Tammy Pansa to Post reporter Kevin Thompson (from Facebook): "Poorly done Kevin."

UPDATE: Read the full statement by the NAPC correcting false news report by the Post's Kevin Thompson. Also, Thompson's 'source' is backing off too. Check back tomorrow for news on that.

[Note—This is the news Thompson should have reported to the community: "SFWMD is scheduled to survey and collect samples at Lock S-80 and at two locations on the C51 canal, at the easternmost end at S155 [Spillway] and in the canal at the western end near Wellington."]

Don't let anyone with an agenda try to ruin our July 4th here in Lake Worth.

Below is in response to this nonsense by a reporter who should know better than try to create (spin) his own 'news':

"Kevin D. Thompson, you are spreading a rumor. One NA [neighborhood association] decided not to race [in the Raft Race] not the 15 others. Jon's [Jon Faust, NAPC Chair] response to me was: 'Professionals are testing it everyday. The city will close down the event if it's unsafe.' [emphasis added]
     Thanks for an UNSUCCESSFUL attempt to rain on our parade. Poorly done Kevin. Also to the wording from the representative of the single neighborhood pulling out. . . Misleading at best. Please don't use the Raft Race as your platform for reform. The whole race is based on highlighting need to protect our waterways. . ."

The image used in Thompson's 'news' report. Is this the water in the Intracoastal off Bryant Park in Lake Worth? No. It's the St. Lucie River.

Here is a comment that was left to the article that sums this up quite nicely:

"Do you know anything at all about this? Do you know what kind of bacteria it is? How toxic it is? How many PPM it takes for it to be a problem? What the dangers are? Or are you just running your mouth with no facts and no knowledge?
     Also, I'm pretty sure that the farmers are far, far from the lagoons. Do you think they have trucks that are bringing these contaminated waters to the coast to dump into the lagoons? And what are the waters contaminated with, anyway? Again, do you have any idea what you are talking about?"

Please proceed to the next blog post, "Required reading for reporters, journalists, and editors".