There was an attempted hijacking in the little City of Lake Worth last night.

But instead of an actual hijacking, it was an attempt to monkeywrench our City’s small town politics.

This happened on Twitter, on Facebook too and possibly other social media venues as well.

Information is still coming in but this is what we know so far: at least two suspects from outside the City limits are trying to hijack our local politics and make our elections about the national dysfunctional politics instead. Why? To try and tear our City apart.

Instead of small town political debate they want neighbors to hate neighbors. They want to try and drive a wedge between our City government and the public. They want to create confusion, and if they can, create protests demanding fixes to things that are out of our City’s power to control.

The first witness of this attempted hijacking was Lake Worth Commissioner Omari Hardy. He confronted one of the suspects on Twitter. This is what Hardy said:

So if you’re running for office in Lake Worth, I won’t ask you about your political affiliation. I’ll ask you where you stand on potholes, on our zoning code, on CDBG, on Shot Spotter, on our PBSO contract, on code enforcement, on after school programs, and the like.

and. . . 

Mayor Pam Triolo & Vice Mayor Scott Maxwell have led us in the right direction on all of these issues. After six years of their leadership, we’re well-positioned to do great things. I’m grateful that they stepped up to the plate when they did. I support them in their reelections.

Commissioner Hardy went on to say. . .

As you may know, I’m a progressive Democrat. I voted for Obama twice, knocked on doors for HRC [Human Resources Council], and cried like a baby on the night of Nov. 8th, 2016. Still, I care too much about my city to inject into its civic life the rancor and partisanship that hobbles our national politics.

That’s enough for right now. Stay tuned
for more information.

However, in the meantime, if you happen to see or hear about another attempt to hijack our City’s politics immediately stop what you are doing! Find a safe place and if you’re driving, pull over, then contact one or more of your elected officials.

Meet your Lake Worth elected officials. Click on this link for their phone numbers and email address.

Most people call their elected officials to complain.
I urge you to do the opposite. Call and ask for
ways you can help to fix our LOCAL issues.