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Hello Hummingbird!

Coming Up Monday, March 2 City-Wide Candidates Forum at 6:45 p.m at The Lake Worth Playhouse at 713 Lake Avenue FREE Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 3 PRAY NOT PROTEST Gathering at 6 p.m. on the steps of City Hall with Common Ground Church Wednesday, March 4 Planning & Zoning Board Meeting at 6 p.m. in the City Commission Chambers at City Hall

Vol. 1 • Issue 7 Published in Lake Worth, FL

Historic Hotel to Re-open This Year By Margaret Menge

The historic Hummingbird Hotel, last operated as a lowrent motel with tiny rooms and sitting empty for several years in Lake Worth’s downtown, is set to open later this year as a charming boutique condo hotel. “We’re very, very excited,” new owner Dan Gorman told the Tribune this week. “It’s about time the Hummingbird comes back.” Gorman, a resident of Lake Worth, bought the hotel in 2014 and says he’s been working closely with city staff and with Com-

missioner John Szerdi, an architect, on a plan to bring it back to its former glory and reopen it on time for the next tourist season. The conceptual drawing he’s presented to city staff shows a three-story hotel with green-and-white striped awnings and a rooftop pool. Plans include a wine and piano bar on the first floor, where the hotel lobby is now, and a new lobby created for hotel guests. The hotel now has 25 Continued on Page 3...

An artist’s rendering, showing how the Hummingbird Hotel will look after its restoration this year. The green-and-white awnings, says owner Dan Gorman, will match the original awnings on the hotel, built in 1921. (contributed)

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February 23, 2014 Via E-Mail Michael Bornstein, City Manager City of Lake Worth 7 North Dixie Highway Lake Worth, FL 33460 mbornstein@lakeworth.org Re: Unlawful demand that churches obtain "Business License" Dear City Manager Bornstein: By way of brief introduction, Liberty Counsel is a non-profit litigation, education, and policy organization with an emphasis on religious liberties issues. We have offices in Orlando, Florida; as well as Lynchburg, Virginia; Washington, D.C.; and Jerusalem, Israel, along with hundreds of affiliated attorneys across the nation. Liberty Counsel specializes in First Amendment litigation, including the constitutional rights of churches, and has had great success in vindicating those rights. Liberty Counsel has been consulted by and writes on behalf of numerous Lake Worth area churches (collectively, "Churches"). Officials with the City of Lake Worth ("the City") have communicated to local churches that in order to continue operating, they must first obtain a business license. Churches are not businesses, and need not obtain such licenses. I hereby request that the City of Lake Worth immediately 1) cease efforts to impose this "business license" mandate on these or any Lake Worth churches, 2) refund church "business license" fees paid; and 3) provide written assurances of the same. I make these requests also on behalf of Pastor Mike Olive of Common Ground Church ("CG Church"), whose case I will address separately below in further detail. Failure to provide these assurances by close of business on Friday, February 27, 2015 may subject the City to liability for civil rights violations, as set forth below.

By Margaret Menge

A national law firm that defends religious liberty sent a legal “demand” letter to the City of Lake Worth this week, telling the city to cease its harassment of Common Ground Church, withdraw its request that churches get

• Group Demands Lake Worth Reverse Course on Licenses for Churches • Says License to Pray ‘offends’ the United States Constitution • Says City Must Refund License Money to Churches, Stop Harassment of Common Ground Church business licenses and refund all church “business license” fees that have already been paid. Richard Mast, an attorney with Liberty Counsel, writes in the demand letter that by telling all churches that they must get a business license, the city is violating its own code, and that it has no authority under the Florida Statutes to impose a tax on churches or to require them

SHOCK: Hudson Holdings to Build Convention Cntr at Our Beach?!! By Margaret Menge

Hudson Holdings, the owner of the Gulfstream Hotel, held a quiet little meeting this week with property owners of The Gulfstream Condominium, in which they told those in attendance of their plan to take over a one-acre parcel at Lake Worth’s beach, south of the Casino Building, and to build a beach club and 20,000 square-foot convention center there! At the meeting, held Wednesday afternoon at the glass house on the corner of Golfview and First Av-

