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How Lake Worth Beach could be impacted if voters raise the homestead exemption in November
‘It’s going to affect everything,’ a city commissioner says about millions in projected revenue losses that could lead to cuts in public services and programs.
IF VOTERS RAISE Florida’s homestead exemption in November, Lake Worth Beach homeowners can expect deep cuts not just to their tax bills but to the public services and programs they receive from the city.
The “Save Our Homes from Excessive Property Taxes” constitutional amendment requires approval by 60% of statewide voters.
Here’s how Lake Worth Beach will be impacted if it passes, according to an analysis by Palm Beach County Property Appraiser Dorothy Jacks using 2025 property values:
Lake Worth Beach has 5,673 homesteaded properties representing nearly 44 percent of the city’s 13,067 parcels.
If the $50,000 homestead exemption is raised to $150,000, the city would lose about about $3.5 million in property tax revenue in 2027.
If the homestead exemption is raised to $250,000, the city would lose about $4.75 million in revenue in 2028.
Applied to the current city budget, that’s a loss of about 18 percent and 25 percent, respectively, in the $19.3 million in property tax revenue that makes up nearly 36% of the $53.6 million general fund.
That lost revenue could force Lake Worth Beach officials to make tough decisions about cuts their constituents may not like. The challenge comes as Lake Worth Beach property values have reached a milestone — $4.005 billion, an 8.7% increase, according to preliminary 2026 estimates released by Jacks’ office last week.
The property tax reform ballot question will be a main topic at a town hall meeting at the Casino Complex on July 25. Commissioner Anthony Segrich, who’s hosting the town hall, said he hopes residents will offer suggestions on what to cut.
Virginia Supreme Court keeps redistricting referendum on ice, dealing Democrats a legal setback
Virginia's highest court on Tuesday refused to lift a lower-court order blocking certification of a redistricting referendum that could hand Democrats a commanding 10-to-1 advantage in the state's congressional delegation.
The ruling keeps the results of last week's narrow vote frozen while justices weigh whether the entire referendum was constitutional.
The decision is a sharp blow to Democrats who spent months engineering a ballot measure designed to redraw Virginia's congressional map in their favor. It is a win, at least for now, for Republicans who argued the process that put the question before voters was legally defective from the start.
Virginia voters approved the referendum by a thin 51.7% to 48.3% margin. But the margin of victory may matter less than the manner in which the measure reached the ballot.
Republicans challenged the referendum on procedural grounds, and the courts have so far agreed that those concerns deserve a full hearing before any new map takes effect.
Commissioner McVoy shares letter from Law firm, Lewis, Longman & Walker P.A.
Regarding our beach
McVoy said that "It seems another commissioner (Mimi May) was wrong when she asserted that ‘any charter referenda would have nothing to do with proposals at the beach.’"
LLW represents the developer and they suggest referendum language in support of the Unsolicited Proposal submitted to the City on January 16, 2025, for the redevelopment of the City’s beachfront and golf course properties.
Lewis, Longman & Walker is requesting the following be on the agenda on the September 2 meeting:
1. Shall the City of Lake Worth Beach be permitted to enter into a 99-year lease over Cityowned property east of the A1A roadway, to permit the development of a hotel and infrastructure at the beachfront and casino property?
2. Shall the City of Lake Worth Beach be permitted to enter into a 99-year lease over Cityowned property west of A-1-A roadway to permit the development of a hotel and infrastructure at the golf course property?
If the Commission accepts the proposal in a contract, the Charter first must be modified to a longer lease term.
This is on the Agenda for the 9-2-25 meeting under New Business B to be voted on at the March 2026 election.
As I was unclear about what Commissioner McVoy had said about Commissioner May, he sent a text of explanation:
Sent from my iPhon
Ok, finally getting back. I guess I did not write very clearly. In past meetings, Comm May has expressed that any charter amendments that the Commission would put on a ballot, ‘would not be related [specifically] to the Copperline/Horizon project.’ I was very skeptical of that assertion when I heard it. The letter that I fwded from the attorney for Copperline seemed to make it very clear that amendments, referenda, etc to be put on the March 2026 ballot would *exactly* be for the Copperline project. In my mind, that confirmed my earlier skepticism.
Will protesters try to block trucks from using LWB’s public beach?
