Monday, October 22, 2012
Town of Palm Beach - Beach Clean-up - North part of island...
On Thursday, October 25th from 5 to 7PM, the Town of Palm Beach partnering with Worth Avenue Association will hold a Beach Cleanup and Turtle Protection Event. The Solid Waste Authority will provide the supplies and parking fees will be suspended in no-parking zones for volunteers.
Condition of the pool area at the Gulfstream Hotel...
Yesterday, in attending the Blues, Brews and BBQ festival at Bryant Park, we locked up our bikes on the fence that surrounds the pool at the Gulfstream Hotel. There is a fairly dense landscaping screen, but there are some openings where you can see what is left of the pool area. There is no water in the pool, except for when it rains - then it likely is a haven for mosquito breeding. I made the city aware of it this morning and they already were. They will be sending someone to check on the integrity of the fence.
With the property in foreclosure, there are limited options on how to address this situation. In any case, it represents an "attractive nuisance" and we are fortunate it is not in an area that has a high concentration of curious children.
Now, what were Mr. Celi's complaints? Where is he now to point out these conditions? Is the prospect of another 6 story building on the vacant portion of the property worth keeping the historic hotel vacant and this portion of the property in a dilapidated condition ?
With the property in foreclosure, there are limited options on how to address this situation. In any case, it represents an "attractive nuisance" and we are fortunate it is not in an area that has a high concentration of curious children.
Sunday, October 21, 2012
Mail Call « Lake Worth 100 Mail ART
Some initial entries in the Lake Worth 100 Mail Call - Where people are encouraged to send a decorated post card honoring the Lake Worth Centennial. Click title for link. Click here for more information on the LULA sponsored program.
Friday, October 19, 2012
UPDATE: Bernard concedes, Appeals court upholds Clemens victory in SD 27 primary | Post on Politics
Click title for link to article. The introduction is as follows:
UPDATE: State Rep. Mack Bernard has conceded the Senate District 27 race to Democratic primary winner Jeff Clemens.
“I spoke to Sen. Jeff Clemens and congratulated him on a hard-fought race and I look forward to helping make sure we re-elect the president of the U.S. and make sure we get as many Democrats elected during this election,” Bernard, D-West Palm Beach, said.
Bernard said he won’t appeal an appellate court decision upholding Clemens’s 17-vote margin in the August primary.
“It’s time for us to move forward and to move on to the November election,” he said.
UPDATE: State Rep. Mack Bernard has conceded the Senate District 27 race to Democratic primary winner Jeff Clemens.
“I spoke to Sen. Jeff Clemens and congratulated him on a hard-fought race and I look forward to helping make sure we re-elect the president of the U.S. and make sure we get as many Democrats elected during this election,” Bernard, D-West Palm Beach, said.
Bernard said he won’t appeal an appellate court decision upholding Clemens’s 17-vote margin in the August primary.
“It’s time for us to move forward and to move on to the November election,” he said.
Tom Gustafson, candidate for State House District 89 10/19 by High Noon in Lake Worth | Blog Talk Radio
"High Noon in Lake Worth" airs another program today (10/19) at 12 p.m.. Joining me will be candidate Tom Gustafson (D) who is running for the District 89 seat in the Florida House of Representatives. The area of Lake Worth east of Federal is pretty much this district. You can leave questions to be asked during the show in the comments section below or use the number to call-in on the show dialog. An archived link will remain so that you can listen after the live show airs. Click title for link to show.
Thursday, October 18, 2012
Great News Everybody - Read All About It!
We just got more party favors for tonight's "Get your Pirate on!" party for the Jim Stafford campaign - I went to Studio 205 and bought all of this week's Lake Worth Heralds so we will have genuine MADE IN LAKE WORTH pirate hats. Here is Mars modeling one. Join us for a good time! 6 to 8 p.m. today, 116 5th Avenue South.
Political advertisement paid for and approved by Jim Stafford for Commissioner, District 2.