Steve Michael of Hudson Holdings

Commissioner John Szerdi

enue South, Steve Michael of Hudson Holdings told the property owners who were present that Hudson Holdings had received an “invitation to negotiate’ to take over part of the city’s beach property – something that has not been discussed in any public

to be licensed, and that to do so is also a clear violation of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. “Chapter 14 of the Lake Worth Code of Ordinances indeed requires businesses to possess a valid business license,” writes Mast. “However, a church is NOT a ‘business,’ and the Lake Worth Code of Ordinances Section 14-2, ‘Definitions,’ itself recognizes this principle.” forum and which the Tribune has heard nothing about until this week. According to Commissioner Christopher McVoy, who chanced upon the meeting and took careful notes, Michael talked about plans to “build at the beach” and referred to the negotiation with the city over the beach complex as though it were a done deal. He said Michael talked about “bringing value to the community” and said the beach club and conference center at the beach would be a “great amenity” to residents of the Gulfstream condominiums. Michael said he expected to get an answer from the city in the next 30 days about the takeover of the beach property. “Once we are past the ITN [invitation to negotiate], we will move very fast,” he said. Steve Michael has not returned The Lake Worth Tribune’s many phone calls

He then cites Lake Worth’s code: Business, profession or occupation means a person engaged in or managing any commercial, industrial, or professional activities. Activities include, but are not limited to, the making, buying, or selling goods or providing services, renting/leasing property for any purpose in exchange for compensation or for profit or non-profit purposes. Exempt from this

over the last several weeks requesting information and comment about what is to be built on the Gulfstream Hotel property. Lake Worth City Commissioner John Szerdi is employed by Hudson Holdings as the architect on the Sundy House project in Delray Beach. He told the Tribune earlier this month that he is the one who showed Hud-

definition are the customary religious, charitable or educational activities of nonprofit religious, nonprofit charitable and nonprofit educational institutions which are more particularly defined and limited in F.S. § 205.033. (Emphasis Added).” The city, he goes on to write, also has no authority under state law to tax churches. Nothing in the Florida Statutes, he writes, authorizes cities to impose a tax on religious organizations. “In addition, the issuance or sale of occupational licenses and the collection of

license taxes are the exclusive prerogative of the Florida legislature, and a municipality may not establish any method of selling such licenses or collecting such taxes which would be in conflict with state law.” The city’s attempt to collect fees of $300-$500 from all churches for licenses, Mast writes, amounts to “a tax on the Free Exercise of religion” and conflicts with Florida Statutes that define an “exempt use of property” or “use of property for exempt

Candidates Forum at the Playhouse March 2 The Neighborhood Association Presidents Council has set a date for a City Commission Candidates Forum to be held on Monday, March 2 at 6:45 p.m. at the Lake Worth Playhouse at 713 Lake Avenue. The doors to the Playhouse will open for the public to enter at 6:30 p.m. The forum will begin at 6:45 p.m. or as soon as the public is seated. The moderator for the forum will be attorney John T. Paxman. The format of the Candidates Forum will be arranged by the NAPC, and will be provided to candidates when they arrive at the Playhouse. For more information go to www.lwnapc.com.

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South Shores Tavern sponsored the artist who did this fabulous drawing of Clint Eastwood. By Margaret Menge

The 21st Annual Lake Worth Street Painting Festival was the biggest yet, according to observers, with record crowds on Sunday, Feb. 22 when the weather was warm and the sun shining bright. A number of Lake Worth businesses sponsored artists, including Maurici’s Salon, Kavasutra and South Shores Tavern. The weather took a temporary downturn on Saturday afternoon when the sky clouded

Bruce Webber helped his wife, Maryanne Webber, organize the festival, laying out spaces for artists on Lake and Lucerne.

over and artists had to scurry to cover their drawings. But the rain never became heavy, and the skies cleared by late afternoon. The streets were much more crowded on Sunday, Chain mail alert! A local couple came to the festival in chainmail that they make themselves. with fotogs of all levels clustered in front of some of the more dazzling drawings. Restaurants were busy throughout the weekend, with a line for a table at Toojay’s extending out the front High Art! A grand chalk drawing of women in bathing suits, sponsored by the Bruce door at times. Webber Gallery.