City commissioners raise possibility to Palm Beach in latest sand fight
"IF THE TOWN of Palm Beach tries to drive truckloads of sand down the middle of Lake Worth Beach’s popular public beach in January, don’t be surprised if throngs of protesters form a human barrier block the convoy.
That was the stark warning issued to town officials Tuesday night from city commissioners reacting to emails from angry city residents opposed to the town’s latest strategy to use the city’s public beach for a beach renourishment project.
On Dec. 3, city commissioners voted 4-1 to allow the town to access the south end of the city beach because they weren’t aware of the 2009 prohibition, which was never codified in the city charter when voters passed the referendum. When reminded of the charter violation nine days later by former city commissioner Cara Jennings, the city attorney said the Dec. 3 vote was moot.
When the city told Palm Beach officials they could not grant access to town trucks, the town countered by citing the 1935 state law, setting up a tense discussion Tuesday night at City Hall between city commissioners and Strayer. Palm Beach Mayor Danielle Moore also attended the meeting."
Palm Beach is determined to run trucks down and back through our beach to deliver sand in the month of January before turtle season. Our residents spoke out last night--and one was former commissioner Cara Jennings who originally brought forth the 2009 vote of the residents disallowing this.
Residents last night were furious about it, and rightfully so. Some speaking were environmentalist Jill Karlin and dive expert Dan volker indicating SEVERE DESTRUCTION OF THE MARINE LIFE OF HORSESHOE REEF could/will be destroyed by this action. Others condemned our own commission for voting for this on December 3 and pointed out that Commissioner McVoy was the only one voting "no" and looking after our interests.
The beach discussion started about one hour into this very long meeting-
A small number of voters on March 12, 2019 (1402 to be exact) changed our history forever in our 107 year old city. They won the election by 60 votes to change our name.
This is one recommendation for sure that Omari Hardy got right...He advocated for a NO vote, a guy who had only lived here a short time, had more sense of history than the rest of the commission as well as those who voted for the name change.
So, now the city has officially adopted the new seal with the changed name of our city inscribed on it.
Description: AN
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LAKE WORTH BEACH, FLORIDA, ADOPTING SECTION 1-9
“CITY SEAL” OF CHAPTER 1 “GENERAL PROVISIONS”, TO ADOPT THE CITY OF LAKE
WORTH BEACH CITY SEAL; AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, REPEAL OF LAWS IN
CONFLICT, CODIFICATION AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
The City of Lake Worth (Beach) is determined to barrel ahead to screw up our beach. And it's not only the beach...it's the entire city. They love developers and they love abrogating their responsibility to someone else, anyone else.
Look what they did to the Steinhardt property...a 99 year lease is like giving the County the property. Back on January 7, 2014, the suggested 99 year lease to the County (on the dry as well as
the submerged land) was approved to
make this property a nature preserve. Now the 99 year lease to the County will be on the ballot.
But I digress--The intent of this particular workshop was to familiarize the Commission on Public/Private Partnerships as the majority of them is all for spending millions. We have already spent millions but those millions apparently are not enough.
Basically, the City can't manage itself out of a wet paper bag. They can't manage the beach. They made a decision to have public transportation with a bus that goes down our main streets to bring people to our beach...precious parking revenue lost that we depend upon to make our budget.
What we Learned at Tuesday Night's Commission Meeting
1. Referendum to raise the heights at the Gulfstream Hotel
a. Referendum on raising heights to 87 feet passed on 5/0 vote. It will be placed on the 2020 March ballot.
b. Commission is strongly implying to voters that there will be a hotel there, using an emotional issue in order to pass this referendum. No guarantees that a hotel will ever be built there.
c. The referendum only affects the Gulfstream property, not the entire block.
d. Commissioner Robinson said he was disappointed in the Palm Beach Post for its reporting in its suggestion that it was the entire block. I am disappointed all of the time with the biased PBPost, but if the Post got it wrong and I got it wrong, perhaps it was due to the City not being clear enough.
