Thursday, August 7, 2014

Pertinent Example

Estimated increase in tax for the Sabal Palm House, 109 N Golfview
Estimated increase in tax for the Parrot Cove Inn, 119 N Golfview
Click here to check Property Appraiser's website.

New "Calculator" Feature on City's Website

Click title for link. Follow the instructions and plug in your taxable value found on the Palm Beach County Property Appraiser's website.

Do not copy and paste the taxable value with the dollar sign - it will not calculate correctly. This shows the impact of the city's three planned borrowings. Below is an example using my property's taxable value:

Has the well run dry? Some old arguments resurfacing...




Update from City's Facebook Page


Class, today's lesson is...


Urban League in talks to buy West Palm Beach “colored hospital” | West Palm Beat

The fate of a West Palm Beach historic building may be determined soon. Click title for link. From the article:

For a half century, the building was the only hospital for blacks in five South Florida counties. Integration shut it down in the late 1950s. It stood empty for decades, then was renovated in 1999 as low-income apartments. It later became the national headquarters for the Charmettes service organization.
It then went into foreclosure and was sold in 2010 to Broward County-based Real Estate Services and Management for $106,000. It closed about a year and a half ago after a water pipe broke, according to police and neighbors.
LeNeve said Wednesday that Mayor Jeri Muoio and Commission President Sylvia Moffett, whose district includes the building, have been working with all parties on a deal.

Palm Beach Gardens term-limit group sues over ballots | www.mypalmbeachpost.com

Another one of the 38 Palm Beach County municipalities has a ballot issue, but this one is having trouble making it on the ballot. Click title for link.
Palm Beach Gardens Needs Term Limits has been collecting signatures for several months for two referendum questions: to amend the city charter to limit council members to two three-year terms; and to have that restriction apply to current council members.
The city council, following what it believed were the supervisor of elections’ requirements, approved a resolution July 10, authorizing her [Supervisor of Elections Susan Bucher] to place the questions on Nov. 4 ballots, provided the group got the required signatures.
But Bucher wrote the city clerk July 16 that the resolution would have to be revised because it did not provide the language to appear on the ballot. “We have worked very hard to establish a professional working relationship with your office and that of our legal counsel; however, we are unable to accept documents that fail to meet legal requirements,” Bucher wrote. “I would appreciate a greater effort of review of your Code of Ordinances, Florida Election laws and our mutual contract, so we may avoid this happening in the future.”

Olympia, Washington: Nissan Dealership Attack in Solidarity with 5E3 Prisoners Resulting in $100,000 Worth of Damage | anarchistnews dot org

Anarchists keep marching on. Click title for link. Their message:
In the early hours of Friday, July 18th, we attacked the Nissan Dealership in the Olympia Automall by spraying brake fluid on and slashing the tires of new yet-to-be-sold cars. We did this in solidarity with Amelie, Carlos, and Fallon (Better known as the 5E3 Prisoners.).
These three were arrested in Mexico City in January 2014 in alleged connection the firebombing of a Goverment [sic] Building and Nissan Car Dealership in the center of the city. Whether these three be innocent or guilty, we know they desire a world that is free from domination, a world where anarchy has a potential to flourish and our enemies are forced to deal with consistent attacks. We know that Amelie, Carlos, and Fallon are brave individuals who will be able to handle whatever any state-force chooses to throw at them. We are inspired by their courage, and their confinement only make us wish to continue our attacks on institutions of domination, support for each other, desire for a world free of prisons and capital.
We attacked this dealership to let our comrades know that they are not alone, that despite their imprisonment the anarchist struggle still continues on. We hope to see more actions like this occur.
Remember; It's Easy To Attack!
Click here for video.

First Mailing from City on Lake Worth 2020 Plan



Boating on Lake Worth. Year Unknown.

Albertype Post Card Company 

Wednesday, August 6, 2014

Lovely Lake Worth Streetscape...

N. Golfview, first block north of Lucerne Avenue

Theodore Roosevelt

"In a moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing. The worst thing you can do is nothing."

