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This is just a reminder as I have posted it before. Have had no problems crossing the Lake Worth bridge over the last few days but perhaps this is the day work began?
The City of Lake Worth would like to notify
the residents, businesses and visitors of the City that the Lake Worth Bridge
(FDOT SR 802 Bridge) as owned and maintained by the Florida Department of
Transportation will be undergoing minor repairs and painting.
The work is
scheduled to begin on Monday October 27, 2014 and last approximately
180 calendar days (6 months). The bridge will remain open to vehicular,
pedestrian and vessel traffic as work progresses. FDOT will be shutting down
one bridge span at a time therefore two way traffic will be relocated onto one
bridge span making only one lane in each direction. Once the first bridge span
is completed, the traffic control route will switch to the other bridge span.
If there are any questions or concerns regarding this project, please contact
FDOT's District 4 office at 1-866-336-8435.
For
more information on this please feel free to call the Public Service
Administration Office at 561-586-1720.
Tuesday, October 28, 2014
Tom Sutterfield School Board District 4
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Tom Sutterfield is in the run-off election for School Board District 4. This is NOT about who has the best smile or a personality contest even though Tom has both, but it involves a very serious matter--the education of our kids along with being responsible for several billion dollars. Tom Sutterfield has vast experience involved in budgeting and was on the board of the Learning Excellence Foundation where he enabled an increase in pay for teachers.
This year the PB County School Board budget is as follows:
The FY15 all funds totals $2,315,232,281 comprised of the following:
General Fund $1,654,256,842
Special Revenue ‐ Food Service 107,769,081
Special Revenue ‐ Other 110,476,721
Debt Service 303,926,981
Capital Projects 383,335,627
Sub‐Total $2,559,765,252
Less Transfers: (244,532,971)
Total Funds $2,315,232,281
"The School District of Palm Beach County is the twelfth largest school district in the United States, and the largest employer in Palm Beach County with more than than 20,000 employees, which includes nearly 13,000 teachers and more than 7,000 support employees."
He has been endorsed by the Palm Beach Post as the best candidate to fulfill the mission statement. Their mission statement says, The School District of Palm Beach County is committed to providing a world-class education with excellence and equity to empower each student to reach his or her highest potential with the most effective staff to foster the knowledge, skills, and ethics required for responsible citizenship and productive careers.
Tom Sutterfield is in the run-off election for School Board District 4. This is NOT about who has the best smile or a personality contest even though Tom has both, but it involves a very serious matter--the education of our kids along with being responsible for several billion dollars. Tom Sutterfield has vast experience involved in budgeting and was on the board of the Learning Excellence Foundation where he enabled an increase in pay for teachers.
This year the PB County School Board budget is as follows:
The FY15 all funds totals $2,315,232,281 comprised of the following:
General Fund $1,654,256,842
Special Revenue ‐ Food Service 107,769,081
Special Revenue ‐ Other 110,476,721
Debt Service 303,926,981
Capital Projects 383,335,627
Sub‐Total $2,559,765,252
Less Transfers: (244,532,971)
Total Funds $2,315,232,281
"The School District of Palm Beach County is the twelfth largest school district in the United States, and the largest employer in Palm Beach County with more than than 20,000 employees, which includes nearly 13,000 teachers and more than 7,000 support employees."
He has been endorsed by the Palm Beach Post as the best candidate to fulfill the mission statement. Their mission statement says, The School District of Palm Beach County is committed to providing a world-class education with excellence and equity to empower each student to reach his or her highest potential with the most effective staff to foster the knowledge, skills, and ethics required for responsible citizenship and productive careers.
The Child Sex Trade - A world-wide scourge
Operation Underground Railroad is an organization that rescues kids from sex slavery. It is an organization founded by Tim Ballard to rescue child sex trafficking
victims across the world.
Read more... about these child sex trade traffickers. This is horrendous and child sex trafficking continues to flourish, ruining the lives of two million children world-wide because of sordid, sick lowlifes of society, the pedophile and men with sex addictions.