2. 2nd Reading on changing our Charter to allow 30 year leases on Parks, City owned waterfront property and City owned downtown property
a. Referendum failed on a 1/4 vote with Robinson and Hardy wanting to bring it back at another time. Pam Triolo suggested changing the wordage of the ballot amendment. A Charter Review Committee was mentioned. Nothing is ever over in this city. Commissioners ALWAYS want their own way and find a way to accomplish that.
b. City hired a Polling company...details were not given to the public on who they canvassed or what concerns were given from the public. I asked about the number of Yeas and Nays from those polled and Commissioner Hardy said 42 yeas, 39 nays and 19 undecided. Omari further stated that we don't have the ability to lease to folks over 20 years in the present Charter that we passed in 2005. This is wrong. He believes that all those opposed are not telling the truth and have some agenda. It's the city with the agenda and those commissioners who want their own way.
c. How the Referendum reads: IN ORDER TO CREATE REDEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND LONG
TERM INVESTMENT IN THE CITY, SHALL ARTICLE II, SECTION 4, OF THE CITY OF
LAKE WORTH BEACH CHARTER ENTITLED “SALE OF PARKS, CITY-OWNED WATERFRONT
PROPERTY, AND CITY- OWNED DOWNTOWN PROPERTY ONLY BY REFERENDUM” BE
AMENDED TO ALLOW A LEASE OF UP TO 30 YEARS?
d. It's all about catering to developers and investors and the hell with the people or even common sense.
Changing the Zoning of Properties located at 109, 121, 125 North Golfview.
a. Three property owners appealed to the city to upzone their property. The other parcel not involved in this request is a condo building. Some of the owners spoke at the meeting and were opposed to this upzoning from MF-20 to DT, a commercial zoning.
b. Commissioners had to reveal any ex-parte and Hardy, Triolo and Amoroso had communicated with at least one of the owners, John Rinaldi, and at least four of them had received campaign contributions other than Robinson..
c. The Ordinance 2019-15 passed on a 4/1 vote with Robinson dissenting (coincidentally, the only commissioner who had not received a campaign contribution from the applicant(s).
d. What this shows is that any owner can approach the city to upzone their property and it will be approved if the commission wants it. It appears that the city, per this Ordinance, can upzone any time it wants. Now the property of three owners has become more valuable thanks to this commission. John Rinaldi who owns the Sable Palm B&B has been trying to sell his property for several years. He has a better chance now that it is rezoned. That small stretch of Golfview directly across from the golfcourse, could very possibly be changed forever to 65 foot buildings in the future..
Poll shows support for raising height limits in Lake Worth Beach
City Manager Michael Bornstein says polling results support the height in the Gulfstream Hotel block by 58%. This is an emotional vote as most people want the city to have a hotel. But there are no guarantees of that happening.
Although the fact that the city even conducted a poll came at the end of Tuesday night's meeting, I think the public should have been told about what they polled and who they targeted to take it. It was paid with taxpayer money.
Once again, it's a developer/investor heaven in Lake Worth and once again, Lake Worth is rolling over for developers.
Tonight, Ordinance 2019-16 is on the agenda to change our heights. The ordinance provides for a referendum question on the March 17, 2020, General Primary election to amend the Charter downtown building height limitation of 65 feet to allow a maximum height limitation of 87 feet for the Gulfstream Hotel and adjacent properties within the same block.
We in Lake Worth have been against raising heights in our downtown, speaking out about it for decades. This commission does not give a fig about what the people have told them. Respectful Planning PAC won at the ballot just a few years ago keeping the heights to 45 feet and the city attorney pulled a fast one on the people--so did the commission. Small town charm to them is antiquated and of no importance, neither is the vote of the people. The staff believes that raising the stories by two will improve the chances of a developer/ investor to build. Once again, the city manager and staff are getting their way and this commission approves anything City Manager Bornstein wants.
As nothing else is on the agenda for March 2020, there will be a very low turn-out. The City counts on that and they will make sure that voters agree with them. And the rest of us don't have the money to fight City Hall.
I checked with the Clerk's office and was told that the Commission (no particular human being) put this on the Agenda. Of course they will approve the Ordinance that will come back for a 2nd public Hearing on December 12. And the naive voters will also approve. It's all about changing our city and handing it over to developers. Everyone had better guard our golf course and beach property like a hawk. With this group, you just never know what's next. As a reminder, my blog of October
One thing we do know, people would like to see the Gulfstream Hotel open once again as a hotel. There is zero guaranty that it would be a hotel built on that property. ..ZERO.
A video from 3 years ago--
With five issues up for discussion to possibly place on the ballot, this one really galls me--Benny's.
Charter Revision regarding Lease Term - Benny's, Beach Park, City at Large.