Announcement from Mayor Triolo - In the Hunt for Infrastructure Funding


From the City regarding assurances the bond money will spent as detailed in the bond plan

"The referendum to issue the bonds is the legal framework for the bond contract. In order to issue the bonds, the City will have to enter into a legal contract with lenders. The contract will contain legal covenants that are binding on the City regardless of any change in Administration or Elected Officials. The covenants would contain the project information and the city will have to follow those legal requirements in the spending of the bond proceeds. Bond proceeds cannot be spent on any items not contained in the covenants. The City’s auditor’s will audit the compliance with the bond covenants every year. If the City did not comply with the covenant that would be a default and there would be serious federal, state, legal, and financial ramifications."

Latest Post from City's Lake Worth 2020 Facebook Page


Seen at 12th Avenue South and Dixie Hwy.


Andy Warhol

"The best thing about a picture is that it never changes, even when the people in it do."

Spring training Astros Nationals West Palm Beach | www.mypalmbeachpost.com

The baseball stadium is still in the air and it is just a matter of who catches it. Note that they mention other municipalities are still talking to the teams and the county. However, the focus still seems to be on the West Palm Beach site at 45th Street and Haverhill. Click title for link.
The Houston Astros and Washington Nationals still want to share a new spring training stadium in West Palm Beach, but other cities in Florida and Arizona are trying to court the two teams.
“I know that different municipalities have been reaching out to both teams, but it’s still the preference of the Nationals and Astros to make this happen in West Palm Beach,’’ Giles Kibbe, general counsel for the Astros, told The Palm Beach Post on Monday.
Without naming specific cities, Kibbe said several are talking about either a single-team or a two-team facility. “I get calls from both Florida and Arizona, but our preference is very clear about getting a deal done in West Palm Beach,’’ Kibbe said.

Greenfield CA; Stanton has her own police chief

Assault with Deadly Weapon
08/03/2014
1 Block 5TH ST & MAPLE AV

Assault with Deadly Weapon
08/03/2014
400 Block EL CAMINO REAL

Homicide
08/03/2014
300 Block LAS MANZANITAS DR & PALM AV

Assault with Deadly Weapon
08/01/2014
900 Block CHERRY AV & 10TH ST

Assault with Deadly Weapon
07/31/2014
100 Block 13TH ST & OAK AV

Theft
07/31/2014
500 Block WALNUT AV & EL CAMINO REAL

Scenic Greenfield, CA

Imagine if those $13,000 a year went to Lake Worth's coffers...


Two Peas, One Pod



Tuesday, August 5, 2014

LW 2020 Ballot Issue "Yes!" Signs Now Available

Email me at wesblackman@gmail.com with your name and address, saying you are requesting a sign. We'll make sure you get one.

Lake Worth Resident Bob Lepa on LW2020 from Facebook


Public Service Message: Formaldehyde Exposure

Medical Management Guidelines for Formaldehyde (HCHO)

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For sensitized persons, odor is not an adequate indicator of formaldehyde's presence and may not provide reliable warning of hazardous concentrations. Odor adaptation can occur.

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Formaldehyde poisoning can cause permanent alterations of nervous system function, including problems with memory, learning, thinking, sleeping, personality changes, depression, headache, and sensory and perceptual changes.

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Now Showing! "Lake Worth Horror Story" coming to a door knob near you


Mr. Herman Robinson, the Chair of the Lake Worth Yes PAC and the second part of his letter, "We are WORTH it!"

Mr. Herman Robinson, the Chair of the Lake Worth YES PAC supporting the City's LW2020 Bond Vote this August 26, wrote a letter to me supporting the City's Plan. He titled the letter, "We are WORTH it!" I posted the letter in two parts and this is the second part (you can read the first part here)

"We are WORTH it!", by Herman Robinson

The discussion should center on how to pay for the needed repairs [to the infrastructure]. One way would be to take any available, unobligated funds and only do what that money would pay for. The problem is there are too many priorities. A 'Band-Aid' approach such as this exacerbates the problem and also doesn't generate a "real bang for the buck." This Band-Aid approach also may have the unintended effect of visible improvements like street lights and sidewalks getting completed while the unseen water pipes, sewers, and drainage continue to degrade.

The City of Lake Worth CANNOT produce enough revenue to tackle BOTH major infrastructure improvements AND meet operational expenses. It is simply not possible. Which brings us to General Obligation Bonds (GOBs), the reason I ask for your support on August 26. 

