Today, August 26th, is the 2 year anniversary since the "LW2020" Bond vote failed. Been down North 'J' Street lately?

That's right. Two years. Many of our streets could have been fixed already or well on their way to being fixed, including North 'J' Street on the way to Publix. And 2 years later the critics of the upcoming referendum on November 8th still don't have a plan to fix our streets. So what happened on August 26th, 2014 and why did that bond vote fail by just 25 votes? Let's take a look back:

One reason why, because of 'concerns' about sea level rise, Commissioner Chris McVoy, PhD, campaigned against the City's 2014 bond. The next time you go to Publix, commissioner, try taking North 'J' Street.

You'll learn why the bond vote failed later in this blog post. But first read the laughable hypocrisy of this recent letter published in the Palm Beach Post:

McNamara was one of the most vocal opponents of the LW2020 Bond that would have upgraded 1st Ave South and many other roads too. If he was hoping to elicit empathy from his fellow Lake Worth residents. . .

Anyhow, back on topic, if you happen to live in Lake Worth and sea level rise is a concern for you, know that the LW2020 bond, had it passed, would have brought this City up to current infrastructure standards that take sea levels into account.

The "LW2020" bond vote would have gone a long way towards solving this issue and many others by bringing our City up to modern infrastructure standards. By just 25 votes it failed. That failure to pass the bond was also due to a former Lake Worth mayor from many years ago who now lives in Atlantis, Mr. Dennis Dorsey. He started a PAC called, ironically, "Citizens Against Unfair Taxation" (or CAUT) along with a City resident named Katie McGiveron.

Do you remember these signs courtesy of CAUT? Remember when North 'J' Street north of Publix had these signs all up and down the street?

We have yet to hear a plan from the critics to fix our streets that's better then the bond proposed in 2014 but in an interesting twist, when Mayor Pam Triolo, Vice Mayor Scott Maxwell, and Commissioner Amoroso take the long ride to Tallahassee for money to fix these issues, they were criticized for that too by many who lobbied against the bond.

The bond to fix the roads and infrastructure failed by just 25 votes. I never did get around to congratulating Mr. Dorsey on his win. Mr. Dorsey, who lives in the fine, well-kept city of Atlantis funded the effort to kill the bond. Katie McGiveron ran the ground campaign to confuse and mislead the public and she won. I forgot to congratulate her too.

I hope Dorsey and McGiveron didn't hit a pothole on their way out of town after their victory party because a streetlight wasn't working. The City is doing what it can to fix that too. But congratulations Mr. Dorsey: all that money you spent paid off. The question is: Who really was the winner in that 2014 vote? We all know who the loser is though: the City of Lake Worth.

Katie McGiveron (in white "Frank McAlonan" shirt) and Mr. Dorsey (in dark shirt next to her) at a candidate forum leading up to elections last March. Everyone hopes they made it safely out of town without damaging any tires or shocks.