Lake Worth Commissioner Ryan Maier's pitch and a second chance to get it right at the TCRPC

[Below is a recap of Commissioner Ryan Maier's liaison report (or 'pitch' if you prefer) from the Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council (TCRPC) last month. It was a disaster. It was like he was never even there or attended the wrong meeting by mistake. Tomorrow is another TCRPC meeting; here is the agenda. Next Tuesday (5/19) is the city commission meeting where he will provide his liaison report. Below is Maier's liaison report from the TCRPC meeting on 4/17:]

The video below is Commissioner Maier's report to the City of Lake Worth about his attendance at the Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council (TCRPC). He claimed that the topic of "train horns" took up "most of the meeting" on April 17th:

Not true. Not even close. 

You can also read here how Maier is confused about train horns, quiet zones, and even thinks Lake Worth can make an ordinance controlling train horns in the City. Not possible but how many people's expectations were raised by Maier that the city commission had control over what happens on the FEC tracks?

Commissioner Ryan Maier is now the City of Lake Worth's liaison to the TCRPC. You can see the agenda from the TCRPC's last meeting on April 17th here. There were many items on the agenda but Maier would have you believe 'train horns' was the main topic of debate.

Maier explains to the public that train horns have "bells" and fixing the loud train horns "is an easy fix". Again, not true. Train horns are made of chimes and the 'fix' will take a very long time. Another thing that Maier misunderstands is the problem with the new train horns: it's not the volume but the pitch/frequency of the new horns. The public in the City of Lake Worth didn't learn of this from Commissioner Maier either.

Maier goes on to refer to All Aboard Florida (AAF) as a "mass transit train" like it's a subway or some other form of mass transit. Again, not true. Maier may be confused with the Coastal Link to follow after AAF is completed.

Maier makes at least two references to "it's only going to get worse". What a comforting message for the public seeking information about this current topic in our City.

Instead of Commissioner Maier attending the TCRPC meeting as he was tasked and explaining to the public in Lake Worth what actually happened there, the public was instead fed more misinformation and disinformation. The public deserves more from their elected officials. The topic of train horns, the FEC corridor, and All Aboard Florida are crucial topics that deserve careful study and an attention to details, like the facts for example.

Maier's first report from the TCRPC was a disaster. He has another chance next week to get it right.