Municipalities issue GOBs to finance major projects much as you, a voter in Lake Worth, would finance a major purchase (such as a car, house, home improvement, etc.). GOBs are used to launch most major community improvements in the United States; they are a springboard if you will. The first such bond was issued in the United States in the year of 1812.

The City of Lake Worth has been very conservative with bond financing and our City has never defaulted. The money acquired using bonds has been used as stated and paid back appropriately. When the issue of bond financing comes up in our City there are some who always seek to instill fear and mistrust in the community using phrases as "bonds are an 'open checkbook' for those 'running the show'."

As stated in the paragraph above, the City's history using bonds to finance projects has been excellent. The current bond plan on the ballot this coming August 26 is as basic as a bond could possibly be: keep our water pure, dispose of the sewage properly, and keep the streets safe for all our fellow citizens. 

The parameters expressly limit what the money can be used for with legal requirements that give it 'teeth.' The City also has built into the LW2020 Plan an oversight component with quality control to be done by personnel not employed by the City.

I support the City's Bond Plan and encourage all my fellow Citizens to Vote FOR the LW2020 Bond Plan on the ballot this August 26. The need for infrastructure repairs is immediate. If we don't believe in our City no one else will either.

We are WORTH it!

Sincerely,
Herman Robinson
Lake Worth YES PAC

Paid Political Advertisement Paid for By Lake Worth Yes P.A.C., 114 Ocean Breeze St., Lake Worth, FL 33460

Letter to Editor in Today's Palm Beach Post (8/5/14)

Click title for link. This about says it all:

Lake Worth needs what tax will give

I read with great interest Friday’s article, “Opponents spar with city over bond vote.” While I understand Katie McGiveron’s position and involvement, I fail to see what Dennis Dorsey has to do with any of this. Granted, at one time he was the mayor and also served as a commissioner, however, he does not presently live in the city, and according to my research, does not own any property in the city, which makes me wonder what his ulterior motive might be. Regardless, the residents of Lake Worth must vote YES on Aug. 26.

It is true that the owner of a single-family home in which he or she resides and is able to claim homestead exemption will see a slight increase in property taxes, but they should. Where else could we live so close to the ocean and pay such low property taxes? Instead, those who will be paying the most are the ones who should have been paying all along: owners of multiple properties in the city, a good number of whom do not even live here.

Another issue that hurts the city is the double homestead exemption that many homeowners are able to claim. Couple that with low property values and 50 percent of homeowners in Lake Worth don’t even pay property taxes. Perhaps, if we were able to eliminate the double homestead exemption it might make a difference, but that must be dealt with on a state level. In the meantime, we must do what we can on a local level. Otherwise, we will never collect enough in fees or property taxes to maintain what we have, let alone make improvements and upgrades.

SUZANNE MARTINEZ, LAKE WORTH

Monday, August 4, 2014

Mayor Pam's Monday Message


The City will give presentations for the LAKE WORTH 2020 plan tonight!

Monday, August 4th @ 6:30 pm Brogues Downunder hosted by Downtown Jewel NA

Monday, August 4th @ 7:00 The Mayan Center 430 N. "G" ST. Hosted by Tropical Ridge NA

A creative reader just sent this to me...

Not sure about the 400 years, but worth sharing.

Condo developers, church, close sale of West Palm Beach... | www.mypalmbeachpost.com

Despite a continuing court fight, the deal has gone through between the church and the future developer of the Chapel-on-the-Lake site. The total price the church received for the property is $21 million. Click title for link. Here is a summary of where things stand in the courtroom;
The developers and the city have moved forward with the process despite three separate legal actions on the project. Proponents have called it an attractive addition to the waterfront, while some residents decried it as an eyesore.
Citizens for Thoughtful Growth, a neighborhood group, filed two separate court actions asking the courts to declare that the city broke its own rules in January when it approved the project.
A judge later ruled GAK can partially intervene but cannot file any motions or counterclaims or take part in the gathering of facts. And on June 10, GAK filed its own suit against Citizens, arguing the group’s legal moves constituted “tortuous interference and abuse of process.”

Nan Rich: ‘They should know by now, I’m not going away’ | Post On Politics

I respect Nan Rich and am glad to see that she is keeping at it. Her campaign may end up being symbolic, but it is an important and sincere voice that needs to be listened to. I happened to see her when she made an appearance at St. Andrews Episcopal church here in Lake Worth a few weeks ago. You can check out the playlist below (about an hour long).  There is also a video of her recent appearance in Delray Beach this past weekend as part of the article. Click title for link.

