City of Lake Worth: “Where O Where Have All the Protesters Gone?” Last protest in this City was in early 2016.

However, is that about to change? Can we expect a protest some time in the near future? If the past is any clue, the answer is “Yes” and it could be due to what happens at City Hall later on tonight.

The Protest Level Index (PLI) is at level “MEDIUM” at the moment but could become “HIGH” very soon. PLI level High means that one can expect the press and news media to show up at a pre-planned protest with protesters holding big signs outside Lake Worth City Hall, people chanting, dollar store noisemakers, and somebody using a bullhorn organizing the whole thing. But it all depends on what happens at the City of Lake Worth’s Budget Work Session #3 tonight. This meeting begins at 6:00.


[Helpful Tip: While the PLI remains at level Medium this would be a good time for a refresher: “How to do a TV news or press interview: Two very easy-to-learn and highly effective techniques”.]


If a protest does occur at some point, what will the protest be about? Most likely about the City of Lake Worth increasing fees for refuse collection and disposal of trash from mobile home parks. A little background:

Readers of this blog know that there has not been a protest of any significance here in the City of Lake Worth since early in 2016, over two years ago. For a City once known for having protests every week this is quite the change. The big protest in January 2016 was based on a lie about the “forced relocation” of residents from a trailer park and a report in the Post had to be retracted as well. Protests did occur but then it all fizzled out when the public learned the truth as reported by The Lake Worth Herald soon afterward. Click on this link to read all about what happened in Jan. 2016.

About mobile home parks (MHP) in this City of Lake Worth. How many are there? There are four (4) MHP communities in the City:

• Orange Grove MHP (120 units) on north side of 2600 block on 6th Ave. South.
• Palm Beach MHP (335 units) on east side of Boutwell Rd. in Park of Commerce.
• Holiday MHP (70 units) on 1800 block of Lake Worth Rd. (west of Tri-Rail Station).
• Holz MHP (140 units) on south side of 1700 block on 12th Ave. South.
• Total MHP units  =  665.

The images below are the HMP Rate Structure
for waste and refuse collection on the agenda
tonight at the City Commission.

The existing rate
(click on images to enlarge):

 The proposed MHP rate:

Stay tuned for PLI levels going forward.

To look over the agenda tonight for Budget Work Session #3 click on this link and scroll down for the City Commission meeting dated July 16th, then download the “Agenda & Backup”.