Quote of the Day - Michael Bornstein

..."just congratulations on the return of the three of you, mayor, vice mayor, vice mayor pro-tem...It's been a tremendous pleasure working with elected officials, particularly this body...It's a privilege to work here and with you and for you. I think we work well as a team...I truly believe the fact that you did get reelected and in many ways, is an affirmation of the direction you have been giving to this organization, to this city...

Your political footing is solid."

~ Michael Bornstein
City manager Lake Worth

Speaking about the recent elections of Maxwell and Triolo and the Trio in general.

Lake Worth Commission Meeting

45 Minutes, that's all it took for our city's business.

The surprise of the night was when Scott Maxwell nominated Andy Amoroso to be the Vice Mayor and he in turn took Andy's spot as Mayor Pro-Tem. If you all recall, a few years ago Scott Maxwell stepped down as the liaison to the League of Cities (which used to be a big love of his) and nominated Andy Amoroso.

The question is, why is Maxwell stepping down from any extra involvement but had a burning desire to retain his commission seat by raising an ungodly amount of money? Is he all of a sudden uninterested in power or is something else going on? Once again, he did not have a desire for any organizational appointments. Perhaps this will free up his time to answer phone calls and e-mails?


Organizational Appointments were voted in as the same as last year:

• Pam Triolo: Transportation Planning authority (previously known as the Metropolitan Planning Organization

• Andy Amoroso: PB County League of Cities Liaison

• Omari Hardy: Treasure Coast Regional Planning council

• Andy Amoroso: CRA

• Herman Robinson: Neighborhood Association Presidents' Council

Quote of the Day - Charlie Daniels on Hillary

“It must be hard to live in a bubble where everything that goes wrong in your life is somebody else’s fault, you have absolutely no control over your own destiny and you view the preponderance of your fellow human beings as mentally inferior and totally incapable of making intelligent decisions."

~ Charlie Daniels
talking about Hillary Clinton

Sunset

Illegals undermining our Democracy

BOMBSHELL:1.2 Million Illegals Filed Income Tax Returns in 2017 Using Fake or Stolen SS Numbers

According to the IRS, 1.2 million illegal aliens filed for taxes from 2016 in 2017, using either fake or stolen SS numbers. That is identity theft and is a felony.

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I bet they voted Democrat!

Putin won by a super landslide

Milo Yiannopoulos explains why black lives don't matter to Black Lives Matter

Quote of the Day - Dan Patrick on Sanctuary Cities

This week marks an important victory for Texas. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit upheld virtually all of Senate Bill 4, which bans so-called "sanctuary cities" in our state. This was one of my top priorities during the last legislative session because it is crucial to the safety of our families and communities.

Senate Bill 4, one of the first bills we passed in the 2017 legislative session, makes it crystal clear to liberal elected officials that they cannot pick which laws they will follow and which laws they will ignore. They can no longer ignore immigration laws and put our communities and families at risk.

The Sanctuary Cities ban in Texas puts an end to the idea that anyone can cross the border illegally without revealing their immigration status and remain here without questions or consequence. This bill is essential to keeping our border secure.

~ Dan Patrick
 Lieutenant Governor of Texas

Easter Celebration Lake Worth

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Florida school teacher under attack

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Even Phone Scammers Love Lake Worth

PRESS RELEASE
FOR RELEASE UPON RECEIPT
CITY OF LAKE WORTH
7 NORTH DIXIE HIGHWAY
LAKE WORTH, FL 33460
LAKEWORTH.ORG

March 19, 2018
Contact:           Ben Kerr, Public Information Officer
Phone:             561.586.1631
Email:              bkerr@lakeworth.org 

Lake Worth, FL – Phone Scam targeting Lake Worth Utility Customers
                                                                                                                        
On March 19, 2018 it came to the attention of the City of Lake Worth that phone scammers posing as City of Lake Worth employees are targeting customers across our service territory. These scammers may use false phone numbers that could appear on a caller ID to be City of Lake Worth. They then threaten to shut the power off unless a payment is made immediately with a Green Dot MoneyPak card or personal credit card. These calls are not from the City of Lake Worth. Lake Worth Utilities will never call and demand credit card information or take Green Dot MoneyPak cards as payment with the threat of disconnection. The City does not ask for any personal information from customers unless the customer initiates the contact.

If customers ever receive a strange call and are in doubt, they are encouraged to hang up and call Lake Worth Utilities at 561-533-7300. Authorities have been notified of this scam. Those who may have been a victim, should contact us at 561-533-7300 or make a Suspicious Incident Report with the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s office at 561-688-3400.  Once a customer is given a case number, they should contact Lake Worth Utilities who will forward the information to the Detective in charge.

Please contact Ben Kerr, the City of Lake Worth Communications Specialist with any questions or comments

Vehicle Homicide - Lake Worth

HOMICIDE - VEHICLE HOMICIDE
Incident #: 18051791
N DIXIE HWY & 11TH AVE N  |  3/18/2018 @ 10:45 PM
Palm Beach County Sheriff

Lake Worth's Annual Historic Preservation Awards

PRESS RELEASE
Contact:           Ben Kerr, Public Information Officer
Phone:             561.586.1631
Email:              bkerr@lakeworth.org


Lake Worth – 2nd Annual Historic Preservation Awards Program Nominations Open
The City of Lake Worth Division of Planning, Zoning and Historic Preservation has opened nominations for the second annual Historic Preservation Awards Program. Members of the Historic Resources Preservation Board will judge each entry on its merit and an awards ceremony will take place in the Lake Worth Casino Ballroom during National Historic Preservation Month, on Wednesday, May 23rd, 2018. 

