Wednesday, August 3, 2016

[LATEST UPDATE] Volunteers needed and more bad news about Lake Worth's Sister City Board. How am I going to explain this to Lappeenranta?

At last night's (8/2) City Commission meeting Commissioner Ryan Maier, during commissioner comments, said a Sister City Board meeting is scheduled for Monday! Could it finally be? So far there is nothing on the City calendar and no agenda as yet. So stay tuned and don't let up looking for more volunteers! Read on to find out how we've gotten to this point:

If you would like to volunteer to serve on the Sister City Board please use this link. Or if you wish call Silvina Donaldson, the City's Volunteer Coordinator at 561-586-1730, email sdonaldson@lakeworth.org or contact Maryann:
An urgent appeal for help from a Sister City Board member, Maryann Polizzi: Call 561-685-6010 or email poli510@bellsouth.net
I received information on July 18th that the Sister City Board had finally reached a quorum, after 3 months. But I've come to learn this may be false according to a trusted source. What I've learned is two more people got booted off the board for non-attendance, something Commissioner Ryan Maier knows a thing or two about, since he was also booted off for not attending meetings.
For more backup on this letter use this link.
Commissioner Ryan Maier is the City's liaison to that board. Whether he's not providing direction or not inspiring his board is a moot point now. It's simply inexcusable to not reach a quorum for 4 months in a row.

The City Commission needs to take action to resolve this situation once and for all. Our Sister City in Finland deserves better:
Image from Wikipedia. I met Finnish visitors last month and they told me all kinds of wonderful things about the city. .
"Lappeenranta has a colourful history, lying as it does on the border between two different cultures . . . In 1649 Queen Christina of Sweden signed the instrument of foundation, including an emblem, a savage, for the new town. The town received its Swedish name Villmanstrand ('wild man’s shore') from the savage figure in the emblem."
The Finnish people share a long history with our City of Lake Worth. Kerhotalo, the American Finnish Club, is located not far from the City.