Lake Worth Beach City Limits

Saturday, October 4, 2014

All Aboard Florida may bring passengers back to Flagler’s rail...

We are, as a county, going back to the future with our focus of railroad improvements. These include All Aboard Florida and eventually Tri-Rail's Coastal Link. Click title for link to article which reminds us of our beginnings and our future. From the article:

The passenger train shuttled wealthy tourists to luxury hotels on Palm Beach, opening the county’s wilderness frontier to new development. Cities began to rise as Flagler built new stations along his Florida East Coast Bramson, the company historian for the Florida East Coast Railway. “Everything grew up around the stations.”
Now, some historians say restoring passenger service on Flagler’s decade-old railway may be the only way for Palm Beach County to continue to grow. All Aboard Florida plans 32 passenger trains a day between Miami and Orlando on the FEC tracks, with stops in Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach. The Miami-to-West Palm Beach service is expected to begin in late 2016 with the Orlando leg starting in 2017.
The proposed Tri-Rail Coastal Link would also run on the FEC tracks, providing city-by-city commuter rail service between Jupiter and Miami.
“Passenger rail was ceased because it wasn’t seen as being needed any longer,” West Palm Beach attorney and historian Harvey Oyer III said. “At this point, we cannot build enough roads to continue to provide transportation and infrastructure. We have come full circle and come back to using rail again.”

Check out the following High Noon in Lake Worth shows featuring Seth Bramson, FEC Historian:

Check Out History Podcasts at Blog Talk Radio with High Noon in Lake Worth on BlogTalkRadio

Check Out Politics Podcasts at Blog Talk Radio with High Noon in Lake Worth on BlogTalkRadio

You may want to reconsider that trip to Greenfield, CA...

Mary Lindsey Reporting about Evening on the Avenues last night

"Amazing how each Friday Evening on the Avenue is unique. Tonight was no exception. The band was great, but the girl who soloed was amazing!!! Nice crowd of mostly locals, lotsa kids and lotsa people on the Porch. The big show was in the sky with really spectacular lightning. The rain held until about 9:30 I think, but not many people left; they just moved inside the beer garden tent and the Front Porch! We finally closed up about 10:30.
Thanks to Judy and Mark Easton who helped out all night and to Bill and Elizabeth O'Donnell who brought two extra large and very hot pizzas for everyone. We all enjoyed meeting a very young and talented artist (James) who kept us captivated as he twisted and wove palm fronds into roses and little creatures like a sunfish and a grasshopper.
Three or four new residents to Lake Worth stopped in to find out what the Neighborhood thing was all about and how they could get involved and Front Porch regulars, like Tammy Pansa, Greg and Lori Rice, Nancy Jarrell and Seamus were there to tell them! Sounds like any other night on the Front Porch, but I dunno - it just felt different. Maybe it was all the electricity in the air from the lightning. Who knows? Anyway, we'll be back for the next EOA in two weeks! See Y'all then." Lake Worth Voice on Facebook, 10/3/14

Friday, October 3, 2014

"Yes We Can!!" - reposted due to unprecedented reader demand

October 03, 2014 Shooting Suspect Apprehended

At 9:51 this morning, Palm Beach Police were notified of a shooting at 2505 South Ocean Blvd, the President Condominium. The first officer arrived on scene at 9:53 am and determined former employee/suspect Charles Michael Croghan, 72 year old w/m (dob: 12/27/41) shot one male employee, and before fleeing the scene threatened a female employee with his firearm.

The male victim was transported by Trauma Hawk and is currently undergoing surgery and is listed in critical condition.

The suspect, Charles Michael Croghan, pictured below has been apprehended for Attempted First Degree Murder with a Firearm and Aggravated Assault with a Firearm.

Click on the link below for a copy of the news release.

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This weeks excerpt from the Lake Worth Herald...

From the Editorial Page (10/2/14 edition):

"Recently, a seat was up for renewal and the person in the seat expressed interest in continuing, another person who sat on another board was bored and wanted to switch boards. The commissioner responsible for the appointment, had no qualms with appointing his friend to take the seat of a well qualified, active and hardworking member and leave the city with a less qualified, if qualified at all, volunteer board member while turning away a fully qualified, experienced member.
This example shows just how dangerous individual appointments can be. There is no security for the city in board selections and it is time the commission reverses its position on board appointments.
It is more work for the commission to interview every candidate, but boards are filled by consensus instead of friendship or political positions."