Lynn Anderson on State Senator Jeff Clemens and LW2020


In the right-hand column of this blog you'll find a quote from State Senator Jeff Clemens (former Mayor of the City of Lake Worth) on the Lake Worth 2020 Plan. Senator Clemens is a supporter of the plan and encourages its passage to help some of the nagging infrastructure problems we have in Lake Worth. Senator Clemens explained how getting money from the state works, he says:
"Asking the legislature for all the money to do a project almost never works. The City has to have skin in the game too." 
The Senator was referring to the 2020 Bond Vote on August 26. The Senator went on to say, if the 2020 Vote passes:
"I will then be able to go to the legislature and say 'the citizens of the City have made the commitment to do it,' now it's up to us to try to find a way to help."
Most people would have a positive take on what the Senator said, right? The Senator being a former Mayor, now a State Senator, is in a unique position to help the City. Someone with a keyboard doesn't agree.

Not surprisingly, in one of the more disjointed and unhinged 'analyses' you'll probably ever read about the City's 2020 Bond, the "other blogger" attempts to convince you, the voter, to vote No on the City Plan using the following points:

- State Senator Clemens
- LW 2020 Plan
- Progressive
- Liberal Democrat
- Religion
- Abortion
- Education funding
- Grant money
- Potholes
- Politics

And she did it all with JUST 87 WORDS!!!!!!! Amazing.

In her own words:

Sunday, August 3, 2014

Beware: The Carnies are on the loose.

Click here for more on carnies.

From the LW2020 Facebook page...

"71.5 miles of city streets will be reconstructed under the Lake Worth 2020 Program = 73% of the 98.1 miles of city-owned roads."

Click here for Fire Ant's latest, playing with straws...

Here we go again, another lead balloon from “Fire Ant” at the Broward New Times, click title for link. Most of us are familiar with Fire Ant and his efforts to fairly (hey, stop chortling!) report the issues here in Lake Worth and environs. After his last feeble attempt to scuttle the Lake Worth 2020 Bond Vote by raising 'sea level rise' failed to gain any traction, he's still treading for a way to convince people to vote against improving our City of Lake Worth. Remember the exact sort of work (water/sewer/fire hydrant and road replacement) that will be part of the LW2020 plan is taking place right in front of their wunderkind Commissioner McVoy's non-homesteaded property, independent of potential rising seas.

In his latest piece, he curiously writes, “No one can travel the length and breadth of the city without seeing the need for repairs to streets and sidewalks -- particularly in poorer neighborhoods. Underground, the water and sewer system has decayed.” So even “Fire Ant” can't ignore the obvious and is apparently capable of brief, lucid moments.

Those of you familiar with “Fire Ant's” style of making multiple points, drawing imaginary lines and then he tells us what he thinks is really happening. Save your time and go directly to where he cites Law Professors Stanley Langbein and Joseph W. Little. The two professors confirm for “Fire Ant” that ballot language in Florida is limited in length and specificity because: “1) Ballot measures, by law, are limited as to length, leaving little room for detail. 2) Municipalities, reasonably, want flexibility in projects as they unfold.

Powerful stuff “Fire Ant,” intellectually you want the voters of Lake Worth to vote 'Against' because the language of the City's ballot is limited “by law” and the ballot also provides the City some “flexibility.”

Maybe “Fire Ant” is not using his real name for a reason? If it comes as any surprise, he gets most of his information from former Commissioner Golden.

“Fire Ant” is not done by a long shot. One of his favorite tactics is coming out with a hit-piece days before an election or vote not giving the target time to respond or refute. Most notoriously he's known for his hit-piece on present West Palm Beach Commissioner Shanon Materio when he wrote on March 8, 2013, four days before election day:
“Tuesday's election -- a non-partisan affair between two Democrats -- will reveal whether the citizens of West Palm Beach see through her [WPB City Commissioner Shanon Materio's] muck.”
As you, the voter, educate yourself on the Lake Worth 2020 Bond ballot question on August 26 I suggest you ignore the “muck” from the “Fire Ant” and ignore his next creative writing assignment before election day.

