List of EGREGIOUS things related to the Lake Worth Beach

• Then citizen Christopher McVoy leads signature gathering effort to repeal three ordinances, getting 2,500 signatures and then being sued by the city for interference, upon which the current beach rehabilitation was approved and does not acknowledge this glaring fact.  Hometown Democracy, who heard of it?
• Commissioner Suzanne Mulvehill trumpets her "greatest accomplishment" as saving the casino building from demolition yet the plan they approved demolishes at least 80 percent of the building. No one acknowledges this from the dais other than one Commissioner.
• No cost/benefit analysis performed about rehab of existing building seaward of the Coastal Construction Control Line (CCCL) versus building a new building further west - outside of the CCCL. Building west would be less complex and therefore less costly.
• Former Commissioner Cara Jennings prepares an elaborate presentation about "managed retreat" from the coastline, but is mute on re-building the existing building in its seaward CCCL position.
• All of the above received ample contributions from the casino building tenants - McVoy and Mulvehill think keeping rents low for the existing tenants is the main goal for leasing the building - not charging market rent.  Go figure.
• Rehabilitation of the building is being funded by the city's "cash portfolio", with no guarantee of end financing.  This is the same city that is facing a projected budget deficit of almost $5 million. Amount of financing need from the "cash portfolio" equals $6 million.  The city claims a financial emergency and is in a fist fight with all their bargaining units.
• City faces an unfunded multi-million dollar contingent liability in the form of a lawsuit levied by the city's partner on a previous beach plan.  Unknown amounts of money are being spent defending the city's position.
• If the Comprehensive Plan is found "not in compliance" - the judge sides with the petitioners in their challenge to the finding - then the land use designation and future land use map that identify the "Beach and Casino" future land use designation disappear.
• Many of the LEED certification items rely on expensive studies by engineers, special materials and reliance on tenant behavior - which do not guarantee LEED certification, which can come up to two years after the C.O.  Not being certified would violate F.S. 255.2575 Energy-efficient and sustainable buildings (2) as follows:  All county, municipal, school district, water management district, state university, community college, and Florida state court buildings shall be constructed to meet the United States Green Building Council (USGBC) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system, the Green Building Initiative’s Green Globes rating system, the Florida Green Building Coalition standards, or a nationally recognized, high-performance green building rating system as approved by the Department of Management Services. This section shall apply to all county, municipal, school district, water management district, state university, community college, and Florida state court buildings the architectural plans of which are commenced after July 1, 2008.
• Beach plan approved in dark of night before a sparse gathering of residents without a special meeting.  This for a property that has a bloody 30 + year history of public contention.
• Can you think of others?  Please add until we exhaust the list.