Click here for on-line version of paper.

Palm Beach Police Working Shooting Incident at President Condominium (2505 S. Ocean Blvd.)

The Palm Beach Police Department is currently working a shooting incident at the President Condominium (2505 South Ocean Blvd). Police are looking for one white male suspect shooter named Charles Michael Croghan, who may be traveling in a 1978 black Ford antique vehicle, Florida tag M512PZ or a 1978 or 1979 Lincoln two door vehicle with two chrome tail pipes with a gray top and green body. Both vehicles should have an 8-ball hood ornament. The suspect should be considered armed and dangerous. Please call 911 immediately if you see this suspect and/or vehicle. Do not engage this individual. See attached suspect photo.

Man shot at Palm Beach condominium; police searching for suspect

Click title for link.

A Trauma Hawk helicopter landed on the Par 3 Golf Course to pick up the man, who sustained a gunshot wound at the President condominium.

Message from Steven L. Abrams, County Commissioner re Preparations for Ebola

"I want to provide an update on Palm Beach County’s preparations concerning the Ebola virus. The County Health Department has been preparing since early August, as soon as they received the initial alert. County health officials have met with area hospitals, airports, the Port of Palm Beach, Border Patrol, the Sheriff’s Office, and many other agencies. The County operates Palm Beach International Airport, which is developing an Ebola Virus Disease Airport Response Plan. There are no direct flights to Africa from the airport, although obviously travelers can make a connection through PBIA. Health officials emphasize there is no cause for panic, but it is prudent to be prepared, and I wanted everyone to know we are on top of it."

Tropical Ridge Neighborhood Association Meeting Reminder

Good morning friends and neighbors,

This is a reminder that Tropical Ridge Neighborhood Association will hold their monthly meeting this Monday, October 6th, at 7:00, at the Guatemalan Maya Center, 430 N.G street.

Sadly, Mark Humm has stepped down from being our president. Thank you Mark for all you have done and all the time you have put in. As nominations for officers are due by November 15th we should probably start a conversation about who will take these positions for the coming year.

We will also be discussing our November block party'

I hope to see you all there.

Carolyn

Delray Beach: City poised to take new direction

Click title for link to article from the Coastal Star about the "new majority" in Delray Beach. I find it interesting that the article mentions the importance of amending their land development regulations, much as Lake Worth did after eight years of nothingness. This was done to protect their "village by the sea" ambiance. From the article:

The new land development regulations to be approved later this year will eliminate the height and density incentives that developers got to build downtown.
“We have seen projects approved in the past that fell far short of what we should demand for our city,” Jarjura said. “We must ensure going forward that we do better.”
Glickstein said new rules will relieve the anxiety that became a campaign issue for residents seeking to preserve the city’s village-by-the-sea character.
“I’m hopeful that the new LDRs [land development regulations] will take the development debate off the table,” Glickstein said. “People won’t feel fear over what might be slipping away.”
With a new team at City Hall and the city’s character secure, the mayor can dream about Delray’s future.

Lake Worth Critical Mass ride tonight

The Lake Worth Critical Mass ride is tonight! Meet at Bryant Park in front of the Gulfstream Hotel and the ride leaves at 7:00 sharp. It's a ride for everyone including families, older or younger, doesn't matter.

Also, it is Evening on the Avenue in Lake Worth. That starts at 6:00 so you can plan your evening around that event at the Cultural Plaza in Downtown Lake Worth! Or, you can take in the Homecoming Football game at Lake Worth High School starting about the same time.

See you tonight!

And remember this going on in Wellington...

A lot of drama last week in Wellington concerning the vice mayor and the city manager, much of it fueled by the press unfortunately. If the situation interests you read this Town-Crier article by Ron Bukley in which he explains what happened very clearly and succinctly. Click title for link. From the article:

"Wellington Village Council members submitted performance evaluations for Village Manager Paul Schofield and Village Attorney Laurie Cohen on Tuesday, but a majority of the council refrained from sharing their opinions publicly.
Despite widespread speculation last week that the council might decide to dismiss Schofield, no such action was taken.
While Councilman Howard Coates and Councilwoman Anne Gerwig said that they were prepared to publicly evaluate Schofield and Cohen, Mayor Bob Margolis, Vice Mayor John Greene and Councilman Matt Willhite said that they would refrain from commenting on their written evaluations, pointing out that they are public record, available for anyone to review."