It is disappointing that there is no backup on the five issues they will discuss tonight. You would think there would be considering the importance of all five. Agenda
Omari Hardy has suggested, more than once, that we have a referendum to
give the owner of Benny's a 99 year lease on our Pier property. This is
what this city does when it can't/won't maintain anything...you find a
public/private partnership or another clever way to give up an asset. And this city is smart enough to know putting it on the ballot has a good chance of passing because that is the typical voter in this city.
Essentially a 99 year lease means turning over our valuable pier property to Benny's on the Beach, Inc. The last lease I have shows they are paying $20,000 a month to the city for ten years plus applicable taxes. Their Lease is up on February 13, 2023. Benny's has control of our Pier and can open or close it to the public based on a threat to public safety. They collect and keep all entrance fees to our Pier.
We all should be very interested to learn what the City has in mind as far as our assets especially our Pier and our Beach Park worth untold millions.
I just was glancing through the Agenda for the October 15 Commission Meeting and under New Business, there will be discussion on "potential ballot language." There are five different items for discussion that "staff" wants--one of which is for a charter revision for heights.
We
are allowed to amend our Charter, as Building Heights are already
described in our Charter with an Ordinance that took effect on December
5, 1996. What we really can't do is twist the intent.
Sec. 11. - Buildingheight limitation.
East of Dixie Highway within the city no building or part thereof shall be constructed which exceeds a vertical height of sixty-five (65) feet above grade. West of Dixie Highway within the city no building or part thereof shall be constructed which exceeds a vertical height of one hundred (100) feet above grade.
(Ord. No. 96-32, § 1, 12-5-96)
Back in 2013 we had a referendum on Heights--It took a lot of work gathering signatures and getting it on the ballot. It was an off year (no general election and therefore
turn-out was low). We did have 15% of our voters show up at the polls, better than most municipalities in Palm Beach
County. Those who cared about it voted, along with those who were persuaded by the city's campaign against us.
The city threw every obstacle in the way of getting out the
vote--from using taxpayer money to oppose it, to putting it on the
ballot at a time of year (March) that was not an advantage to voter
turn-out. This was a strategic move by the city in order to try and
defeat the Referendum which was won by 56% of the vote by residents who wanted the city to remain low-rise.
Maxwell, Triolo and Amoroso were all for raising heights in our downtown to accommodate Hudson Holdings who bought the Gulfstream hotel and a company that also wanted to grab our beach park.
Hudson Holdings gave $9,000 to a Tallahassee PAC to influence our
elections--one mailer was in favor of the Trio (and why wouldn't they be
in favor...the incumbents gave them the up-zoning at the Gulfstream
property). Hudson wanted to grab our beach complex for a possible 99
year lease after renewals in order to make their investment in Lake
Worth even more valuable.
Only two commissioners respected the people and the vote: Christopher McVoy and Ryan Maier. Ryan Maier did not run again, eventually leaving the area due to all the unpleasantness that went on during his term in office, i.e.,a resident calling Code on him and harassing him at his residence. The complainer didn't even live in this city but was friends with the "development at any cost" crowd.
And the City got real clever one night as I was sitting in the chamber. Some friend of William Waters put a cog in our wheel by coming up with some Florida decree (HB 537) that went into law three months after our referendum that they insist made our vote moot that had nothing to do with our Amendment. Of course, Torcivia and gang ran with it. The Trio could have voted to honor the will of the people--they didn't.
As the PBPost said in July 2013, "we really don’t like Tallahassee’s decree that such votes are no longer
permitted [that has not been proven in court]. Stifling citizens’ voices on these issues leaves only the
voice of elected officials susceptible to special interests..."
The Trio later voted from the dais, approving a Hotel Overlay District that granted higher heights.
Now, heights is coming before the same commissioners who did not want to recognize the will of the people six years ago. It's the same crap every 5 to 10 years and the administration counts on the turn-over of voters in our city who are unaware of the past/history or on those who are unconcerned and apathetic who believe that the government has our best interests at heart. They have a crack legal team that will word the ballot language in such a way to their advantage.
I will be interested to see what the city administration has in mind. There is always someone who wants to screw up our city.
But the Attorney General says, "Hey, wait a minute," arguing the proposed ballot language is “clearly and conclusively
defective,” she wants the Florida Supreme
Court to block a proposed constitutional amendment that seeks to prevent
possession of assault weapons. Ashley Moody was a Democrat before she became a Republican in 1998. She WalkedAway.
