Friday, November 14, 2008

Return Vespo; fix runoff

On Tuesday, Lake Worth voters choose between two good candidates in a runoff for the District 4 city commission seat. The Post recommends incumbent Dave Vespo.

Since his election in 2006, Commissioner Vespo and his colleagues have made significant progress on many of Lake Worth's basic problems - crime, water, electricity, the public beach. Merging the city's police force with the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office was the slam-dunk among the bunch, and Commissioner Vespo was the strongest supporter. The city has more officers on the streets and access to many more resources. His opponent, Suzanne Mulvehill, opposed the merger.

The Palm Beach Post gets it right. Click title for link. Also a good idea about an "instant run-off" instead of the current system.