As our country’s economy crumbles, so does Lake Worth’s. The same things afflicting Washington and our U.S. corporations have been our problem right here at home—WASTE and GREED. It is time for a change.
Now we have a sitting commissioner, David Vespo, who is taking credit for saving the City over $2 mil because the City FINALLY went out to bid on a contract, something citizens have been talking about for the last two and one half years. The Commission never listened and sat there stone faced as we spoke about them always waiving bidding on the majority of contracts that came before them. Many people spoke out on it. I did.
In the early 70’s a poster created for Earth Day 1970 had the cartoon character Pogo claiming “We have met the enemy, and he is us,” referring in that case to the impacts of litter, toxic waste and the senseless trashing of our planet.
Laurence McNamara
Palm Beach Post Letters to the Editor Sunday, September 21, 2008
The three votes against the Ethics Reform Ordinance proposed by Lake Worth City Commissioner Cara Jennings indicate the continued addictions of commissioners Retha Lowe and David Vespo and Mayor Jeff Clemens to $500 out-of-town contributions from developers and others who want to pay to play in Lake Worth.
And that’s what Commissioner Jennings TRIED to do last night when she introduced, once again, a Policy on Ethics specifically targeted at campaign contributions from those doing contract work with the City of Lake Worth. And, once again, Commissioners Lowe, Vespo and the Mayor knocked it down.
To set the record straight --I am not campaigning for nor am I endorsing anyone in District 2 at this time. Every candidate brings something positive to the table, however.
It really was one side against the other last night at City Hall regarding the vote of a Resource Center for illegal aliens at our shuffleboard Court. Those who voted it in, saying it was going to solve the loitering problem of day laborers on our city streets, were Commissioner Jennings, Golden and the swing vote, Mayor Clemens. The two who spoke from the CRA were only upset because they were never consulted and were the only two who did not take a position. Chairs of all major Boards were not present. I saw few Presidents of Homeowner’s Associations. This really is politics at its best or at its worst, take your pick, black and white.
Illegals demonstrating
The editors of the Palm Beach Post published their endorsement of the proposed Day Labor Center on September 1st. This is my response which did not appear in the paper. The Commission will meet tonight, Sept. 2 at 6 pm to vote on the matter. Please attend and make your feelings about this important issue known.
“We gave up our own Police department so that we would not have to pay for liability insurance and training,” so says Sheriff Bradshaw. Nowhere in today’s article did the Sheriff say that we would be safer under his control. No where did he say that crime would be reduced. No where did he indicate that any changes would occur other than our patrol cars now having the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office insignia and our very same 91 officers would wear green shirts.
