smaller amount of money was asked for (about 1/3rd the existing bond amount) but the city wouldn't hear of it.
The Lake Worth Herald building For Sale
Lake Worth's oldest business. First publication was May 23, 1912
one year before the city incorporated
one year before the city incorporated
Friday, March 14, 2014
Quote of the Day - Mark Easton
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"Nope, it’s just an opportunity for a few people to fight progress in Lake Worth. When a local businessman stood before the Lake Worth commission and supported the resolution to explore possibilities, they said from the chambers 'of course you do, you will make a profit.' Well, I bet if none of the restaurants made profits in Lake Worth, this same little group that fights to keep it the ‘quaint little town' will be complaining about all the empty buildings on Lake and Lucerne. They are always against anything this commission suggests, automatically. And now they have sucked another into their fold, what a shame."
~ Mark Easton, Editor of the Lake Worth Herald
from his opinion piece on those who were opposed to John Prince Park as a Spring training site for national baseball.
"Nope, it’s just an opportunity for a few people to fight progress in Lake Worth. When a local businessman stood before the Lake Worth commission and supported the resolution to explore possibilities, they said from the chambers 'of course you do, you will make a profit.' Well, I bet if none of the restaurants made profits in Lake Worth, this same little group that fights to keep it the ‘quaint little town' will be complaining about all the empty buildings on Lake and Lucerne. They are always against anything this commission suggests, automatically. And now they have sucked another into their fold, what a shame."~ Mark Easton, Editor of the Lake Worth Herald
from his opinion piece on those who were opposed to John Prince Park as a Spring training site for national baseball.
Thursday, August 8, 2013
The Drama Queen
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The main message in today's newspaper (on heights, an election won by those wanting buildings no more than 45 feet in the downtown) is: State laws take precedence over local laws and that the Charter Amendment is affected by recent Florida legislation, HB 537 and therefore the win by the "low-rise" people is null and void. We totally disagree with this assessment, our right to do so, drama or not. This law did not pertain to referendums on Charter Amendments as this editor claims, facts fed to him by the city attorney who works for the commission that wants 65 feet. Get the picture?
He sums up his editorial with the following:
"The drama at the commission meeting is just that, drama, and it is poorly acted by the same cast at every meeting."
Well, as most of the people who showed up to speak are not at every meeting, (I seldom see any of them and some were new) I guess he is talking about the four commissioners on the dais who are there at EVERY meeting and who are happy in their own skin to usurp the outcome of the vote by the electorate. That must be it. The only drama was delivered by the mayor herself. Ninety-nine percent of those citizens who spoke were calm and professional--no drama but matter-of-fact.
It only fits one head on the dais
The main message in today's newspaper (on heights, an election won by those wanting buildings no more than 45 feet in the downtown) is: State laws take precedence over local laws and that the Charter Amendment is affected by recent Florida legislation, HB 537 and therefore the win by the "low-rise" people is null and void. We totally disagree with this assessment, our right to do so, drama or not. This law did not pertain to referendums on Charter Amendments as this editor claims, facts fed to him by the city attorney who works for the commission that wants 65 feet. Get the picture?
He sums up his editorial with the following:
"The drama at the commission meeting is just that, drama, and it is poorly acted by the same cast at every meeting."
Well, as most of the people who showed up to speak are not at every meeting, (I seldom see any of them and some were new) I guess he is talking about the four commissioners on the dais who are there at EVERY meeting and who are happy in their own skin to usurp the outcome of the vote by the electorate. That must be it. The only drama was delivered by the mayor herself. Ninety-nine percent of those citizens who spoke were calm and professional--no drama but matter-of-fact.
Friday, July 5, 2013
The Gulfstream Hotel was the "game"
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Yesterday's master of ceremonies at the July 4th event at Bryant Park. Love Layla, his dog!