Read more... about these child sex trade traffickers. This is horrendous and child sex trafficking continues to flourish, ruining the lives of two million children world-wide because of sordid, sick lowlifes of society, the pedophile and men with sex addictions.
Our Lake Worth Beach
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There is a lot of passion for our beach and one conclusion with which we all can agree, we all love our beach park and want it to be the best around, rules not withstanding. Even those who used to sneak and park in the decal permit parking area are doing so with less frequency...those tickets help. My biggest complaints are 1) the dogs allowed up there. Many folks walk around barefooted and Fido is allowed to do his thing like urinating on the leg of an outside table! 2) The other one is the lack of attention to our foliage and the overall ambiance in the landscaping department.
The clean-up crew does a good job blowing off the sand from the sidewalks every morning and emptying the garbage cans and cleaning up the restrooms. Thirteen million dollars is a big hunk of change and we expect our beach park to be maintained. Some of the visitors are not cooperating and do not discard their garbage into the trash containers. At times we need more trash containers.
The lifeguards are highly conscientious and flags are raised indicating surf conditions. For all of you who might have missed a flag or two when you could not swim--
There is a lot of passion for our beach and one conclusion with which we all can agree, we all love our beach park and want it to be the best around, rules not withstanding. Even those who used to sneak and park in the decal permit parking area are doing so with less frequency...those tickets help. My biggest complaints are 1) the dogs allowed up there. Many folks walk around barefooted and Fido is allowed to do his thing like urinating on the leg of an outside table! 2) The other one is the lack of attention to our foliage and the overall ambiance in the landscaping department.
The clean-up crew does a good job blowing off the sand from the sidewalks every morning and emptying the garbage cans and cleaning up the restrooms. Thirteen million dollars is a big hunk of change and we expect our beach park to be maintained. Some of the visitors are not cooperating and do not discard their garbage into the trash containers. At times we need more trash containers.
Totally overgrown where you can barely walk by and you
can't see the ocean at all.
can't see the ocean at all.
You definitely can NOT sit on this bench and see the ocean
Photo taken from being seated on bench
All you could see was sky.
All you could see was sky.
The lifeguards are highly conscientious and flags are raised indicating surf conditions. For all of you who might have missed a flag or two when you could not swim--
Monday, October 27, 2014
Desperation
This article just proves that some people will "sleep" with anyone!
Attorney Steven R. Andrews has filed multiple lawsuits against Rick Scott and lost. Many of the attack ads we now see on television produced by Democrats against Scott are fabrications and lies.
Now the tables have turned and this lawyer has been sued for gross negligence, and having an on-going affair with a client's wife.
Attorney Steven R. Andrews has filed multiple lawsuits against Rick Scott and lost. Many of the attack ads we now see on television produced by Democrats against Scott are fabrications and lies.
Now the tables have turned and this lawyer has been sued for gross negligence, and having an on-going affair with a client's wife.
Victims of Communism - 20% of the world
We read about the Muslim ISIS barbarians, but we still have twenty percent of the world's population suffering under
communist oppression. And don't kid yourself for a moment--all these supposed anarchists and socialists around here really are communists. "It is imperative that we shine a beacon of freedom
in these dark corners of the world, and dark corners of classrooms
around America."
Read more...
Haitians in Lake Worth
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To what city do most of them migrate?
Top 100 Cities with the most Haitians
Lake Worth is number 29. (housing, pop. 35,133): 8.1%. There are good and bad in every group and we have both with minorities being preyed upon.
Many times Haitians are preyed upon by fellow Haitians. Read this article about a Haitian suburban Lake Worth schemer who defrauded many honest Haitians out of their hard earned money.
Also there is a violent Haitian gang in south Florida...The Zoe Pound gang. It was linked to the Black Mafia Family in Atlanta and is a rival of MS-13. The Zoes are Florida's largest and most dangerous gang with sets all over the state, and the 5th largest Black gang in the United States with members all over the country. Zoe Pound operates in Lake Worth.
