Coming Attractions..."TRUTH MATTERS"

Next Sunday (April 15) I will start my Internet radio program called "Truth Matters". It will air from 8 to 9 p.m. every week on Lake Worth Talk.com, right after the Live Show with Jim Stafford.

Content will focus on current events and topics related to the City of Lake Worth. I plan to do a lot of education on the role of zoning, land use law and historic preservation to clear up a lot of misconceptions. We will explore how other communities have met the challenges of redevelopment and how they have successfully attracted investment dollars. We'll examine market forces and how they affect the quality of life that we experience here in Lake Worth, along with global and national trends. We'll also look into green building and its role in the future redevelopment of our City.

I am hoping to use this as a venue to educate in order to prepare residents for the large number of Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Code changes that will be considered by the Planning and Zoning Board and the City Commission later this year. We can even use the show to go over the changes proposed as a result of the Master Planning process that has been on-going for the past two years.

It will be interactive and I plan on using this site, in combination with the Lake Worth Talk discussion board, to field questions. Great news - as of today Lake Worth Talk is offering blogs on that site. So, I can post all show related information there under "Truth Matters". I will be testing out various formats this week. But that will turn out to be a great place to display items that we are talking about on the show - and allow for the interaction - like a classroom!

All this is part of an attempt to get out an objective, timely and reliable set of facts regarding the various situations we face here in the City of Lake Worth. I am hopeful that this will help combat the efforts of those seeking to manipulate reality through misunderstandings or outright distortions of fact.

It should be a fun and interesting time. If you have suggestions on some of the topics we should cover, let me know.

The first show will cover the basics of Growth Management legislation in the State of Florida, the importance of the City's Comprehensive Plan and Future Land Use Map, Future Land Use designations, the Zoning Code and Zoning districts within the City of Lake Worth.

Thanks - and let's look forward to a better Lake Worth!