One of Mr. Rice's friends is the editor of the Lake Worth Herald. In his editorial piece today he says, it is all "gamemanship" as to why we have these differences in Lake Worth. How anyone can arrive at that opinion is a mystery. Some of us have lived here almost as long as he has. What we have is a difference of opinion on how we want our downtown to look and we all have the right to have an opinion. We also had the right to vote on the question. We did. We won for 45 and 35 feet in our downtown
Another Lucerne Condo building six stories high and a building incompatible to the entire downtown block west of Federal to Dixie where Mr. Rice lives, is not the answer. These "Friends" used the Gulfstream Hotel as a lie for 6 story heights in our downtown. To the side of Mr. Rice and Mr. Easton, height does matter--it is their big game, and boy did they play some games during the election. They say two more floors is the catalyst for developers to have an interest in our city or not. I say, where has that developer been in all these last 100 years? What developer told you that? What developer said that he just had to have 6 stories? What developer told you that 4 stories would not work? We already had one big hotel chain that said 4 stories would work.
This is not entertainment, Mr. Editor. Do you think that we petitioned and raised money for the fun of it? This is not about being ramrodded by a dictatorial developer oriented commission wanting its own way. This is true passion on the part of the people and what we want for our city. 56% of the people told you so.
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Greg Rice
Yesterday's master of ceremonies at the July 4th event at Bryant Park. Love Layla, his dog!
One of Mr. Rice's friends is the editor of the Lake Worth Herald. In his editorial piece today he says, it is all "gamemanship" as to why we have these differences in Lake Worth. How anyone can arrive at that opinion is a mystery. Some of us have lived here almost as long as he has. What we have is a difference of opinion on how we want our downtown to look and we all have the right to have an opinion. We also had the right to vote on the question. We did. We won for 45 and 35 feet in our downtown
Another Lucerne Condo building six stories high and a building incompatible to the entire downtown block west of Federal to Dixie where Mr. Rice lives, is not the answer. These "Friends" used the Gulfstream Hotel as a lie for 6 story heights in our downtown. To the side of Mr. Rice and Mr. Easton, height does matter--it is their big game, and boy did they play some games during the election. They say two more floors is the catalyst for developers to have an interest in our city or not. I say, where has that developer been in all these last 100 years? What developer told you that? What developer said that he just had to have 6 stories? What developer told you that 4 stories would not work? We already had one big hotel chain that said 4 stories would work.
This is not entertainment, Mr. Editor. Do you think that we petitioned and raised money for the fun of it? This is not about being ramrodded by a dictatorial developer oriented commission wanting its own way. This is true passion on the part of the people and what we want for our city. 56% of the people told you so.
Friday, March 1, 2013
Corrupt politics in Lake Worth
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The Lake Worth Herald reported that city manager Michael Bornstein "was unaware of the new allegedly illegal sign (shown above) but will have it checked out by code enforcement."
Sorry to burst the opposition's bubble and that includes the Lake Worth Herald whose editor/reporter/publisher/president should have gone down there and measured it before accepting an allegation and planting a seed that it might be illegal....wasting the city manager's time and that of the code enforcement department with the purpose of diverting the attention away from the Gulfstream Hotel. That would have been responsible journalism but instead it was sensational only to appease his friends, sell newspapers and plant the Low-Rise folks in a bad light. But again, there is nothing so far that has been responsible from the opposition as their mantra is to win by hook or crook with the aid of people who know better. Code allows up to 6 feet square. End of story. If the above sign is over what our code allows, then it needs to come down too.
The City is being run as a corrupt enterprise evident by the commissioners lack of attention and the city manager having been made aware of the Charter language on signs and his inaction. Even the ownership of the Gulfstream Hotel is in question as it is in foreclosure. An attorney for the owner who is being foreclosed upon was head of our planning board and part of the group that wants to grow up our downtown. He certainly knows our law. It has all been a stall tactic.
(The owner of the parcel of private property on which a political sign is located shall be deemed responsible for compliance with the provisions of this subsection. Any sign or signs in violation shall be removed by the CITY after notice to the property owner. The notice shall be posted on or near the noncomplying sign, shall advise as to the requirements for correction and shall allow forty-eight (48) hours to take corrective action. In addition, notice shall be given to the owner telephonically or in writing.) The sign still remains on the hotel one week later.