Maurici Luz and his artist, next to the chalk drawing of Maurici doing a blow-out.

Visitors to Lake Worth enjoyed the Brazilian music Aaliyah Chantel and Marlie Squire, both age 3, were on the main stage in the Cultural Plaza. having a great time at the festival.

How the Enforcement Against Common Ground Church Started Following is an e-mail exchange from last September, provided to The Lake Worth Tribune in response to a public records request for all records relating to complaints about Common Ground Church. William Waters mentions “downtown people” who are concerned about a church opening its office on South J Street. It is unclear who these “downtown people” might be. From: William Waters Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2014 3:06 PM To: Yolanda Robinson; Nicholas M. Petrino; Mark Woods Cc: Maxime Ducoste; Barbara Alterman Subject: RE: Common Ground Church The complaint has come from several places that it’s an organized church. They are taking over the Common Ground coffee shop location. We need to watch it as it has a lot of downtown people concerned and it’s a place where a lot of the folks at our “half way houses” go for meetings, fellowship and the like. William Waters, AIA, NCARB, LEED

AP BD+C, SEED, ID FL AR94136 & ID5745 Director for Community Sustainability City of Lake Worth 1900 Second Avenue North Lake Worth, Florida 33461 561-586-1634 wwaters@lakeworth.org From: Yolanda Robinson Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2014 3:05 PM To: William Waters; Nicholas M. Petrino; Mark Woods Cc: Maxime Ducoste; Barbara Alterman Subject: RE: Common Ground Church Where did we find that this is a church? The name is Common Ground (meetings/music/friends) In the window the sign reads “Creative Arts Academy” 561-318-3726. Lessons in piano, voice, drums, violin, kids choir.

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From: William Waters Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2014 2:49 PM To: Yolanda Robinson; Nicholas M. Petrino; Mark Woods Cc: Maxime Ducoste; Barbara Alterman Subject: Common Ground Church Team, We need to look into the church that is growing down the street along the east side of the South J Street between Lake and 1st. There is no church that has been approved from a zoning perspective to operate there. William Waters, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP BD+C, SEED, ID FL AR94136 & ID5745 Director for Community Sustainability City of Lake Worth 1900 Second Avenue North, Lake Worth, Florida 33461 561-586-1634 wwaters@lakeworth.org

Maxwell Gives It to the People By Margaret Menge

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Commissioner Scott Maxwell laid into critics of the bond at the Feb. 17 City Commission meeting, with an angry tirade that seemed especially directed at Peter Timm, who had just spoken, warning the mayor and commissioners not to push to get another bond on the ballot and risk plunging the city deep into debt. “I’m getting weary and tired of hearing people suggest that we’re doing something irresponsible or improper, when in fact, that’s not the case,” said Maxwell from the dais. “If the numbers don’t work, then we don’t do the project. We’re not irresponsible elected of-

ficials. This administration is not irresponsible. We’re not intentionally going out trying to pull the wool over anyone’s eyes. The roads have been neglected for generations. I’m just getting sick and tired of hearing about this. The roads have been neglected for generations. People have lived in town for generations and watched these roads erode around them and have done nothing about it. Done nothing about it. We have roads that have never been paved, that still remain unpaved after 100 years. Still remain unpaved after 100 years. That’s criminal. That’s absolutely criminal. We have all

these folks walking around talking about social justice. Or social injustice. Well let’s talk about social injustice for a moment. What about the folks in these neighborhoods who didn’t get the capital improvements, who didn’t get the infrastructure that they deserved for the last 100 years. What about those folks? I’m tired of it. I’m at my wit’s end hearing about this. So if you can’t repeat the facts the way they are, then don’t repeat the facts. The facts are, this city has not done anything out of the ordinary in its effort to raise capital to improve our infrastructure, and to suggest otherwise, is an outright lie.”