And now Obama is allowing thousands of Haitians into our country without Visas. PBSO must have its hand full. Its Gang Unit main line is: 561-688-4000.
To what city do most of them migrate?
Top 100 Cities with the most Haitians
Lake Worth is number 29. (housing, pop. 35,133): 8.1%. There are good and bad in every group and we have both with minorities being preyed upon.
Many times Haitians are preyed upon by fellow Haitians. Read this article about a Haitian suburban Lake Worth schemer who defrauded many honest Haitians out of their hard earned money.
Also there is a violent Haitian gang in south Florida...The Zoe Pound gang. It was linked to the Black Mafia Family in Atlanta and is a rival of MS-13. The Zoes are Florida's largest and most dangerous gang with sets all over the state, and the 5th largest Black gang in the United States with members all over the country. Zoe Pound operates in Lake Worth.
And now Obama is allowing thousands of Haitians into our country without Visas. PBSO must have its hand full. Its Gang Unit main line is: 561-688-4000.
Belittling and Bullying -
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The scale of civility starts at the top with Christopher McVoy as the most civil. There has just been too much time observing this commission for this to be a rash judgment on who is the most civil because nothing in my mind has shifted nor has it waned. In fact, our leaders could use a few lessons.
In discussion, a Commissioner may condemn the nature of likely consequences of a proposed measure or initiative in strong terms but must avoid a discussion of personalities, and under no circumstances may he/she attack or belittle, either directly or indirectly, another Commissioner, staff or even the public.
Good sound advice? Absolutely. But this needs to be taken a step further. Our commission was elected to represent the people, ALL of the people, not just some of them. They are there to be respectful of all their constituents even those who disagree with them as well as other elected commissioners. There is no room for bullying in our city.
I continue to observe the belittling of Commissioner McVoy not only in what other commissioners say but what they do and how they handle his commentary on issues with which they disagree. Common courtesy is often times difficult for some--rolling of the eyes, sitting back in the chair, giving a smirk, inattentive or just plain "calling the question." McVoy can't see this but we can. He chooses to focus on only the issue during his commentary even when they dismiss it out of hand and he always is polite and maintains his composure. Can you even imagine a mayor giving a time limit on a commissioner's comment on a voting issue? This attitude is noticed in the chamber and from those watching on-line. This contemptuous attitude plants a seed in the minds of some people who don't really know the politics. It is a form of bullying and it needs to end.
This commission is unlike any that has preceded before them. They feed and foster a culture of fear and intimidation. This majority wants its own way no matter what. They don't listen half the time to what you say. Hell, they don't even honor the vote of the people. They don't return calls or e-mails, only to their chosen ones, and they encourage their supporters to bully other residents. I used to think that Maxwell was the biggest bully of all but the leader of this commission has far out paced him in sometimes strident intolerance making it now the norm of this "leadership."
The commission needs to remember what Elisa Stewart said, "We must listen to the truth in our opponent and we must acknowledge it....then we must listen; we must listen and listen and listen." In so many words she told them to knock off their arrogance.
We do not operate in a vacuum. Our meetings and our local media coverage are available to a wide audience online. Even Channel 12 is no longer interested in Lake Worth. Strong arming is uncool. Why should the press get its hands tied? It is time for this commission to stop the bullying, get bigger shoulders and regain civility and tolerance towards all. And we, the people, are here to keep you honest.
The scale of civility starts at the top with Christopher McVoy as the most civil. There has just been too much time observing this commission for this to be a rash judgment on who is the most civil because nothing in my mind has shifted nor has it waned. In fact, our leaders could use a few lessons.
In discussion, a Commissioner may condemn the nature of likely consequences of a proposed measure or initiative in strong terms but must avoid a discussion of personalities, and under no circumstances may he/she attack or belittle, either directly or indirectly, another Commissioner, staff or even the public.
