Amendment 1:
Certification of Election Results:
VOTE NO
This amendment removes a layer of protection for fair elections. It permanently transfers the City Clerk’s duties of certifying our election results to the PBC supervisor of elections.
Amendment 2:
City-property East of A1A:
VOTE NO
This amendment would take away your right to vote on major developments at our public beach. Our City Charter currently requires a public vote for any leases at our beach over 30 years, protecting our beach from overdevelopment. This amendment changes the lease limit, allowing the City to give a private developer a lease of 99 years without a public vote. It strips away a critical safeguard and removes voters ability to have a direct say on large-scale development at our beach.
Amendment 3:
City Parks and City Property Downtown and West of A1A to the Lagoon:
VOTE NO
This amendment would weaken the law in our charter called “Public Land Public Vote” which protects valuable public land from over-development. This will open city-owned property west of A1A including parks, the golf course, the cultural plaza, public parking lots and city buildings to over development. It removes your right to vote on long-term leases of certain high-value public land to private developers.
Amendment 4:
Filling Vacancy of City Manager:
VOTE NO
The commission added this without establishing that there is a need. The charter is for long-term issues, not timeliness for filling a vacant position. Unvetted and unnecessary.
Amendment 5:
City Police and Fire Departments:
VOTE NO
This proposed amendment removes all references to Police and Fire Departments from the city’s charter, creating uncertainty about who would have authority over these essential public safety services.
VOTE NO ON ALL AMENDMENTS ON MARCH 10
We are a small group of dedicated volunteers with a big job ahead of us – to help Lake Worth Beach voters understand the proposed amendments and their impact on future development in our city AND get them to the polls on March 10th to VOTE NO ON ALL AMENDMENTS. We need yard signs, literature, stickers and more and to get these materials in front of voters ASAP. We would be grateful for your donation, no matter how small. Thank you!
We need all our Lake Worth Beach neighbors to understand these amendments and make an informed decision. We would appreciate any additional steps you can take that would help us spread the word. Please talk to your friends and family, put up a yard sign, and volunteer if you are able!
PLEASE VOTE NO ON ALL AMENDMENTS ON MARCH 10
Notes:
Critics rip ‘one-sided’ voter education campaign for proposed LWB city charter changes
‘It is blatantly advocating a ‘yes’ vote on all the amendments” on the March 10 ballot in violation of state law, a local attorney says….Read more
Don’t Vote to Take Away Your Right to Vote by Nancy Udell
“Don’t Vote to Take Away Your Right to Vote” says Nancy Udell….Watch now
Sign Waving Event
Where: Golfview Dr. & Lake Ave. catty-corner from the Gulfstream Hotel
When: 9 am – 10:30 on Saturday Feb. 28 & March 7
Bring water bottle, sunscreen, hat, yourself. We will provide signs.
A COPY OF THE OFFICIAL REGISTRATION AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER SERVICES BY CALLING TOLL-FREE (800-435-7352) WITHIN THE STATE. REGISTRATION DOES NOT IMPLY ENDORSEMENT, APPROVAL, OR RECOMMENDATION BY THE STATE.