Mayor Triolo’s State of the City: Lake Worth Must Make Grown-Up Decisions

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By Margaret Menge

In her State of the City address in the upstairs ballroom at the Casino building on Tuesday, Feb. 24, Mayor Pam Triolo spoke with pride of Lake Worth’s great turn of fortunes. Between 2008 and 2013, she noted at the start of her speech, no new permits were issued for office space in the city. “How do you sustain a city with absolutely no new investment?” she asked. Last year, she said, 400 new permits were issued.

And Lake Worth is booming with investment. There’s a new Italian restaurant, Mamma Grizzi’s, she noted, a large new apartment complex across from John Prince Park called the Village of Lake Worh, the Benzaiten Center opened in the old railroad depot as a foundry and arts fabrication center. The mayor talked of “grown-up decisions” that have lead to real accomplishments. New Land Development

Regulations that were finalized last year “clearly spell out what you can build on your land.” But it’s not enough, she said. More must be done. The elimination of slum and blight, she said, benefits all of us. The Mayor, a former radio and television host who owns her own advertising firm, First Impressions, spoke with confidence, and with a strong voice. “We must learn to be sustainable,” she said.

“We want the past to guide us, but we can not let it define us to the point of not moving forward.” She told the 100 or so people in attendance that things must be done that “enhance the entire city.” We can’t be “selfish” she said. We have to “care for each other with kind hearts.” She received a strong round of applause and a standing ovation from those gathered.

Tree Board Switches to Gumbo Limbo!

Pols Heading to Tallahassee for Money for Roads Three riding in a van together, out of the Sunshine The Mayor and city commissioners are heading to Tallahassee next week for the legislature’s Palm Beach County Day, to lobby for funding for infrastructure, including $7.5 million for Boutwell Road. Commissioners, in making the trip, are “doing the work of the people in Tallahassee,” Commissioner Scott Maxell said at the City Commission meeting on Feb. 17. The original plan was for the mayor and commissioners to travel together in a van to Tallahassee, but

Commissioner Christopher McVoy raised the issue of the Sunshine Act, and said he would make the trip by himself, by air. Mayor Pam Triolo said that she also would travel alone, for scheduling reasons, and that she would drive to the capital. “I debated going at all,” McVoy said this week. He said he’s still not sure it’s a good expenditure of money. “I wasn’t willing to ride in the same van,” he said. “That didn’t seem like a good idea.”

City Attorney Glen Torcivia told the Tribune last week that the Sunshine Act did not prevent three commissioners from traveling together in the same vehicle, as long as they don’t talk about city business during the trip, or anything that might come before the Commission. It takes six hours to get from Lake Worth to Tallahassee, amounting to a 12-hour round trip. Commissioners Maxwell, Amoroso and Szerdi, as of last week, were planning on making the trip together in the same vehicle.

“Hello Hummingbird!” rooms, all very small and many with shared bathrooms. When it re-opens, it’ll have 15 rooms, all with private bathrooms. Gorman says city staff has been very helpful, even “proactive” and that he doesn’t expect to have any problems when he goes before the Planning & Zoning Board this spring. A date hasn’t yet been set yet for this. In 2011, the Hummingbird Hotel was listed for sale on Loopnet.com, a commercial real estate site, as having “air rights” for six stories. But Gorman says he was told he was limited to 45 feet. Under this restriction, he says he could have built two more stories, to make a four-story hotel – the hotel is now two stories – but because it’s a historic property there were square footage