The opposition says it needs 65 foot heights in order to build a hotel. Those who advocate to keep our city a low-rise can prove that hoteliers are building many 4 story hotels all over the country and that a low-rise city is not a deterrent to their business or would it be to the health of Lake Worth.
The main concern is that the commissioners can change the zoning. They can change the land development regulations as well as the Comprehensive plan by a flip of the Bic. We saw that happen. There are no real protections unless there is a Charter Amendment limiting heights in our downtown.
We can end this corruption by getting to the polls and all vote YES on Amendment 2.
The Lake Worth Herald reported that city manager Michael Bornstein "was unaware of the new allegedly illegal sign (shown above) but will have it checked out by code enforcement."
Sorry to burst the opposition's bubble and that includes the Lake Worth Herald whose editor/reporter/publisher/president should have gone down there and measured it before accepting an allegation and planting a seed that it might be illegal....wasting the city manager's time and that of the code enforcement department with the purpose of diverting the attention away from the Gulfstream Hotel. That would have been responsible journalism but instead it was sensational only to appease his friends, sell newspapers and plant the Low-Rise folks in a bad light. But again, there is nothing so far that has been responsible from the opposition as their mantra is to win by hook or crook with the aid of people who know better. Code allows up to 6 feet square. End of story. If the above sign is over what our code allows, then it needs to come down too.
The City is being run as a corrupt enterprise evident by the commissioners lack of attention and the city manager having been made aware of the Charter language on signs and his inaction. Even the ownership of the Gulfstream Hotel is in question as it is in foreclosure. An attorney for the owner who is being foreclosed upon was head of our planning board and part of the group that wants to grow up our downtown. He certainly knows our law. It has all been a stall tactic.
(The owner of the parcel of private property on which a political sign is located shall be deemed responsible for compliance with the provisions of this subsection. Any sign or signs in violation shall be removed by the CITY after notice to the property owner. The notice shall be posted on or near the noncomplying sign, shall advise as to the requirements for correction and shall allow forty-eight (48) hours to take corrective action. In addition, notice shall be given to the owner telephonically or in writing.) The sign still remains on the hotel one week later.
The opposition says it needs 65 foot heights in order to build a hotel. Those who advocate to keep our city a low-rise can prove that hoteliers are building many 4 story hotels all over the country and that a low-rise city is not a deterrent to their business or would it be to the health of Lake Worth.
The main concern is that the commissioners can change the zoning. They can change the land development regulations as well as the Comprehensive plan by a flip of the Bic. We saw that happen. There are no real protections unless there is a Charter Amendment limiting heights in our downtown.
We can end this corruption by getting to the polls and all vote YES on Amendment 2.
Saturday, September 15, 2012
Lake Worth Trojans
What a night for football! The weather held up with slight sprinkles here and there with constant lightening in the background! The Lake Worth Trojans lead the entire game until the last minute. It was that final quarter that told the tale--Lake Worth was shut out from scoring a point. West Boca brought home the bacon in the last seconds of the game. It was a rough game and Lake Worth had 9 penalties that cost them along with 3 fumbles.
Boca hit hard and one of our players was picked up like a rag doll and slammed to the ground.
Moms and Pops were cheering loudly. This Mom had a son playing on the field and a daughter who is a Lake Worth cheerleader. She said that she made her shirt.
At Half time, the Lake Worth Alumni Association's John Harvey, honored Nathan Collins, who was an assistant football coach from 1970 to 1975 and a head football coach at the school from 1975 to 1980. All football players during 1970 through 1980 were also recognized, one of whom was Mark Easton.
The final results
Thursday, August 16, 2012
Pelican Pete just keeps squawking
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...He just keeps complaining and protesting noisily and peevishly.
The best thing this old bird can do is fly away.
The best thing this old bird can do is fly away.
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