Good sound advice? Absolutely. But this needs to be taken a step further. Our commission was elected to represent the people, ALL of the people, not just some of them. They are there to be respectful of all their constituents even those who disagree with them as well as other elected commissioners. There is no room for bullying in our city.
I continue to observe the belittling of Commissioner McVoy not only in what other commissioners say but what they do and how they handle his commentary on issues with which they disagree. Common courtesy is often times difficult for some--rolling of the eyes, sitting back in the chair, giving a smirk, inattentive or just plain "calling the question." McVoy can't see this but we can. He chooses to focus on only the issue during his commentary even when they dismiss it out of hand and he always is polite and maintains his composure. Can you even imagine a mayor giving a time limit on a commissioner's comment on a voting issue? This attitude is noticed in the chamber and from those watching on-line. This contemptuous attitude plants a seed in the minds of some people who don't really know the politics. It is a form of bullying and it needs to end.
This commission is unlike any that has preceded before them. They feed and foster a culture of fear and intimidation. This majority wants its own way no matter what. They don't listen half the time to what you say. Hell, they don't even honor the vote of the people. They don't return calls or e-mails, only to their chosen ones, and they encourage their supporters to bully other residents. I used to think that Maxwell was the biggest bully of all but the leader of this commission has far out paced him in sometimes strident intolerance making it now the norm of this "leadership."
The commission needs to remember what Elisa Stewart said, "We must listen to the truth in our opponent and we must acknowledge it....then we must listen; we must listen and listen and listen." In so many words she told them to knock off their arrogance.
We do not operate in a vacuum. Our meetings and our local media coverage are available to a wide audience online. Even Channel 12 is no longer interested in Lake Worth. Strong arming is uncool. Why should the press get its hands tied? It is time for this commission to stop the bullying, get bigger shoulders and regain civility and tolerance towards all. And we, the people, are here to keep you honest.
Sunday, October 26, 2014
Quote of the Day - Paul Allen
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"Ebola virus is unlike any health crisis we have ever experienced and needs a response unlike anything we have ever seen. To effectively contain this outbreak and prevent it from becoming a global epidemic, we must pool our efforts to raise the funds, coordinate the resources and develop the creative solutions needed to combat this problem. I am committed to doing my part in tackling this crisis.”
~ Paul Allen
Well, just who is Paul Allen? He co-founded Microsoft with Gates in 1975. He is a US billionaire who made the first significant dent to the World Health Organization's request to help fight Ebola. He announced that his foundation would pledge $100 USD million towards fighting Ebola.
"Ebola virus is unlike any health crisis we have ever experienced and needs a response unlike anything we have ever seen. To effectively contain this outbreak and prevent it from becoming a global epidemic, we must pool our efforts to raise the funds, coordinate the resources and develop the creative solutions needed to combat this problem. I am committed to doing my part in tackling this crisis.”~ Paul Allen
Well, just who is Paul Allen? He co-founded Microsoft with Gates in 1975. He is a US billionaire who made the first significant dent to the World Health Organization's request to help fight Ebola. He announced that his foundation would pledge $100 USD million towards fighting Ebola.
ISIS Brutality
They are saying that ISIS does not represent Islam--but ISIS members are Muslim and follow Islam and are followers of Sharia. Right now the estimation is 31,500 Jihadist ISIS barbarians and growing daily..
Minto West
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What a damn shame.
Thank you to Jess Santamaria and Paulette Burdick who stepped up against development of Minto West. Large crowds are expected Wednesday at 9:30 am when the county commission considers land-use and zoning changes at a public hearing before its final vote. This is what elected officials do best--they call it progress; residents call it destruction of their quality of life.
People who moved to that area settled there for peace and quiet. Now it will get 6 square miles of concrete, widened roads, offices, 4,500 homes, townhouses, condos, shopping centers and congestion in an area that will be larger than the City of Lake Worth. Gone will be the trails and natural environments.