restrictions that limited him to adding just one story plus a rooftop pool. Gorman is originally from Long Island and Manhattan. He’s lived in South Florida for several years, and now lives in Lake Worth, in the Downtown Jewel neighborhood. “I’m a Lake Worth guy, that’s why I have such an affinity for the hotel,” he says. He’s also a big fan of the Lake Worth Playhouse, and says he sees every show there. County property records show the Hummingbird Hotel was last sold in 2005, for $913,500. Gorman says he bought the hotel in 2014 in a different kind of a sale, and that the entity listed as the owner, Hummingbird LW Hotel, LLC, has remained the same. He didn’t want

to say how much he paid for the hotel, but said it was around the same amount as the 2005 sale. “What really attracted me to it…it’s the only truly downtown, downtown hotel we have,” he says of the Hummingbird. “It’s been needed here for years.” Gorman says he’ll bring someone else in to run the hotel, but that he will remain the owner after the renovation. A promotional brochure for the hotel touts a “fractional sales” program, with fractional owners getting two weeks a year for the next 30 years at a “low, onetime price.” For regular stays, Gorman says he is estimating that rooms will go for $125$150 a night in the off-season and $200-$250 a night during the season.

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Mayor Pam Triolo detailed the city’s progress over the last several years, highlighting development projects, and talked about the necessity of eliminating blight in the city to benefit all residents. (photo by Margaret Menge)

By Margaret Menge

The city’s volunteer Tree Board has made a change, dropping plans for a green buttonwood to be planted in the Cultural Plaza in place of the ficus that was chopped down by city workers over two years ago. They’re now going to look for a gumbo limbo. Tree Board Chair Richard

Stowe told the mayor and commissioners this month that he and David McGrew, the city’s horticulturist, had asked the board to come up with an alternative to the green buttonwood, as the city had been having trouble finding a green buttonwood the right size for the space, despite enlisting the

help of local nurseries. The board chose a gumbo limbo. Stowe said the goal is to find not just any gumbo limbo tree, but one with character. “If we want to have a world-class city, let’s have a world-class tree,” he said.

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“Liberty Counsel: City Can’t Make Churches Pay to Pray” purposes” as a “predominant or exclusive use of property owned by an exempt entity for educational, literary, scientific, religious, charitable, or governmental purposes.” “These are neither novel nor difficult concepts,” writes Mast “and therefore, it is clear that the City has no authority to require a ‘business license’ of all Churches and houses of worship within Lake Worth.” But the issue, writes the Liberty Counsel attorney, is much bigger than a violation of local or state laws. “Beside the lack of state law authority for this claim, the idea that a municipality can require an advance per-

mit in the form of a ‘business license’ for members of a Church to congregate in a building the Church owns or rents, which building has been previously inspected during and upon completion of construction and has not first been determined to be any danger to the public health or safety, offends the United States Constitution. Any attempt to require a license for public assembly on private property is an unconstitutional prior restraint on the freedom of assembly. When the gathering is for political or religious purposes, the offense against the Constitution is even greater.” The letter goes on to cite

the particular example of Common Grounds Coffee Bar, which opened last November at 12 South J Street, where another coffee shop, Coastars, had been. Common Grounds Coffee Bar is owned by Pastor Mike Olive, whose church, Common Ground, has services there on Sunday mornings. On Feb. 8, the city sent a code compliance officer to the coffee bar to investigate, and noted, among other things, “people holding what appeared to be bibles or religious book as one had a cross on it.” In the letter from Liberty Counsel, attorney Richard Mast refers to the city’s

“egregious treatment” of Common Ground Church. “The City has inexplicably targeted CG Church for investigation, despite the fact that CG Church has made no secret of its weekly worship and other meetings since the Coffee Bar opened in November 2014 (and prior thereto, when CG Church met for six months at the same location run by the previous secular coffee bar).” Mast refers to a letter sent to the owner of the property, but not to Pastor Mike Olive, the pastor of Common Ground Church and owner of the coffee shop. The letter, Mast writes, cites the church’s lack of a