Coming to a door knob near you...


Click here for more information on LW2020 from the City's website

Wow, it's been a rough few days in Greenfield CA

Assault with Deadly Weapon
08/01/2014
900 Block CHERRY AV & 10TH ST

Assault with Deadly Weapon
07/31/2014
100 Block 13TH ST & OAK AV

Theft
07/31/2014
500 Block WALNUT AV & EL CAMINO REAL

Theft of Vehicle
07/30/2014
200 Block 3RD ST & PALM AV

Assault with Deadly Weapon
07/30/2014
200 Block 6TH ST & OAK AV

Assault
07/28/2014
300 Block ST MATTHEW ST

Saturday, August 2, 2014

Two excerpts from the Lake Worth Herald editorial titled, "Bond Issue Makes Strange Bedfellows", July 31, 2014

"What is surprising is the kin ships [sic] being developed among citizens of Lake Worth. Seldom is there an issue in Lake Worth which causes the have's and the have not's to play on the same team. It is apparent, some with the wherewithal to support the rebuilding of Lake Worth selfishly cry it will cost them too much. At the same time, there are those who pay no taxes who don't want the bond issue either. They may be afraid their property value will rise and they may have to pay some taxes.
     Standing across the aisle from those extremes are those who will see a tax increase and are willing to accept it to improve living conditions in Lake Worth.
     There are many in Lake Worth who think Lake Worth is only where they venture, and would never venture into many of the neighborhoods. Neighborhoods where there has never been adequate fire hydrants, sidewalks or paved streets. They don't feel a need to include those citizens in this 'diverse', 'Old Florida feel' community.
     This issue, like many issues preceding it will splinter the populous and this is exactly what a vocal minority in Lake Worth finds exciting and will always twist facts, issue misleading statements and attempt to make them sound like they came from some authority."

[and later...]

"All that can be said is 'paranoia strikes deep'. This group only tries to instill paranoia."

Also in the Lake Worth Herald this week, our own Pelican Pete had something to say:

"It is easy to sit back and be a sniper intent on halting improvement in the City. It takes more of a man to stand behind the positive, honest intent of those Elected to govern. Snipers exist in every level of government."

For the entire editorial, read more City of Lake Worth news, and enjoy the clever musings of our Pelican Pete go to: LWHerald.com

From last night's Lake Worth Critical Mass Bike Ride

Beautiful Morning on Lake Worth Beach

From Rick InFlorida

More cyferin': The Citizens Against Unfair Taxation...CAUT PAC

For all those curious about the curious activity of the Citizens Against Unfair Taxation (CAUT) PAC, it's a double-feature this week! We have two reports (P3/amendment and P4) with curiously little information. Are they not being transparent?

The first report is an amendment to the P3 report (7/12/14-7/18/14); once again they show no contributions and only one expenditure. The Citizens Against Unfair Taxation (CAUT) are doing their best to re-circulate the money they're raising into our local economy. Raise money local, spend money local! The CAUTs ordered door hangers from BURBANK, CALIFORNIA 91505. Not kidding.

The new report, P4 (7/19/14-7/25/14), again shows NO contributions (hmmmm hmmmm) and two expenditures. Lynn Anderson shows an in-kind contribution for $18 (voter list) and Laurence McNamara shows an in-kind for $13.72 (zip ties to attach signs to stakes). Lynn Anderson, who is lovingly referred to as 'Pinkie the Revisionist Blogging Clown' here is one of the highest CAUT contributors with $268 in checks and in-kind. Well, at least from what they've reported so far.

Am I to conclude the PAC formed by Atlantis-resident Dennis Dorsey and Katie McGiveron has NOT received ANY contributions since 7/10/14, seventeen days ago? David Plouffe at the White House will want answers as well as CBS Evening News, Dateline NBC, and the Today Show. I will let you know what I hear. We are including the United Nations, the entire Starfleet Command structure and the United Federation of Planets in all of our transmissions and communications.

