Yippee! There’s a protest TODAY in Lake Worth at 5:00 in front of City Hall. How cool is that?

Don’t get alarmed! Below is a stroll down memory lane. . . a blog post from January 27th, 2016. Remember the City ordinance to control the out-of-control behavior in the Downtown Cultural Plaza at night? Remember the ‘Curfew?’ that was never a “curfew” at all?

The word “curfew” is an example of what’s called loaded language. Note that the reporter never used the word “curfew” in the text of the article. Hope you enjoy this stroll down memory lane, to Jan. 27th, 2016:

Remember People: Don’t Get Upset! If you see the protesters just smile and say “Hi!”. Bring an extra umbrella for them or maybe a small item from World Thrift. Don't act like ‘Mr. Snarky’. As an ordinary citizen you can’t say much but you’ll have your chance on election day [March 2016]. So sit back and chill and focus on other things like getting our roads fixed and street corners lit so you feel safe going out at night. [emphasis added]

According to a press report some protesters are coming to Lake Worth to protest an ordinance to help keep our Cultural Plaza clean. What’s happening is at night some people are defecating and urinating in the Plaza. People who use the Plaza have had enough and they sought the help from Mayor Triolo, Vice Mayor Scott Maxwell, and Commissioner Amoroso and they did. They looked at all the options and created an ordinance.

Before most of the public uses the Plaza all the waste left there has to be cleaned up. So you never have to see it. And likely some public employees are on overtime. So you the public get a double-whammy. Not only does the Plaza have to be cleaned each morning but then have to pay the added cost to have all this work done.

Remember, Commissioner Ryan Maier thinks all that activity at night is “not that big a deal”. What do you think?

The protesters ostensibly are trying to help the homeless. But a whole lot of people think there’s something entirely different going on.

[And the election results from March 2016? Well, let's just say the public spoke. Clear and loud. Mayor Pam Triolo, Vice Mayor Scott Maxwell, and Andy Amoroso were all re-elected by landslide margins.]