City of Lake Worth votes to challenge dredge and fill by Town of Palm Beach!

At the Lake Worth city commission meeting last night, the Town of Palm Beach appealed to Lake Worth not to opposed their 18 million dollar dredge and fill project that would surround the municipal beach at Lake Worth with poor-quality material. The City of Lake Worth Commission then voted 5-0 to join Surfrider Foundation, the Snook Foundation, the Eastern Surfing Associaion and three individuals in their legal challenge of the project. The Town of Palm Beach announced last week that they are setting aside 2 million dollars to fight the legal challenge. The meeting overflowed with surfers, fishermen, divers and residents who want to protect their beach. Only one person spoke in favor of the dredge project. That guy hates the near shore reef because he hurt his foot on it. The crowd laughed at his reasoning.

The actual court hearing is set for late August. No group has ever stopped a project like this, so wish us luck, and send money!

Our monthly Surfrider Foundation Chapter meeting is tomorrow night, July 17th, and we will have a notary on hand to verify all our member questionnaires that are required for the case. If you are not a member, you can join on Thursday and have direct impact on the case. Please attend and help us win this fight! The meeting is at 7:30 Thursday night at Ground Swell Surf Shop on Donald Ross Road in Juno Beach. The shop is on the north side of Donald Ross Rd, next to Dunkin Donuts, just west of U.S. 1.

See you there, and thanks to everyone helping us make history.

Tom