Important Item on City Commission Agenda 1/6/09 - Gulfstream Hotel

I've re-posted some items related to the Gulfstream Hotel as an appeal of the Historic Resource Preservation approval is before the City Commission this Tuesday, January 9, 2009. The above picture is from a postcard circa 1950s - when the hotel was in its heyday.

What the owner of the property plans on doing is to restore the historic hotel and establish four (4) unlighted tennis courts on the hotel's western property (along South Lakeside), along with a small tennis pro-shop along Lake Avenue. The owner has agreed to drop plans for the larger spa/hotel that was planned for the same part of the property. What is being requested are changes that will allow this historic hotel to operate and contribute to the economic vitality of Lake Worth for the foreseeable future.

Please try to attend the meeting and speak in favor of allowing the property owner to continue their renovation plans and to deny the appeal. This is one of the few properties in the city that has individual placement on the National Register of Historic Places. It is integral with the identity of Lake Worth and is sorely missed when not in operation. If you cannot attend the meeting, please e-mail or phone your elected representatives on the Commission and tell them how strongly you feel about getting the hotel operating once again.

Below is how the item appears on the Commission's agenda.

Please contact me at wesblackman@gmail.com for more information. Thank you!