At the end of this blog post is video from the June 7th City Commission meeting discussing the construction problems, The Lake Worth Herald has a feature story out on this today, and a question. . . adding up all the lawsuits, legal fees, payouts, City money to deal with this mess, how many potholes would that have fixed? The blog post from June 8th follows:
Whilst the talk is about the color of replacement tiles on the second floor this is what's happening on the first floor:
The sound that you hear is a wet/dry vac being used to suck rain water from on top of the suspended ceiling tiles. The water is coming from the second floor of the building during a typical south Florida rain event. It had been raining about 15 minutes before this scene unfolded.
Want to learn more? Use this link. The videos from the June 7th City Commission meeting will be available shortly discussing the faulty construction of the Casino. Powerful words from City Attorney Torcivia, City Manager Bornstein, Mayor Triolo, and Vice Mayor Maxwell. The City Commission, staff, and citizens have had enough.
UPDATE: Below is video from last Tuesday's City Commission meeting. This was recorded off a TV screen so the quality is poor but the audio is good. Later will highlight certain minute marks to pay special attention to: