Update: Check out comments, Mark is responding and adding more information. He is accepting visitors. See his comment for details. Below are yellow roses for Mark from Katie and Lynn - they are beautiful!
Saturday, December 3, 2011
Today's FaceBook post from Mark Parilla:
"Recovery in the hospital going well after a minor scare. I am out of critical care, I have had all catheters and tubes. Thanks to you all who have been so supportive with words and thoughts of encouragement, your prayers and love. I will be home soon. I will post a video of my physical therapy walk later. oxoxoxo"
Update: Check out comments, Mark is responding and adding more information. He is accepting visitors. See his comment for details. Below are yellow roses for Mark from Katie and Lynn - they are beautiful!
Update: Check out comments, Mark is responding and adding more information. He is accepting visitors. See his comment for details. Below are yellow roses for Mark from Katie and Lynn - they are beautiful!
Why are we rehashing things and announcing that grant deadlines have passed?
From yesterday's City Manager's report:
This is almost equivalent to saying "OMB IDENTIFIES THE SKY IS BLUE, THREE MONTHS AGO."
One program relates to museums - isn't ours in a complete state of limbo now and the artifacts are in boxes? Does anyone know for sure? We (read the City Manager) spurned an advance by the Historical Society of Palm Beach County to administer our museum due to some provincial turf issues. It would have been great to bring their management, curatorial skills and fundraising ability to Lake Worth. This was being discussed behind-the-scenes when former Mayor Varela was in office. Our centennial year is a little over one year away. This grant program requires matching funds - how is the city's "cash portfolio" doing?
Another possible grant program identified is a matching fund program for small historic preservation projects which is administered by the state. These are for no more than $50,000 and also require a match from the applicant. It is also a long-standing program and should not be considered a "discovered" resource. The city has used these monies in the past for the creation of many of our historic districts - surveys and designation reports, etc. Of the three mentioned, this is probably one that we could access, but there is no guarantee since it is a competitive statewide process.
The last one identified is a brownfield grant program. The CRA received one of these since almost all of the CRA district, if not all, is designated a brownfield. When I was on the CRA, we were having trouble finding use for the funds and we might have not spent all that we had available. Nothing is changed now that would make it any different - unless we can apply it to the Park of Commerce which is out of the CRA district.
Announcing these programs now, with the current deadlines over and done with, says more about trying to find justification for a bloated OMB staff than anything else. Thanks for the information City Manager - it seems that you might be running scared for some reason.
One program relates to museums - isn't ours in a complete state of limbo now and the artifacts are in boxes? Does anyone know for sure? We (read the City Manager) spurned an advance by the Historical Society of Palm Beach County to administer our museum due to some provincial turf issues. It would have been great to bring their management, curatorial skills and fundraising ability to Lake Worth. This was being discussed behind-the-scenes when former Mayor Varela was in office. Our centennial year is a little over one year away. This grant program requires matching funds - how is the city's "cash portfolio" doing?
Another possible grant program identified is a matching fund program for small historic preservation projects which is administered by the state. These are for no more than $50,000 and also require a match from the applicant. It is also a long-standing program and should not be considered a "discovered" resource. The city has used these monies in the past for the creation of many of our historic districts - surveys and designation reports, etc. Of the three mentioned, this is probably one that we could access, but there is no guarantee since it is a competitive statewide process.
The last one identified is a brownfield grant program. The CRA received one of these since almost all of the CRA district, if not all, is designated a brownfield. When I was on the CRA, we were having trouble finding use for the funds and we might have not spent all that we had available. Nothing is changed now that would make it any different - unless we can apply it to the Park of Commerce which is out of the CRA district.
Announcing these programs now, with the current deadlines over and done with, says more about trying to find justification for a bloated OMB staff than anything else. Thanks for the information City Manager - it seems that you might be running scared for some reason.
Photos of the NEW construction on the beach as of 12/2...
Friday, December 2, 2011
A Palm Beach Story, Millions Not Required - NYTimes.com
TRAVEL
Frugal Traveler: A Palm Beach Story, Millions Not Required
The author golfed, rented wheels, shopped for fine clothes and sunned on private sands in Palm Beach — all for well under $200 a day.
Click title for link to article. This is a portion that mentions Lake Worth:
My take on the "riff-raff" reference is that it is tongue-in-cheek and more of a slam at the elite-ness of Palm Beach than putting down Lake Worth. Enter our District #4 Commissioner, world traveler and in constant defense of all things Lake Worth. She used the opportunity to send this e-mail. While I am not on her "select" e-mail list, I have already had it forwarded to me a couple of times by others who think the same as me. She also uses it to push for her "Marketing Manager" position:
By her pointing this out, it makes it seem like we have more of an issue with "riff-raff" than we do. If you look around at various definitions, the most common meaning of "riff-raff" is common people or a crowd. In relation to Palm Beach, I would say that the Bennie's crowd consists of common people - like me and you. Please Suzanne, use caution when approaching a keyboard.
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Trading One Set of Challenges for Another: Story #1 from a Rust Belt Ex-Pat | Rust Wire
Click title for link to article by yours truly. It is about my experience moving from the "rust belt" and what has happened since. Enjoy!
One Woman’s Quest to Walk Every Street in Lansing | Rust Wire
This is a neat - and challenging - idea. Lansing, Michigan, where I was born, has 600 miles of streets. She is doing the walk for a number of reasons that you can read in the article. Click here for link to her blog.
Click title for link to the City's Electric Long Range Plan
This will be the subject of the Finance Advisory Board meeting tonight, 6 p.m. at City Hall. This has nothing to do with our power provider or generation. It deals with distribution and other system upgrades.
They will also be talking about the fire assessment and how to fit the FAB into a formalized review process on financial related items that come before the City Commission.
FaceBook Post from Mark Parrilla, about 17 hours ago...
"Thank you all my for all of your prayers, words if strength and encouragement. I was singing this morning at 5:30am that's how good I felt. They have removed all the tubes am waiting to be taken to a regular room, I'm out of critical care. God is good all the time."
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Issued at 2:45 p.m. today from the Minister of Misinformation:
American Migration [Interactive Map] - Forbes
Way cool interactive map showing in and out migration of any county in the nation. Palm Beach County continues to draw from the Midwest and Northeast, but seems to send people to California, Arizona and Georgia. Income data of the different groups is also included. Click title for link.
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