Sweden's Cutting-Edge, 17-Story Greenhouse | Planetizen
Vertical farming in urban areas is taking off around the world. Too bad we are so limited with how high we can go here in "sustainable" Lake Worth. Click title for link. Here is a more detailed article.
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Ay, Matey, get your pirate on!
Here is a brief description of this landmark structure from the Old Lucerne Historic District Designation Report:
"116 5th Avenue South is a high style example of a Mediterranean Revival residence designed by local architect G. Sherman Childs known as Lakeside Castle. The irregularly-shaped house is two-stories with a three-story octagonal tower. The multi-level roofs are flat and hipped with S-shaped clay tile and exposed pecky-cypress rafter tails. Windows are set in pairs or triples and are 3/3 double-hung with arched fan lights or pointed arches above. Stucco surrounds are articulated to look like cut stone around the windows and doors. Cast-stone cartouches decorate the rough textured stucco walls. Corinthian columns flank the main entry door and there are multiple chimneys found throughout the house."
Here are some intriguing views of the house and grounds:
A generous thanks goes out to Karen Hoover for opening up her beautiful home.
Political advertisement paid for and approved by Jim Stafford for Commissioner, District 2.
The Art of Myth-Making and Wreath-Laying...
Commissioner Mulvehill cites this study from Leon County as evidence that residential development costs more in government services than it provides in revenue. That is true for rural counties that are seeing their open space being devoured by new residential subdivisions. That is NOT the case where Lake Worth is concerned. If anything, we have existing infrastructure - roads, schools, utilities - and we are an URBAN area. If you look at the city of Lake Worth as a whole, about 75 percent of the land is already residential. Taking this argument to its illogical conclusion would mean that the city would save tons of money if we got rid of all these residential units. We wouldn't have anyone living in Lake Worth, but that's o.k. - it could be pastureland or commercial/industrial property and it would make a lot of money for the city. This residential development thesis is a "myth" and it is misplaced when applied to Lake Worth's circumstances.
These are the same people that point out that residential taxes provide the bulk of the revenue taken in by the CRA, so the CRA should give more money to residential projects. When, in fact, since we have so much under-utilized commercial land within the CRA district, the larger contribution by a residential tax base is a distortion and not typical.
Residences or hotels filled with people in them have incomes (hopefully) that can stimulate the local economy through their spending, which makes for a more vibrant commercial/retail market which in turn attracts additional investment and ad valorem tax revenue for the city.
It is the type of half-truth we have come to expect from this Commissioner and her ardent supporter. These videos are from the October 16, 2012 City Commission meeting. It was Commissioner Mulvehill's last regular City Commission meeting of her four year tenure.
Lake Worth hires company to overhaul ‘abysmal’ website, print...
Click title for link to a PBP article - one of the items discussed last night. The city might be just joining the 21st Century. An information packet when you open a utility account is a good idea.
PBCAS October Lecture: October 18th, 2012 7pm
"Recent Excavations at Palm Beach County's Dubois Park"
Presented by Christian Davenport MA., RPA, Palm Beach County's Archaeologist and Historic Preservation Officer
Davenport's lecture will summarize the results of
archaeological excavations undertaken at the Dubois Park/Jupiter Inlet
I, multi-component archaeological site during the 2010 and 2011 field
seasons. This new research sheds new light on this significant and
publicly accessible ancient Native American coastal site. Davenport's
work details how the site may have looked and functioned between A.D.
800 and A.D. 1700. In addition, the discovery of evidence possibly left
behind by the first European explorers to visit our area will be
addressed.
Where: The Paramount Theatre 139 N. County Rd. Palm Beach, 33480
For information contact Dorothy Block: 561-215-7909
Monday, October 15, 2012
Hamburger Heaven lands on West Palm Beach’s Clematis Street
A missed opportunity for Lake Worth - were we not even considered? Would it be due to our high utility costs? Click title for link to article.
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