|

Erin Allen

I encourage the Mayor and Commissioners to stay focused on the task at hand here this evening and I ask you to not get distracted by the white noise of a minority of people who do not represent the viewpoint of the majority. A mandate was rendered to the Mayor and Commissioners by the residents of Lake Worth Beach for this project to move forward. To continue to pander to a fringe group of individuals, some of whom do not even own property in the city and some of whom do not reside in the city, and to give their opinions a greater weight than the 80% of people who came to polls in support of allowing a taller structure IN JUST THIS BLOCK will ultimately be a lose-lose for the city. These developers have listened to the objections of these people and revised their plans based on those objections. Now they want to object to that. The tail is wagging the dog. This has got to stop for the long-term economic health of the city. You will NEVER make everyone 100% happy. And none of us will be 100% happy with any plan. But we need a plan and we need to execute the plan. This hotel has sat empty for 15 years. At some point this structure will be so degraded it will not be able to be saved. Is that what people want, to see it razed, reduced to rubble, its history and connection to the city erased? Change is hard but necessary. I want to see this project completed and see it become a beacon of progress and hope for our city and its future.

33460

Comments are closed.

Close Search Window