Lake Worth Casino, progress on 2nd floor ‘fix’: As for Feb. 15th deadline, “We’ll just have to wait and see?”

Briefly, for a look back how we got here, what happened at the Lake Worth Casino 2nd floor in September 2015, and why “It’s only a problem when it rains . . . and it rains a lot in south Florida”, click on this link to see those photos and emails from over two years ago.
 

Below is a brief update (with recent photos from last week) about where we are now vis-à-vis the 2nd floor at Lake Worth Casino structure.

From last September on this blog asked, “With the February 15th [2018] deadline approaching, what is the status of the Casino settlement?” The settlement between the City of Lake Worth with Morganti (the construction company) and REG (the architect) if you recall, was finally reached on August 1st of this year.

Now, with the deadline less than three months away, this would be the perfect time for a press release from the entities involved — whether from the City or construction company, or both — about the status of this long-overdue ‘fix’ (as its been described at Commission meetings), or is the message to the public, “We’ll just have to wait and see?”

This ‘fix’ is one of the more obvious issues and “hot-button” topics, but certainly not the only one. For example, how will the City recoup all the lost revenue since 2012–2013 not having a fully functional 2nd floor at the Casino and Beach complex?

One last point: How will it be proven the ‘fix’ actually works and prevents water from leaking into the Casino structure?

A former City commissioner, the one with a PhD, suggested during one of the many meetings about another in a long line of “Tolling Agreements” that 5 or 6 fire trucks could be lined up in front of the structure and have firemen blast the 2nd floor with water for 15 minutes or so. Not sure how ‘scientific’ that would be, but at least it’s something.

However, even after the work is completed, there are many unanswered questions. Again, will the City ever reclaim lost revenue from the 2nd floor vacant space “with a ‘killer’ view”? After the ‘fix’ will the Casino be LEED certified? Will the Casino structure receive a permanent Certificate of Occupancy (CO) or continue operating with a permanent temporary CO, a certificate that doesn’t even exist but keeps the doors open? Will the City be protected if it’s discovered later on water continues to leak into the structure?

Anyhow. . .

The good news is work has commenced on the 2nd floor of the Casino structure and is scheduled to be completed by or prior to February 15th:

Two photos from 4 days ago.
Click on the images to enlarge. 

On the 2nd floor, view looking east.

A closer look:

And stay tuned: Before long we’ll be learning more from CPZ Architects and the “Lake Worth Beach Complex Conceptual Plans Design, Cost Estimates & Construction Design and Construction Phase”.