Nominations are open for the following five categories:
•    Rehabilitation/Restoration
o    Acknowledges the compatible rehabilitation of a structure or building component
•    Compatible New Construction or Addition
o    Acknowledges designs that are compatible in massing, scale, size, and architectural features within a historic district
•    Preservation of Historic Materials
o    Acknowledges the preservation of historic character defining features
•    Preservation Craftsman
o    Acknowledges the contributions of an individual or organization to restore and preserve historic structures or building components
•    Preservation Champion
o    Acknowledges the contributions of an individual to the advancement, promotion, and support of historic preservation within the City

All nominations are due by 4pm on Monday April 2nd, 2018.

For further information, including eligibility, please see the Call For Nominations: Click here.

Please contact the City of Lake Worth Public Information Officer, Ben Kerr, with any questions or comments.

Confiscation of guns and ammo just begun in Florida

Not Just Guns: State Begins Ammo Confiscation as Well

By Becky Loggia
March 18, 2018 at 10:25am

In the aftermath of the Parkland, Florida, shooting that left 17 people dead, Florida has been one of the first states to introduce stricter gun laws, and this time the effects are being felt by one of its residents.

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Lake Worth Lacks Transparency

This has to be one of the least transparent commissions in the history of Lake Worth. The only commissioner who even reads the back-up seems to be Omari Hardy.  The rest rely on staff and the city manager to direct them, steer their thinking and their vote. But you all voted them back into power.

Tuesday night's agenda is a joke and I'm not kidding. There are 12 items on the consent Agenda--NOTHING under Public Hearings; NOTHING under Unfinished Business and NOTHING under New Business.

This commission will approve a developer's agreement between Meritgage Homes of Florida, Inc. regarding the development of 59 single family homes after the city rezoned the area in their favor.  Don't you think this is a project worthy of discussion?  Rezoning? For a developer? This commission loves to re-zone for developers.

From the back-up--
Meritage Homes will be constructing the subdivision called “Lake Cove” which will consist of 59 single family homes on the vacant parcels generally located at 19th Avenue North (adjacent to north bound I-95). Meritage Homes and the City must enter into a Developer’s Agreement for the purpose of documenting certain off-site improvements and development responsibilities for the project.

On August 1, 2017, the Lake Worth City Commission approved Ordinance No. 2017-16 rezoning the property from Single Family Residential (SRF) to a Residential Planned Development District (RPDD). Among other things, the RPDD Ordinance provides that the Developer and the City will enter into a Developer’s Agreement for the purposes of documenting with specificity certain off-site development responsibilities of each of the parties and reimbursement for certain improvements. The off-site improvements identified in the Developer’s Agreement include traffic calming measures, water services and a gravity sewer main extension, and an electrical distribution extension.

The development of the project will cause traffic impacts to Vernon Street within the adjacent Vernon Heights subdivision. In order to mitigate the traffic impacts, the Developer agrees to pay the City $18,000 as Developer’s contribution of the cost for the City to construct three (3) traffic calming speed barriers. In addition, the Developer shall extend the subdivision’s sanitary sewer collection system to service the properties along the north side of 19th Ave N. These six properties currently use septic drain fields; gravity sanitary service laterals will be installed at each property corner. The Developer shall also be responsible to construct a watermain from North A Street within 19th Ave N. to service the subdivision. During the installation, the Developer will construct water service for the 19th Ave N. properties. The City shall reimburse the Developer the cost for design, engineering, permitting and construction of the gravity sewer system with trench restoration and water
services in the 19th Ave N.

The City’s cost of the water and sewer work is estimated at $57,552.68. The electrical distribution system has been extended to service the property and the Developer shall reimburse the City for electrical utility and deposit fees to the utility CIAC account.

Peter Strzok and Lisa Page conspired to collude with Judge Rudolph Contreras, a FISA judge who presided over Michael Flynn's guilty plea

Uncovered Text Messages Between FBI Agents Show Appear To Show Collusion on Trump Admin Case

According to The Federalist, new texts between senior FBI counterintelligence agent Peter Strzok and his alleged lover, FBI attorney Lisa Page, have made the news again, this time as they appear to reveal possible collusion and conflict of interest between Strozk and a judge who sat on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court.

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Democrat is pi**ed off at Trump for Andrew McCabe firing - Threatens him

(Gateway Pundit) – Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA), who serves on the House Intelligence Committee, fired off an ominous threat against President Donald Trump early Saturday morning over the firing of former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe.

Swalwell was responding to a midnight tweet by Trump about McCabe’s firing that said, “Andrew McCabe FIRED, a great day for the hard working men and women of the FBI – A great day for Democracy. Sanctimonious James Comey was his boss and made McCabe look like a choirboy. He knew all about the lies and corruption going on at the highest levels of the FBI!”

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Jim Cramer agrees with Trump Tariffs

James J. Cramer (born February 10, 1955) is an American television personality, former hedge fund manager, and best-selling author. Cramer is the host of CNBC's Mad Money and a co-founder of TheStreet, Inc. [Wikipedia]