William Waters: Liberty Counsel Got Our Local Law Wrong

By Margaret Menge

cluding churches. “All churches as well as non profits are exempt from the Business Tax Receipt portion of the Lake Worth Business License but not the Use & Occupancy requirements,” wrote Waters in his e-mail. Article II of Chapter 14 of the code is below. Article II. - Use And Occupancy Certificate And The General Regulation Of Businesses, Professions Or Occupations • Sec. 14 - 32. - City of Lake Worth business license. It shall be unlawful for any person, or business, either directly or indirectly, to engage in or to conduct any business, profession or occupation as defined by this article, in the city, without first making application for,

and having obtained a City of Lake Worth business license. A city business license shall consist of a use and occupancy certificate as provided for in this article and a local business tax receipt as required in chapter 14, article I, of this Code. (Ord. No. 2014-06, § 3, 1-7-14) • Sec. 14 - 33. - Definitions. Business means a person engaged in or managing any commercial, industrial, occupational or professional activities. Activities include, but are not limited to, the making, buying, or selling goods or providing services, renting/leasing property for any purpose in exchange for compensation or for profit or non-profit purposes. Waters told the Tribune this week that he hadn’t had a chance to talk to City At-

torney Glen Torcivia about Liberty Counsel’s letter, but that as far as he knows, the city’s position still is that churches must be licensed. For all non-profits, including churches, the license has three parts - a zoning review, for which all must pay a one-time fee of $35; a use and occupancy certificate, which varies in cost; and an inspection fee, to be paid every three years. The First Baptist Church at 127 South M Street in Lake Worth paid $404.70 for an inspection last month, $35 for the zoning review, and $50 for a use and occupancy certificate for a total of $489.70 for a business license. Churches and other nonprofits don’t pay the ‘business tax receipt’ part of the license.

What Say You?

investigation of Common Grounds Coffee Bar.

as a worst-first situation.”

William Waters, who oversees the building, zoning, historic preservation and code compliance departments as the city’s Director for Sustainability, wrote in an e-mail to the mayor and commissioners and to City Attorney Glen Torcivia on Tuesday that Liberty Counsel did not cite the correct section of the city’s code in its letter. The local law in question is in Chapter 14 of the city’s code. Liberty Counsel points to Article I of Chapter 14, concerning business tax receipts. “Article II they completely ignore,” says Waters. It is Article II, which concerns use and occupancy certificates, that includes all non-profit organizations, in-

Lake Worth Pols on Licensing of Churches:

Mayor Pam Triolo “I’m really not up to speed on it,” Mayor Triolo told the Tribune on Feb. 25. “It’s certainly not mine, or anyone else’s intention to close down churches,” she said of license requirements. Triolo said it seems as though the city was using a “grand stroke” to realign the fee schedule and bring everyone into compliance, and that churches may have gotten caught in that. She said she’s meeting with city staff next week to discuss churches being asked to get licenses. “I’m sure it will be worked out,” she said. Triolo told the Tribune she wasn’t aware, prior to the Feb. 8 undercover inspection, of any code issue with Common Ground Church having worship services at Common Grounds Coffee Bar. “I wasn’t aware that they would be doing this kind of enforcement on it,” she said. Commissioner John Szerdi YES, churches should have

to get licenses to operate, Szerdi told the Tribune on Monday, Feb. 23, prior to receipt of the letter from Liberty Counsel. “It is a use in the city that is regulated,” he said of churches. “Look at how many people are in a church,” he said. “If there’s a fire or something, you have to get out.” “It’s part of our functionality to make sure places are safe.” On zoning review for churches that have been in operation for 100 years, Szerdi said that the city must “enforce everybody fairly and equally.” On the investigation of Common Grounds Coffee Bar: “You can’t cite anybody unless you catch them…It’s an assembly of people for a specific use that’s not registered for the use.” On the lack of discussion of this issue before the city: “This doesn’t have to be discussed in public forums,” he said. On the media coverage: Szerdi accused the Tribune of blowing the issue “way out of proportion.” “I actually have an issue with the way you’ve presented that,” he said of last week’s top story of the code

