Frustration

Well, after trying out a new piece of technology at last night's City Commission meeting, I met with disappointment upon my return to find that nothing I recorded last night ended up on my memory card. But, the memories are still vivid in my mind. Busy day today so I thought I would get these thoughts out quickly for your information.

The green pool. Put away your conspiracy theories. An $8,000 pool pump broke and the city has found a replacement pump. Help is on the way and life will go on. All efforts are being made to get the pool back up and operational as was discussed at the last City Commission meeting.

And how about a public information request by none other than Mary Lindsey, over a period of four months, on the current franchise agreement for Lake Worth to provide electricity to about a third of the village of Palm Springs? And then we find out that Palm Springs Village Council approved a franchise agreement, on first and second readings within the past two months - but what are the terms of that agreement? And we were greeted by "cow eyes" on the dais in reaction to these revelations.

Commissioner McVoy admitted that the city should be using the "new website" to get out information on the pool as rumor control. If someone wants me to come by with my point-and-shot digital camera and take a 3 minute video to put on YouTube and start a city YouTube channel, let me know. I am donating my services. I won't charge $20,000.

The residential development at Boutwell and Lake Worth Roads was approved, but only after hearing from Commissioner McVoy how he has some problems with this being rushed forward. He voted "for it" on first reading, by the way. We heard the unbelievable questions about "Who are these people? What is their track record? Is the city giving away the store here? The always charming Ms. Anderson wanted a complete vetting of the company. What are their other projects? Where's the "D and D?"

THE CITY DOESN'T OWN THIS PROPERTY.

IT IS NEVER GOOD ENOUGH FOR SOME PEOPLE. HERE WE HAVE A PROJECT THAT HAS GONE THROUGH THE ALL THE REQUIRED PROCEDURES. THE APPLICATION WAS FILED IN NOVEMBER OF LAST YEAR AND IS ONLY NOW BEING APPROVED AND WE ARE SOMEHOW RUSHING THIS THROUGH. THE PROJECT IS NOT USING ANY LOCAL, COUNTY, STATE OR FEDERAL MONEY AND WE ARE SUPPOSED TO BE LOOKING AT THE FINANCIALS OF A PRIVATE ENTITY LOOKING TO BUILD A PROJECT IN OUR CITY THAT TAKES ADVANTAGE OF TRANSIT AND PROXIMITY TO THE PARK OF COMMERCE - WHO HAS SUPPLIED OVER A HALF A MILLION DOLLARS IN "PUBLIC BENEFITS" AND STILL THE SAME PEOPLE ARE NOT SATISFIED??? I PROCLAIM THEY WOULDN'T KNOW HAPPINESS IF IT BIT THEM IN THE FACE.

The good news is that is was approved 4-1, but the speech made by Commissioner McVoy was nothing more than an Annabeth Karson/Lynn Anderson rant. It's the same kind of thinking that has held back the city for EIGHT LONG YEARS IN GETTING ITS LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE PLAN APPROVED. MONKEY-WRENCHING AT ITS FINEST.

End of rant. I hope you all have a productive and prosperous day.