Attention Lake Worth: Don't get distracted by commissioners Ryan Maier and Chris McVoy—Tell them to "Keep It Local!"

Just a reminder. . .A lot of distraction and misdirection will be on the City of Lake Worth's agenda tonight at the City Commission meeting. For instance, there's this from Commissioner McVoy:

Is this an efficient use of staff and taxpayer dollars for the little City of Lake Worth? Or stay focused on local issues and our local citizens/organizations?

Note that Commissioner McVoy has little control over what the Palm Beach County Commission is going to do or the State of Florida, for that matter. So the chances of the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives changing course on a trade matter because McVoy objects is silliness to the extreme.

However, taking staff time and City resources for this "resolution" does take away from efforts to fix problems right here in Lake Worth. And it takes up valuable time at a City Commission meeting.

We're also likely to be treated to a mind-numbing, long, and exhausting lecture on sea level rise from commissioners Maier and McVoy. They both attended the sea level rise conference in Key West along with Vice Mayor Scott Maxwell, who had these observations:

Vice Mayor Scott Maxwell says, "we need to focus on practical solutions" and "live within our means".

The public, or "the people" in Lake Worth need to demand more attention be paid to OUR CITY and less attention on matters we have little or no control over. Just to be curious am thinking of using a stopwatch to see how much time is used up by Maier and McVoy at the City Commission on matters other than those that are affecting the City at present. Matters such as the lack of adequate street lighting, missing fire hydrants, too-low water pressure, road infrastructure, and public safety issues.

Just don't get distracted! Understand these are just tactics used to try and change the debate and confuse people about the true problems we face as a City. I've jokingly pointed out that McVoy's tactics are eerily similar to those used by the CIA to monkeywrench government meetings, but maybe that isn't too far from the truth.

Talk "at great length" and raise "irrelevant issues as frequently as possible." Remind you of anyone?

Remember, Item 10B is on the agenda, the vote on whether the City's historic Gulf Stream hotel project will move forward or not. This is a crucial vote on the future of our City.