Opportunities to hear the FACTS on the LW2020 Plan before August 26th

Monday, August 4th @6:30 pm Brogues Downunder hosted by Downtown Jewel NA

Monday, August 4th @ 7:00 The Mayan Center 430 N. "G" ST. Hosted by Tropical Ridge NA

Friday, August 22nd @ 6PM The Lake Worth Playhouse Hosted by the City

Saturday, 23rd @ 1PM The Lake Worth Playhouse Hosted by the City

Saturday, August 23rd @ 5PM First Congregational Church 1415 N "K" St College Park NA

PLEASE NOTE: Meetings hosted by NA's.. The times posted are the times they start their meetings.. Where the Speaker is in the lineup is up to each NA... If early, enjoy the fellowship.

C-51 Reservoir Project Mainly To Benefit South County, Broward

And it will also benefit the water quality in the Lake Worth Lagoon by reducing storm runoff into the eastern part of the C-51 canal. That is fresh water with many contaminants and silt that will not end up in the Lagoon. Plus, this project will create a reservoir to conserve water during drought conditions and direct more water to the south. Click title for link. From the Town Crier article:
The Palm Beach County League of Cities recently learned from a report about the C-51 Reservoir Project that the $433 million project on the Palm Beach Aggregates land primarily will benefit municipalities in Broward County and southern Palm Beach County.
At the league’s July 23 meeting in Juno Beach, attendees learned that the project is designed to store billions of gallons of water that are otherwise released to tide, disrupting the ecological balance of the Lake Worth Lagoon. The project will release the water instead to areas to the south that face serious water shortages.
[later in article]
“The C-51 is considered more of a regional project than a local project, although governments in the area and adjacent to the C-51 Basin need to be a part of the discussion and formulation of this project as they continue to get into more details,” Tropepe [Lisa Tropepe, an engineer with the Engenuity Group and past president of the league] said. “There’s always a concern about the balancing of excess water in the wet season and the lack thereof in the dry season.”
SFWMD staff has confirmed the feasibility of moving water from the C-51 Canal through Lake Worth Drainage District system using the E-1 Canal through southern Palm Beach County to Broward County. Additional analysis is being conducted to determine seepage losses or gains of water moved into Broward County.

Friday, August 1, 2014

Part of the Lake Worth Critical Mass Bike Ride tonight...

We did a loop around the city - no incidents, just a few minor falls and mechanical mishaps. The Lake Worth ride takes place the first Friday of the month, leaving Bryant Park around 7 p.m. There were close to 100 riders.




The type of comments the other blogger allows

Check the date.

This is from the Town of Palm Beach re the Lake Worth Bridge:

The Lake Avenue (Lake Worth) Bridge, over the Intracoastal Waterway in the city of Lake Worth, will have the westbound outside lane closed on Thursday, August 7th from 9 a.m. until 3:30 p.m., for deck welding and handrail repair. 

From one of the "betters" - Dee McNamara (Reposted from 7/10/14)

This was sent to me as a message on Facebook yesterday. Here it is unedited.

"This is the  typical inferior element which only talent is:
Smearing their betters.
Losers like that primitive  non-contributing to human well being tragic,types with empty,useless lives,
 are  only capable of throwing
mud at dignified ,charitable  Lake Worth, highly succcessful Citizens like Mr. Dorsey.He donated the swimming pool to lake Worth High School.

The tragically useless mudslinging far from perfect, ape,
 has donated only  street thug style attacks,
 on known dignified Lake Worth Citizens , has contributed only foul, miserable, nasty comments on their betters, the  known good,moral  Lake Worth Citizens.

Only idiots like this inferior one, who knows nothing about the economic  damage to the City and Highest tax payers,   threatening, 
for nefarious infra structure plans, with a Bond which this idiot knows nothing about the process of issuance,runners, Bondholder,costs attached to this dirty deal, wants to give his useless ,as usual street thug style attack. on his betters,

 who are aware of the full damaging financial impact for fellow highest taxpayers!
A 30 year $63,000,000  Bond at maturity will have cost Lake Worth highest  Taxpayers $131,000,000,- for only 30% of our infrastructure repairs." - Dee McNamara, July 9, 2014

Translation assistance welcomed.

What a difference a year makes...

John Rinald's comments on the blog run by a major contributor to Citizens Against Unfair Taxation political committee (more than her own property tax bill) from July 2013. O.K., the city came up with a plan to generate the money to repair our infrastructure. So why now all the negativity?