But it doesn't matter her party registration...Democrats are calling this some political move by the Attorney General. No surprise. They would rather throw stones than solve the problem. Just change the ballot language.
The amendment would bar possession of assault weapons, though it
includes exceptions such as for military or law-enforcement use. Commissioner Herman Robinson will love this one if it gets on the ballot as will all Democrats. Robinson was the catalyst behind the Gun Show ending in Lake Worth.
And I honestly believe this one could pass in Florida as Democrats don't like the 2nd Amendment and they still believe that the AR-15-style rifles are “assault weapons”--they are not and would not qualify for this anti-assault weapon ballot. Source: Sunshine State News
This is the property/building, built in 1939, that the city put on the ballot so that you would give them permission to sell it. They want to get rid of a beautiful building so that they can raise more money for a downtown parking garage--cement. Have you ever been inside this building? It is well maintained and impressive and a beautiful building on our main street in Lake Worth.
The Chamber of Commerce was given a deed to this property at 501 Lake Avenue in 2005 by Arnold Greene. In 2016, the Chamber sold the building to the City of Lake Worth when the Chamber merged with Palms West Chamber of Commerce. We bought it for $250,000. The total market value of this property is $530,641 in 2018 according to PAPA. We know their assessments are low.
Below is what the city has allowed to happen on the east wall of this historic building. The Chamber of Commerce was first established in 1912. Back then, Lake Worth had 308 residents and I would suspect that all of them had some common sense. They were making history. And now, in 2019, we would like our history preserved.
Lake Worth or Lake Worth Beach? What do the candidates say?
Omari Hardy: NO on changing name of our city
Cathy Turk: YES on name change
Herman Robinson: YES on name change Richard Guercio: NO
Tom Copeland: YES
William Joseph: No opinion
There are only two candidates to vote for: Omari Hardy in District 1 and Richard Guercio in District 4, not only for their stand on the city retaining its name, but for many other issues as well that benefit our health and welfare.
It just shows that we all can agree on some things when it comes to our city. Former City Commissioner Jo-Ann Golden wrote a letter to the Palm Beach Post on the December 3 meeting. I can agree with her on the name change--our history is important and we should keep its name, Lake Worth.
However, I don't believe all the people waiting in the hallway wanted to speak to the issue of a Community ID. They were told to come to city hall to make a visual statement of support. Open border people behind the scenes packed the chamber. Any item over 30 minutes by the rules needs to go to a workshop. The Mayor made a mistake in adjourning the meeting without a vote from the dais but I can well understand her frustration.
Letters to the Editor
Palm Beach Post
December 16, 2018
Lake Worth Commission isn't Helping City's Image
The December 4 Commission meeting of the City of Lake Worth did not make any progress improving the image of the city.
1. Over one hundred members of our community waited to be heard on a ’new business” item concerning support for an ID program. Folks waited for over four hours. The overflow was sequestered in the hallway and conference room.
2. Two contentious ballot items were passed on First Reading* with little public comment at close to midnight. Both were proposed by the Commission itself and not by any public initiative. These items were: the name change of Lake Worth to Lake Worth Beach, and the selling of a city-owned building in the downtown.
3. The Mayor, at 10:45pm, said “meeting adjourned” and left for the rest of the meeting.
The desire of the Commission to distinguish itself from the other Lake Worth zip codes is not by changing the name, rather it is by being uniquely Lake Worth, by respecting and renewing our promise to protect our legacy, our one-hundred-year history, our natural resources, and our human and ecological diversity. Authenticity is our brand.
Section 2. The ballot for the referendum election is hereby determined to be as follows:
1. IN ORDER TO DISTINGUISH ITSELF FROM SURROUNDING
UNINCORPORATED AREAS, SHALL ARTICLE I, SECTION 1 OF THE CITY
OF LAKE WORTH CHARTER ENTITLED “CITY CREATED” BE AMENDED
TO CHANGE THE NAME OF THE CITY FROM THE “CITY OF LAKE WORTH”
TO THE “CITY OF LAKE WORTH BEACH?”
This city takes pride in its historic district…in its cute restored cottages. We have an historic Resource Department. We have 6 local historic districts and some structures recognized by the National Register. History has been important to us.
