Transportation from the Downtown to the Lake Worth Beach and politics too.

Election Day is March 12th. To find out who all the candidates are on the ballot this year click on this link for the City’s website, these are the campaign treasurer reports that are required of all candidates.

And don’t forget, anyone who is elected or re-elected on March 12th or in the run-off election on March 26th will serve a three-year term.

Remember, by referendum in March 2017 the elected City Commission will now serve three year terms. Not two year terms like it used to be. In other words, make your choices wisely.

Of course, the Lake Worth Beach will be an issue. Again.


So in the spirit of the Beach and politics
here is a BLAST FROM THE PAST:

“Hot, Hot Diggity! A blast from the past: Laurence McNamara’s HOTDOG”

Hope you enjoy another look at past elections in this Quirky City of Lake Worth!

Click on image for a detailed look at a High Output Transfer Driven Oxygen Generator (HOTDOG):

The hot dog is actually the tank filled
with hot air sans nitrogen:

Classic image created by the inimitable observer of Lake Worth politics, Mr. Tom McGow.

This particular blog post (see below) by City of Lake Worth blogger-extraordinaire Tom McGow is from October 2009.

By the way, we learned at a City Budget Workshop the cost to construct a new Palm Tran bus stop at the Lake Worth Beach went from about $25,000 to about $250,000 give or take a few bucks. And don’t expect any help from the County or Palm Tran. It will be up to our City of Lake Worth to come up with all the funding.

Maybe a tip jar would help!

Or better yet, how about a fleet of HOTDOGs! Once again, this City of Lake Worth has gotten an early Election Season start. But more about that a little later. How about this idea for a campaign: a candidate on the upcoming ballot could just change the lettering on a HOTDOG to read:

“VOTE ■■■■■ ■■■■■■■■■■ FOR COMMISSIONER”

Without further ado, Mr. McGow’s observations from nine years ago:


Mayoral Candidate Laurence McNamara announced today that he has secured a 14 person mobility vehicle to provide transportation from the downtown area to the beach. [emphasis added] McNamara stated, “By dealing directly with the prior owners we were able to acquire a vehicle perfectly suited for our needs”.

Utilizing a state of the art High Output Transfer Driven Oxygen Generator the transporter actually returns oxygen to the atmosphere as it is driven.

The initial route for the service will be North Lakeside Drive to Old Bridge Park and the Casino.

“This is truly a win / win situation for Lake Worth”, said McNamara with obvious relish.


Hope you found this blog post today entertaining and informative. And don’t forget, Election Day is March 12th, in just eight (8) days!

And, as always, Thank You for visiting once again today.