The Greater Lake Worth Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors is pleased to announce its new Chamber Executive Director, Beth Johnston. She starts on June 1.
Ms. Johnston comes to us from the Greater Delray Beach Chamber of Commerce, where she held several positions over the last 11 years, most recently as the chamber’s Executive Vice President. Prior to the Delray Beach Chamber, she worked at FedEx as a Sr. Quality Manager and an account executive.
“Beth brings experience, enthusiasm and leadership to this position. We are excited about the future of the chamber with her on board,” said Board Chair Jay Ellmyer.
She is eager to get to know and work with our members and local businesses. “The city of Lake Worth is filled with opportunity for business. I am thrilled to be a part of a team as dedicated to business as the members in Lake Worth,” she said.
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Jennifer Finnell
Director of Marketing and Communications
Greater Lake Worth Chamber of Commerce
501 Lake Avenue
Lake Worth, FL 33460
voice: 561.582.4401 ext. 4
fax: 561.547.8300
jennifer@lwchamber.com
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Lake Worth to Host Hurricane Symposium
PRESS ADVISORY
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FROM: Office of the City Manager
CONTACT: Rachel Smithson, Assistant to the City Manager 561-533-7394
DATE: May 18, 2010
RE: Lake Worth to Host Hurricane Symposium
On May 25, 2010, the City of Lake Worth and Kevin Addison will be hosting a Hurricane Symposium in collaboration with WPTV Meteorologist Steve Weagle. The event will take place from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. in the Compass Building, located at 201 North Dixie Highway in Lake Worth.
All are invited to attend and learn how to prepare for hurricane season. For additional information on the symposium contact Kevin Anderson at 561-582-5162, or 561-601-2730.
For up-to-date hurricane information from the City of Lake Worth, tune into radio station AM 1690, sign up for TropicMail at www.lakeworth.org, call the Tropics Information Line at 561-586-1791 or visit the City’s official website at www.lakeworth.org.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FROM: Office of the City Manager
CONTACT: Rachel Smithson, Assistant to the City Manager 561-533-7394
DATE: May 18, 2010
RE: Lake Worth to Host Hurricane Symposium
On May 25, 2010, the City of Lake Worth and Kevin Addison will be hosting a Hurricane Symposium in collaboration with WPTV Meteorologist Steve Weagle. The event will take place from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. in the Compass Building, located at 201 North Dixie Highway in Lake Worth.
All are invited to attend and learn how to prepare for hurricane season. For additional information on the symposium contact Kevin Anderson at 561-582-5162, or 561-601-2730.
For up-to-date hurricane information from the City of Lake Worth, tune into radio station AM 1690, sign up for TropicMail at www.lakeworth.org, call the Tropics Information Line at 561-586-1791 or visit the City’s official website at www.lakeworth.org.
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Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Neighborhood Meeting Tuesday May 11, 6:30 pm
Date: Sunday, May 9, 2010, 11:47 PM
Reminder - Neighborhood Meeting Tuesday May 11, 6:30 pm at the Sunset Ridge Park pavilion near D Street
We are meeting to get input from the neighborhood on improvements being made to Sunset Ridge park. City staff will be there to go over the preliminary designs for the new pavilion, bathroom/concession stand, ADA sidewalks, parking, landscaping, lighting and playground surface. Originally I was told we had funding for new playground equipment, that was a mistake. We do not have funds for new playground equipment, but we will be moving the playground closer to the trees and getting a new playground surface.
Light snacks will be served and kids are welcomed to participate.
Please help spread the word to your neighbors! Thanks for participating in this exciting neighborhood project as we work together to improve our neighborhoods!
Best Regards,
Cara Jennings
Commissioner District 2
City of Lake Worth
584.2644
Reminder - Neighborhood Meeting Tuesday May 11, 6:30 pm at the Sunset Ridge Park pavilion near D Street
We are meeting to get input from the neighborhood on improvements being made to Sunset Ridge park. City staff will be there to go over the preliminary designs for the new pavilion, bathroom/concession stand, ADA sidewalks, parking, landscaping, lighting and playground surface. Originally I was told we had funding for new playground equipment, that was a mistake. We do not have funds for new playground equipment, but we will be moving the playground closer to the trees and getting a new playground surface.
Light snacks will be served and kids are welcomed to participate.
Please help spread the word to your neighbors! Thanks for participating in this exciting neighborhood project as we work together to improve our neighborhoods!
Best Regards,
Cara Jennings
Commissioner District 2
City of Lake Worth
584.2644
Dist. 14 (Lake Worth) PBSO Deputies to travel to Haiti
May 11, 2010
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MA10-69
CONTACT: Media Relations 688-3080
Media Advisory
PBSO Deputies to travel to Haiti to assist local law enforcement in their efforts to rebuild in the aftermath of Killer Earthquake
On Thursday, May 13, 2010, Community Policing Deputies assigned to Lake Worth (District 14), will be traveling to Haiti to assist local law enforcement in their efforts to rebuild in the aftermath of the January 12, 2010 killer earthquake.
As we all know, the killer earthquake that ravaged the island of Haiti caused its government to suffer major set-backs and in particular, severe dislodgement of their police force. Consequently, Lake Worth deputies who serve a large Haitian community in the City of Lake Worth initiated a plan to assist the Haitian National Police and their families in one of the most impacted towns known as “Croix-Des-Bouquets.”
The goal of this project is to provide Haitian local law enforcement and their families’ assistance where ever they can.
This relief effort is being paid for by a donation from the Police Benevolent Association and the traveling deputies. There will be NO cost to PBSO or the City of Lake Worth.
Deputies are looking forward to this project as an act of goodwill, and to, among other things, inspire and encourage Haitians living in the city they serve and abroad.
If you are interested in interviewing the deputies traveling to Haiti please contact Media Relations at 688-3080 before Thursday, May 13, 2010.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MA10-69
CONTACT: Media Relations 688-3080
Media Advisory
PBSO Deputies to travel to Haiti to assist local law enforcement in their efforts to rebuild in the aftermath of Killer Earthquake
On Thursday, May 13, 2010, Community Policing Deputies assigned to Lake Worth (District 14), will be traveling to Haiti to assist local law enforcement in their efforts to rebuild in the aftermath of the January 12, 2010 killer earthquake.
As we all know, the killer earthquake that ravaged the island of Haiti caused its government to suffer major set-backs and in particular, severe dislodgement of their police force. Consequently, Lake Worth deputies who serve a large Haitian community in the City of Lake Worth initiated a plan to assist the Haitian National Police and their families in one of the most impacted towns known as “Croix-Des-Bouquets.”
The goal of this project is to provide Haitian local law enforcement and their families’ assistance where ever they can.
This relief effort is being paid for by a donation from the Police Benevolent Association and the traveling deputies. There will be NO cost to PBSO or the City of Lake Worth.
Deputies are looking forward to this project as an act of goodwill, and to, among other things, inspire and encourage Haitians living in the city they serve and abroad.
If you are interested in interviewing the deputies traveling to Haiti please contact Media Relations at 688-3080 before Thursday, May 13, 2010.
Thursday, May 6, 2010
Haitian Flag Day Ceremony
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FROM: Office of the City Manager
CONTACT: Rachel Smithson, Assistant to the City Manager 561-533-7394
DATE: May 06, 2010
RE: Haitian Flag Day Ceremony
On May 18, 2010, the City of Lake Worth will be hosting a Haitian Flag Raising Ceremony in honor of Haitian Flag Day. The event will take place at the Lake Worth City Hall, 7 N. Dixie Highway, Lake Worth at 9:30 a.m. The City of Lake Worth plans to use this ceremony as a time to pay tribute to the republic of Haiti, its brave people, and the many Haitian residents in the community.
FROM: Office of the City Manager
CONTACT: Rachel Smithson, Assistant to the City Manager 561-533-7394
DATE: May 06, 2010
RE: Haitian Flag Day Ceremony
On May 18, 2010, the City of Lake Worth will be hosting a Haitian Flag Raising Ceremony in honor of Haitian Flag Day. The event will take place at the Lake Worth City Hall, 7 N. Dixie Highway, Lake Worth at 9:30 a.m. The City of Lake Worth plans to use this ceremony as a time to pay tribute to the republic of Haiti, its brave people, and the many Haitian residents in the community.
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Lisa Maxwell for Lake Worth City Commission District 4- 2010
Announcement Press Release (05/04/10)
Press Release
Release Date: May, 4th, 2010
Campaign on web at: www.lisamaxwell.org
Contact Campaign at: lisa.maxwell@lisamaxwell.org
Note: .PDF file attached
Lake Worth resident and community volunteer Lisa Maxwell will announce her campaign for Lake Worth City Commission at the Tropical Ridge Neighborhood Association Community Walk on May 16th at 4:00 P.M.
She is encouraging supporters to gather on bikes or on foot at Compass on Dixie Highway and 2nd Avenue where she will declare her candidacy. Ms. Maxwell is dedicated to providing great municipal services to all of our neighborhoods, ensuring that the needs and resources of the City are provided to each and every community in an equitable fashion.
At the event, Maxwell will announce her campaign’s web site www.Lisamaxwell.org, and its use of Twitter (as “Lisa Maxwell”) and presence on Face book. She will be accompanied by her dog Libby (7 years old).
Maxwell’s announcement will be a declaration for the 2010 race for the District 4 seat on the Lake Worth City Commission. The election is November 2nd.
“I love this community and feel the time is right for me to give back,” she says. “Civic involvement has been in my blood since my early memories of helping my parents volunteer for food and clothing drives in my home town.” “I hope some younger people will help my campaign; there ought to be a cycle to all of this.”
“I have benefitted in a million ways from this city. I purchased my home in 2002, one of the City’s original homes which is an historic rum-runner cottage. I have lovingly restored this home and am committed to maintaining our community’s charm and human scale.” “Lake Worth’s great institutions such as the Downtown, Library and Museum, the Municipal Beach, protected open space, and countless recreational opportunities for all ages make this a great place to live and work.” “Lake Worth may well be the most livable and green oriented community in South Florida, and I know I can play a role in ensuring that we preserve what is best about Lake Worth by making careful and informed decisions about our future.”
Maxwell, 48, is currently a consultant for the West Palm Beach Housing Authority, the Collins Center, and the Broward Principals and Assistants Association. After moving to Lake Worth, She soon began volunteering for the Lake Worth Historic Preservation and Planning and Zoning Board, to put her knowledge of land use, environmental, and planning laws into practice. As a member of the Board for three and ½ years, she helped lead the efforts to preserve our historic structures, improve our Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Ordinances, and proved to be tough on Slum Landlords through the Nuisance Abatement Board.
Maxwell’s other community activities include the Urban Land Institute, United Way – Broward County, Palm Beach County Housing Leadership Council, Governors Commission on Growth Management, Broward County Charter Review Commission – Subcommittee on Affordable Housing, Regional Sustainability Committee, South Florida Regional Planning Council committees on housing, Women in Network, Pride Business Coalition, GLAD, Women’s Executive Leadership (WEL), Floridians for Better Growth, Smart Growth Coalition, Congress on New Urbanism, Board of Building Construction Trades, Senior Services Volunteer, Green Schools Coalition, Sustainability Council, Gold Coast Builders Association. Everglades and Wetlands Preservation Committee, Broward County Department of Environmental Protection Committee on wetlands preservation, Broward County Tree Preservation Board, South Florida Transportation initiative, Neighborhood Revitalization Network, Rio Vista Civic Association, South Palm Park Neighborhood Association, Lake Worth Kiwanis.
Raised in a suburb of Boston Mass, she attended the University of Mass/Amherst, earning a B.A. in Legal Studies and Political Science. In college, Maxwell was an active student leader, including service on the Judiciary Committee, member of the Radical Student Union, participated in the Nuclear Freeze Referendum, and volunteered at the Legal Aid office in Amherst.
Lisa enjoys traveling with, running, kayaking, and her far-too-infrequent ski trips with friends.
If you do not wish to receive further press releases from Lisa Maxwell for Lake Worth District 4 City Commission please reply to this email with "Remove me."
Political Advertisement paid for and approved by Lisa Maxwell for Lake Worth District 4 City Commission.
Press Release
Release Date: May, 4th, 2010
Campaign on web at: www.lisamaxwell.org
Contact Campaign at: lisa.maxwell@lisamaxwell.org
Note: .PDF file attached
Lake Worth resident and community volunteer Lisa Maxwell will announce her campaign for Lake Worth City Commission at the Tropical Ridge Neighborhood Association Community Walk on May 16th at 4:00 P.M.
She is encouraging supporters to gather on bikes or on foot at Compass on Dixie Highway and 2nd Avenue where she will declare her candidacy. Ms. Maxwell is dedicated to providing great municipal services to all of our neighborhoods, ensuring that the needs and resources of the City are provided to each and every community in an equitable fashion.
At the event, Maxwell will announce her campaign’s web site www.Lisamaxwell.org, and its use of Twitter (as “Lisa Maxwell”) and presence on Face book. She will be accompanied by her dog Libby (7 years old).
Maxwell’s announcement will be a declaration for the 2010 race for the District 4 seat on the Lake Worth City Commission. The election is November 2nd.
“I love this community and feel the time is right for me to give back,” she says. “Civic involvement has been in my blood since my early memories of helping my parents volunteer for food and clothing drives in my home town.” “I hope some younger people will help my campaign; there ought to be a cycle to all of this.”