22 years ago, the City Commission adopted a Historic Preservation ordinance to protect the City’s historic built environment by instituting a design review process overseen by the volunteer Historic Resources Preservation Board where residents go to get approval for things such as roofs and windows that must comply. They actually are vehement about residents adhering to certain historic parameters.
106 years ago our city was incorporated and named Lake Worth. This is soon after our city was founded. The pioneers named our city. History is important. Why is this part of history being disregarded…tossed away? For some silly excuse such as crime occurring in the suburbs? Every 6 or 10 years or so, someone within the administration brings this city name change up. They easily forget that we are an historic city.
How did this get so far as to even get on the agenda and pass on a 1st Reading? I want to know who put it on the agenda to begin with so if it’s a commissioner, I will know who NOT to vote for in the future.
You have given NO costs…you are not being transparent at all and the irony here is that you want to add BEACH to our name (which is based on emotion and not common sense or any respect for our history) but you all want to screw up our beach and pool.
Our name means something—it is important. With all the hoopla we had at our Centennial, those on the dais now want to ignore our history. Commissioner Herman Robinson, running for re-election, said voting on this “is democracy.” What a cop-out. What it is Commissioner, are residents being railroaded to vote on a cutesy name for all the wrong reasons that was put on the agenda by you.
While reading Kevin Thompson's article regarding the pot dispensary locating across Dixie Highway and 200 feet from the Academy of Positive Learning, this is what Chief Executive Gregg Roberts of Modern Health Concepts said:
"While state law says medical marijuana dispensaries must be 500 feet from schools..the site is “grandfathered in” because the company won approval before the state enacted the law."
What comes to my mind is our Heights referendum for downtown Lake Worth. If the medical marijuana dispensary is grandfathered in, why wasn't our vote? The vote is the most powerful instrument ever devised by man for breaking down injustice but it was totally discarded and thrown down the toilet in Lake Worth thanks to bad politics and commissioners who were determined to get their way. The hell with the voters.
If you recall, our city attorney, Glen Torcivia, gave a legal opinion agreeing with the majority commission that wanted higher buildings in our downtown. He determined that our heights referendum election held on March 12, 2013 was null and void due to HB 537 signed by Governor Rick Scott three months after the election.
People say the answer is to "vote the bums out." That's about the only solution, however, the longer they are in, the harder it is to get them out of power. Politics is corrupt. I think it's time for term limits.
No one is talking about this referendum in one month's time of three year terms. These commissioners believe that their part-time job, a job for which they just doubled their salary by a flip of their Bic, deserves longer terms than a United States Representative.
I say "no."
NOTICE OF REFERENDUM ELECTION
CITY OF LAKE WORTH
Pursuant to F.S. 100.342, notice is hereby given that the City of Lake
Worth, Florida, will hold a referendum election on Tuesday, March 14,
2017, to consider the following proposed amendment to the City Charter,
as set forth by Ordinance No. 2017-01 passed by the Lake Worth City
Commission on January 10, 2017:
COMMISSIONERS AND MAYOR ELECTED FOR THREE YEAR TERMS
The present Charter provides that commissioners and the mayor are
elected for two year terms. The Commission has proposed that commencing
with the March 2018 election the commissioners and mayor shall be
elected for three year terms.
Shall the above described amendment be adopted?
Yes [ ]
No [ ]
Polls will be open from 7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. and all qualified
electors in the City of Lake Worth are eligible to vote. Polling
locations will be the same as those used for the General Election.
Absentee ballots may be obtained from the Palm Beach County Supervisor
of Elections, 240 South Military Trail, West Palm Beach, Florida 33416,
or by calling 656-6
"...this was the will of the people. It was a vote."
~ Mayor Pam Triolo
The mayor was talking about the state-wide vote on Medical Marijuana. The city attorney had suggested a moratorium for six months to a year. There are two facilities ready to open dispensaries in the city. The item will be on the next commission agenda scheduled for February 21 for public input.
This comment struck me as ironic when you consider the Heights Amendment that was won at the ballot box that allowed up to 45 feet in our downtown area. This "visionary" commission ignored the will of the people and to this day, it is still in legal limbo as they fight the very people they serve.
Respecting the will of the people lies at the heart of any democratic system. We didn't get that in Lake Worth on our Heights Charter Amendment.
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