“Gee Wiz. I’m just so tired of elections all the time.”

Be patient citizens of the little City of Lake Worth. Change is coming.

If you didn’t know there was a referendum last March to increase the terms of our electeds from two to three years. The referendum did pass, and quite easily, this is what will happen as a result:

• There will be another election of candidates on March 13th, 2018 for mayor and commissioners in Districts 1 and 3.
• Another election of candidates will be held on March 12th, 2019, for Districts 2 and 4.
• There will be no election of candidates in the City of Lake Worth in 2020. Going forward there will be a year of rest and reflection between each City election.

City Manager Michael Bornstein’s reasoning for 3-year terms was solid. My thoughts prior to the vote was supported the idea in theory and didn’t think it would pass. I think a lot of people made up their minds in the voting booth when they saw the ballot item, paused for a moment, and then voted “Yes”.

Frankly, my hesitancy was the prospect of another Anarchist like Cara Jennings getting elected, having 3 years on the Commission, a frightening thought. True, the Anarchist Ryan Hartman lost in a landslide in 2016 but until that group is thoroughly discredited they are still a threat, but much less so now.

Also, curiously, the issue of the pay raises for elected officials was shaping up to be a campaign issue, but never did become one. Interesting.