“I have benefitted in a million ways from this city. I purchased my home in 2002, one of the City’s original homes which is an historic rum-runner cottage. I have lovingly restored this home and am committed to maintaining our community’s charm and human scale.” “Lake Worth’s great institutions such as the Downtown, Library and Museum, the Municipal Beach, protected open space, and countless recreational opportunities for all ages make this a great place to live and work.” “Lake Worth may well be the most livable and green oriented community in South Florida, and I know I can play a role in ensuring that we preserve what is best about Lake Worth by making careful and informed decisions about our future.”
Maxwell, 48, is currently a consultant for the West Palm Beach Housing Authority, the Collins Center, and the Broward Principals and Assistants Association. After moving to Lake Worth, She soon began volunteering for the Lake Worth Historic Preservation and Planning and Zoning Board, to put her knowledge of land use, environmental, and planning laws into practice. As a member of the Board for three and ½ years, she helped lead the efforts to preserve our historic structures, improve our Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Ordinances, and proved to be tough on Slum Landlords through the Nuisance Abatement Board.
Maxwell’s other community activities include the Urban Land Institute, United Way – Broward County, Palm Beach County Housing Leadership Council, Governors Commission on Growth Management, Broward County Charter Review Commission – Subcommittee on Affordable Housing, Regional Sustainability Committee, South Florida Regional Planning Council committees on housing, Women in Network, Pride Business Coalition, GLAD, Women’s Executive Leadership (WEL), Floridians for Better Growth, Smart Growth Coalition, Congress on New Urbanism, Board of Building Construction Trades, Senior Services Volunteer, Green Schools Coalition, Sustainability Council, Gold Coast Builders Association. Everglades and Wetlands Preservation Committee, Broward County Department of Environmental Protection Committee on wetlands preservation, Broward County Tree Preservation Board, South Florida Transportation initiative, Neighborhood Revitalization Network, Rio Vista Civic Association, South Palm Park Neighborhood Association, Lake Worth Kiwanis.
Raised in a suburb of Boston Mass, she attended the University of Mass/Amherst, earning a B.A. in Legal Studies and Political Science. In college, Maxwell was an active student leader, including service on the Judiciary Committee, member of the Radical Student Union, participated in the Nuclear Freeze Referendum, and volunteered at the Legal Aid office in Amherst.
Lisa enjoys traveling with, running, kayaking, and her far-too-infrequent ski trips with friends.
If you do not wish to receive further press releases from Lisa Maxwell for Lake Worth District 4 City Commission please reply to this email with "Remove me."
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Sunday, May 2, 2010
Adopted Bylaws for the Tropical Ridge Neighborhood Association
The Board of Directors is proud to announce that we have officially and unanimously adopted Bylaws for the Tropical Ridge Neighborhood Association! To view/print/download a copy of these bylaws, please click here.
If you would like to print and complete a Membership Application, you may click here.
At the next meeting we will be announcing new elections for the two Director positions. The schedule will be as follows:
May 3rd - Regular Association Mtg - Nominating committee selected by Board of Directors - Membership Applications distributed.
June 7th - Regular Association Mtg - Nominating committee announces their nominees and anyone is allowed to nominate themselves for the Director position. Membership Application and dues collected.
July 12th - Election Meeting - Note that the meeting will be pushed to this date because of the 4th of July weekend preceding the first Monday of the month. Since some people may be out of town, we decided to hold the meeting the following week.
We would like to thank all of the residents for the ideas and feedback we have received over the last few months.
Tropical Ridge Neighborhood Association Board of Directors -
Ryan Anderson, President
Sylvia Williams, Vice-President
Jessica Plotkin, Secretary/Treasurer
Javier Del Sol, Director
Robert Elliott, Director
If you would like to print and complete a Membership Application, you may click here.
At the next meeting we will be announcing new elections for the two Director positions. The schedule will be as follows:
May 3rd - Regular Association Mtg - Nominating committee selected by Board of Directors - Membership Applications distributed.
June 7th - Regular Association Mtg - Nominating committee announces their nominees and anyone is allowed to nominate themselves for the Director position. Membership Application and dues collected.
July 12th - Election Meeting - Note that the meeting will be pushed to this date because of the 4th of July weekend preceding the first Monday of the month. Since some people may be out of town, we decided to hold the meeting the following week.
We would like to thank all of the residents for the ideas and feedback we have received over the last few months.
Tropical Ridge Neighborhood Association Board of Directors -
Ryan Anderson, President
Sylvia Williams, Vice-President
Jessica Plotkin, Secretary/Treasurer
Javier Del Sol, Director
Robert Elliott, Director
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