PBSO - Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office - Situation and Arrest Report

On 7/30/2014 at 6:50pm the victim arrived at 1100 block of South K Street, Lake Worth, to meet with friends. Upon arrival the victim was confronted by the suspect, CODY MINCEY. The suspect stole the victim's gold bracelet and fled back to his residence. As the victim was trying to understand what just occurred the suspect exited his residence and again confronted the victim demanding more property. The victim refused and the suspect entered the victims pocket. They began to struggle when MINCEY produced a small black semi auto and pistol whipped the victim. MINCEY was able to steal $50 during fight with victim. During the fight MINCEY backed away from the victim, racking the slide on the gun. Fearing being shot the victim fled.

While conducting the investigation, PBSO Detectives learned the suspect barricaded himself inside an apartment that does not belong to him. The apartment was locked down where announcements were made by PBSO. After approximately 20 minutes deputies were able to coax the suspect to surrender.

Suspect made incriminating statements and was later transported to Palm Beach County Jail. A search warrant was drafted and executed in the MINCEY’s residence. Located in the residence were two black (realistic looking) pellet gun's with metal frames. Also located was a Remington 12 Gauge shotgun with the serial number removed.
Cody Mincey

Sneak peek at the new door-hangers...


Where the Citizens Against Unfair Taxation's door hangers came from...

Soon your doorknob may have a hanger from a Political Action Committee formed outside the borders of Lake Worth, FL. The name of this Outside Political group is 'Citizens Against Unfair Taxation' or CAUT. This Political group was formed by Katie McGiveron and City of Atlantis resident Dennis Dorsey. The CAUT door hanger on your door knob, in Lake Worth FL, was produced and printed in CALIFORNIA. Burbank, CA, actually. Burbank is 3,174 miles from Lake Worth, FL. This is according to their latest treasurer report filing - an amendment to a previous report. I guess they forgot they bought some fliers?

A very long trip for a flyer that wants to "educate" you on why our City is fine just fine the "Way It Is." Can we get a carbon footprint estimate on this shipment please?

Here is "About Us" from the company in California where Dorsey ordered his door hangers:

"Ten years ago, Got Print [GotPrint.com] started out as a small, family-run business in Toluca Lake, California, with a goal that would soon become a tradition: to provide fast, economical, and convenient service without sacrificing quality. In no time at all, this steadfast tradition helped us evolve into a continually growing and dependable company."

Are we to conclude that Dennis Dorsey, Katie McGiveron, Lynn Anderson, Laurence and Dee McNamara, Jo-Ann Golden, Commissioner McVoy [et al] believe Our City, Lake Worth, is incapable of reproducing the success of a small business like GotPrint right here in Lake Worth? I know plenty of local printers that would have liked to have this business, however small. I can even understand a Lake Worth business not wanting to take the work for political/business reasons, but they at least could have used a Palm Beach County printer.

Maybe when the bond passes and the improvements are done to the public infrastructure in the Park of Commerce, a dynamic printer like this could locate here, add to our industrial/commercial tax base and employ Lake Worth residents.

What to know about Lake Worth's $63.5 million bond referendum | www.mypalmbeachpost.com

Excellent summary of the LW2020 bond issue and ballot question. I like the approach used by the Post reporter of the claim/counter-claim format. People are also reminded that Dennis Dorsey is an Atlantis resident. Katie McGiveron is clearly on the defensive with this quote. Click title for link to article.
Katie McGiveron, who lives in Lake Osborne, doesn’t buy the city’s arguments. In June, she and Atlantis resident Dennis Dorsey formed Citizens Against Unfair Taxation, a campaign group to defeat Lake Worth 2020, the bond referendum. As of July 21, they’ve raised $2,150.
“It’s not that I hate Lake Worth,” McGiveron said, “It’s not a question of ‘We don’t have enough money.’ It’s more of a question of ‘You mismanaged the money I gave you.’” She doesn’t trust the city with the money, especially when the tax bill for homeowners will go up.
Please share this link with your friends and neighbors.

New All Aboard Florida advertisement...

Click here for Palm Beach Post article on topic. From the article:
The 30-second commercial began airing on television stations last week, and came after a group opposed to the train service released its own television advertisement criticizing the project.
On Wednesday, the company sent out a mass email asking recipients to visit a website that allows supports to submit endorsement letters to local leaders.
“As the project progresses, it is important for governmental entities and elected officials to hear your supportive voice,” the email said.