From Eliot Kleinberg: Lake Worth Mayor Pam Triolo and the State of the City Address

Click title for link to summary of the Mayor Pam Triolo's State of the City speech. Again, it was very upbeat, while pointing out areas the city still needs to improve. The article is by Eliot Kleinberg.

     For decades, Triolo said, Lake Worth’s neighbors and visitors have said, “if only Lake Worth could realize its full potential.”
     The city is making that happen, she said, “without sacrificing the charm and beauty that inherently exists here.” [emphasis added]
     From 2008 to 2013, the city issued no new permits for private commercial investment or offices, with the exception of a Publix store and the city’s casino complex and water plant. Last year, the city issued 425 commercial building permits that generated $250,097.

[The article concludes with this...]

     [Mayor Pam] Triolo said the city’s poverty rate still hovers at 30 percent and unemployment at 13 percent “but this will change as new businesses open, bringing in new opportunities that will bring jobs.”
     She also said crime rates are down, electric rates are lower, and abandoned properties and eyesore properties are being torn down and replaced by new homes.
     And, she said, drawing cheers, the city last year saw almost $100 million in new investment “that will add to our tax rolls, with millions more on the way. That’s what I call potential.”

If you haven't had a chance to see the video, here is a short 5-minute segment at the end of Mayor Pam Triolo's speech. And, once again, thank you for visiting my blog.