Just to be clear. . . all the consternation about a Wawa on 10th Ave. North in the City of Lake Worth

[UPDATE: The agenda for tomorrow’s City Commission meeting is now available. And no, there is no agenda item concerning a Wawa being constructed at 10th Ave. North and ‘A’ Street.]

Was pleased to hear the blog post (see below) from last December cut through a lot of the noise and made a lot of sense to people who are very upset about this situation. It’s important to understand this issue hasn’t even made it to the Planning and Zoning Board, if it even gets there. At a minimum there would need to be four (4) public City meetings (likely more than 4), each duly published and noticed, along with backup material for the interested public.

For anyone to suggest the public is being “bamboozled” or “shut out” of the process is absolutely false. 

As always, Thank You for visiting my blog. Without further ado. . .

I already addressed this several times on this blog: Any possibility of a Wawa on the southeast lot of 10th Ave. North and ‘A’ Street. You can read more about that using this link. Below is an excerpt from The Lake Worth Herald last October:

According to sources in City Hall, there are some major hurdles Wawa would have to clear before they would be allowed to build there.

Two important points: 1) There is no law and not improper in any way for any company or developer bringing an idea or project forward. 2) Whether it goes anywhere is another story.

If the City said “No! Just go away”, that would open the way for lawsuit(s). Remember the good ‘ole days by a previous City Commission and lawsuit after lawsuit?

So what’s a concerned citizen to do? Stay involved and pay attention. Peruse the City’s website for future Planning/Zoning meetings and look at the agendas. If a project is proposed you’ll have plenty of time and opportunity to make public comment and communicate with your elected City officials and staff.

Please share this information with your friends and neighbors.