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Important steps forward. Click title for link to Lona O'Connor's article. Here is a bit:

Code compliance is key to a comeback. New, tighter ordinances – 35 of them — went into effect Sept. 1.
“It works in theory, but it hasn’t been put into practice,” Waters said. “That’s part of our challenge.”
Waters has completely rewritten the city’s land development regulations with an eye toward making it desirable for developers to do business here.
Under a steady barrage of resident complaints about vacant houses and other safety hazards, city commissioners in passing the new ordinances have identified stronger code enforcement as a key to making Lake Worth a more desirable place to live.