If you want to attend, the address is Sixth floor, Palm Beach County Governmental Center, 301 N. Olive Ave., West Palm Beach. The government center will provide areas with TV screens on first, sixth and seventh floors for the overflow crowd..
What a damn shame.
Thank you to Jess Santamaria and Paulette Burdick who stepped up against development of Minto West. Large crowds are expected Wednesday at 9:30 am when the county commission considers land-use and zoning changes at a public hearing before its final vote. This is what elected officials do best--they call it progress; residents call it destruction of their quality of life.
People who moved to that area settled there for peace and quiet. Now it will get 6 square miles of concrete, widened roads, offices, 4,500 homes, townhouses, condos, shopping centers and congestion in an area that will be larger than the City of Lake Worth. Gone will be the trails and natural environments.
If you want to attend, the address is Sixth floor, Palm Beach County Governmental Center, 301 N. Olive Ave., West Palm Beach. The government center will provide areas with TV screens on first, sixth and seventh floors for the overflow crowd..
In Memory of Lance Cpl Sean P. Neal
In Honor Of Marine Lance Cpl Sean P. Neal ~
Lance Corporal Sean P. Neal, 19, of Riverside, California, died Oct. 23, in Baghdad, Iraq, from a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force - Crisis Response - Central Command, whose headquarters element deploys from Camp Pendleton, California. The incident is under investigation.
He enlisted in the Marines on July 22, 2013, and achieved his current rank on September first of this year. Neal was supporting Operation Inherent Resolve, which refers to the U.S. military campaign against the Islamic State in the Middle East.
Photo: KPBS.org
Source: Department of Defense
Saturday, October 25, 2014
Lantana mayor might shave off beard
This IS a BIG deal folks!! Lantana Mayor Dave Stewart says, "If you raise $20,000 to Forgotten Soldiers Outreach by November 9, I will shave off my hair and beard."
Read about it...
Boca Raton
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At last night's football game, there was discussion on how to pronounce Boca RATON. Just like it spells...raton--sort of like Baton...Rat-on..or Ra-tone. Here is a cute video clip.Those from that city go "nuts" when people mispronounce their city's name.
At last night's football game, there was discussion on how to pronounce Boca RATON. Just like it spells...raton--sort of like Baton...Rat-on..or Ra-tone. Here is a cute video clip.Those from that city go "nuts" when people mispronounce their city's name.
Friday Night Lights
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Although it looked like it would be bad weather all evening, we did have this glorious sky right before the game with West Boca Raton.
Last night was Alumni Night and the school had a special treat for us in the school's cafeteria: plenty of Bud's
Chicken, cole slaw (which was fabulous), hush puppies and a dessert to die for made by the kids in home economics. All these kids are so polite to all of us Senior folks.
The Lake Worth Trojans football team won Friday's home conference game against West Boca Raton by a score of 28-7
Mascot Trojans Team Varsity 14-15 Colors Maroon, Silver, White Coach Jessie Hester Address, Overall 5-4 District 3-3, National Rank 4047, State (FL) Rank 218
Read about the game
Former principal, Dave Cantley
The Lake Worth Trojans football team won Friday's home conference game against West Boca Raton by a score of 28-7
Mascot Trojans Team Varsity 14-15 Colors Maroon, Silver, White Coach Jessie Hester Address, Overall 5-4 District 3-3, National Rank 4047, State (FL) Rank 218
Quote of the Day - Allen West
Some time ago, President B. Hussein Obama delivered his ISIS
strategy — he was adamant about not having American combat troops as part of
any operation. Obama stated that the solution would be to utilize the Syrian
Free Army — a group he once referred to as “fantasy” and just a bunch of “doctors, farmers,
and pharmacists.”But now there are reports that the Syrian opposition force to be recruited by the U.S. military and its coalition partners will be trained to defend territory, rather than to seize it back from the Islamic State. I read that as “whatever ISIS takes, ISIS keeps.” Am I missing something here? But it sure sounds like the Obama administration is giving ISIS a green light. Steadfast and Loyal
Allen West
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