Pics from the Beach yesterday morning...

If you've been to the beach either early in the morning or later at night, you probably know that the beach is now open from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. The City Commission recently bought gates and had them installed at the entrance from South Ocean Boulevard and the Lake Avenue intersection. These pictures were both taken by a friend of mine around 7:45 a.m on Saturday morning. The gates for the east bound traffic were open, but the gates for the exiting traffic were still locked and in place. In the second and third pictures, you can see that exiting traffic has to "go the wrong way" - against traffic - to exit the property. The safety hazard this causes is obvious and it underscores how Lake Worth has the inability to do the simplest things, sometimes with potentially catastrophic results.

And, with the longest fishing pier on the east coast of Florida now repaired and opened for business, one would think it would be a good idea to have it open later in the evening for people that fish. Also, with the 9 p.m. closing time, what would happen if we had a restaurant there that wanted to serve dinner?

The second picture also presents one of the more unflattering views of our beloved Casino Building. This entire post has been sent to the Mayor, City Commissioners and City Manager.