Certain myths that were part of the height campaign...

The City Commission did not raise height limits in the downtown. They lowered the allowable height to 45 feet between Dixie and Federal Hwys. They created more restrictions if someone wanted to build a 65 foot building east of Federal, by limiting that to only buildings with a minimum of 50 hotel units. This height limit was on the books for years and allowed many more types of buildings before - and we still have a "quaint, charming town with that old Florida feel."

No one is talking about "skyscrapers" - which were once defined as anything over 10 stories and now that doesn't even qualify. High-rise buildings are considered this according to an international standard:

high-rise building (ESN 18727)
Definition:
A high-rise building is a structure whose architectural height is between 35 and 100 meters (between 115 and 328 feet). A structure is automatically listed as a high-rise when it has a minimum of 12 floors, whether or not the height is known. If it has fewer than 40 floors and the height is unknown, it is also classified automatically as a high-rise.
Abstract:
A multi-story structure between 35-100 meters tall, or a building of unknown height from 12-39 floors.

A six-story building doesn't even approach a "high-rise." So you were lied to if you were told that these land development regulations were going to allow high-rise buildings in downtown Lake Worth. If you were lied to and scared that was about to happen, get on down to the City Commission meeting on Tuesday night and tell everyone what you were told. We are talking about a limited number of lots and a very small allowance for a new building (there are already buildings this tall and taller in the area east of Federal) that could reach 65 feet if it has 50 or more hotel rooms.

This does not a "concrete canyon" make. Would you really rather live next to abandoned buildings and vacant lots? Really?

Oh, and as for the state legislation that nullified the election, that is just too bad.