Point of View: Keep current tax burden in mind when fixing...

Click title for link if you feel like reading Laurence McNamara's whiny diatribe filled with sour grapes and spilled milk thrown in for good measure. Choose carefully as I would not want it to affect the rest of your day.

Do you think that the city's pioneers, who we celebrate on a wall in our City Hall, thought that all their hard work at establishing a city (at what was then the edge of civilization) was only to last the length of their own lives?

No, they built a city that had no expiration date.

They expected their families and other people that would come to their "Wonder City" and would do so for generations - not just so they could get their money and time they spent back before the end of their lives. Something happened between then and now. Our leaders lost track of the need to continue to invest in our infrastructure. Other areas opened up to development and money and people decided there were other options in where they could live. Unfortunately, some subscribed to the notion of the "throw away" city. Detroit is a glaring example.

If the city of Lake Worth is to survive, and as Commissioner Szerdi says "thrive" into the 21st century, it will require a "reboot" in the effort to diversify our tax base and have a safe and sound set of public infrastructure for future Lake Worth residents. Apparently Mr. McNamara's grasp of history only goes back so far as the political grudges he holds that were fostered by the sorry candidates he supported. I hope that Mr. McNamara and his lovely wife continue to live out their privileged existence on North Lakeside Drive for many more years. Meanwhile, others will do the work that has to be done to maintain our city.

Here are some pictures from the other side of the city, out of sight of our manicured golf course on the water.

For a refreshing contrast, you can re-read the Post's editorial which prompted Mr. McNamara utterance.

I still have questions about the Lake Worth 2020 program and more information will be coming from the city to fill in the gaps. Do not misinterpret my support as blind support.