Commissioner Christopher McVoy “What earthly purpose does this serve?” McVoy asked last week, when told about the code investigation of Common Grounds Coffee Bar last week. On the issue of churches being requested to get licenses, McVoy said this week he had “two aspects.” “In general, it’s a good thing for us to be looking out for safety in buildings,” he said. At the same time, he said, there are many vacant and abandoned buildings around the city that need attention. “That seems to me to take a higher priority,” he said this week. “Sure let’s work on the churches, but let’s do that when we’ve got our own house in order.” McVoy says he heard from two Haitian churches in his district that had gotten letters in the past few months citing them for noncompliance and telling them they have to get licenses, but that he “didn’t know the context” at the time. On the letter from Liberty Counsel, which he received electronically on Feb. 23: “I didn’t read the whole thing. It seemed like it was a legal thing for our attorney to deal with.” On Common Grounds Coffee Bar: “We’ve talked a lot at City Commission meetings about this concept of worstfirst…this doesn’t strike me

Serge Jerome, Jr. candidate for City Commission Serge Jerome, Jr., an associate minister at his father’s church, Salem Community Church of God, said he’s never heard of a church needing a license or a conditional use permit. “It’s outside the norm,” he said. He says he went to Common Ground Church over the weekend and talked to Pastor Mike Olive. “It’s not the investigation that’s the issue,” he says. “It’s the license that’s the issue.” He says his first instinct, on hearing about churches having to get licenses, was that it seemed to make sense, but that he is surprised no one in the city seems to have considered the issue of religious freedom. “I’ve had so many pastors calling me,” Jerome told the Tribune. He said prior to seeing the article on the front page of last week’s paper, pastors said they felt as though they were alone in dealing with the issue of licensing. Ryan Maier, candidate for City Commission Did not comment, saying he wanted to look into it more. Commissioner Scott Maxwell Did not return the Tribune’s calls requesting comment. Commissioner Andy Amoroso Did not return the Tribune’s call requesting comment.

“license,” requests that the “violation” be corrected by March 2 or a hearing would be held April 30 before the Special Magistrate and also threatens the property owner with fines of $200-$500 a day and potential foreclosure action if the property owner does not “correct” the violation. “As set forth above,” Mast writes, “there is no such business license requirement applicable to churches, and the CG Church may continue meeting for worship at the Coffee Bar, pursuant to the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution; the Florida Constitution; the Florida Religious Freedom Restoration Act ("RFRA"); and the federal Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act ("RLUIPA") 42 U.S.C. '2000cc(b)(1)-(3). “RLUIPA mandates that ‘no government shall impose or implement a land use regulation in a manner that treats a religious assembly or institution on less than equal terms with a nonreligious assembly or institution.’ 42 U.S.C. § 2000cc(b)(1). A violation of RLUIPA occurs when a local land-use regulation would allow a use by a nonreligious assembly or institution, while at the same time treating a use by a similarly situated religious assembly or institution on less than equal terms. See Midrash Sephardi, Inc. v. Town of Surfside, 366 F.3d 1214 at (11th Cir. 2004).” The letter, written on the letterhead of Liberty Counsel, with offices in Orlando, Washington DC and Lynchburg, Va., is addressed to City Manager Michael Bornstein, and shows copies sent electronically to Mayor Pam Triolo and commissioners Maxwell, McVoy, Szerdi and Amoroso and to William Waters, who oversees the building and code compliance departments; Mark Woods, the code compliance manager; and Gerald Coscia, the code compliance officer who was sent to investigate Common Grounds Coffee Bar on a Sunday morning. The letter specifically re-

fers to Commissioner Andy Amoroso, who owns a newsstand and gay pornography shop on Lake Avenue, and his conversation a few weeks back with Pastor Mike Olive, in which Olive says Amoroso pointed at him and said, of the coffee bar: “You better not have a church there. That better not be a church.” Mark Woods, the manager of the city’s Code Compliance Department, told the Tribune last week that the code action regarding Common Grounds Coffee Bar was the result of an anonymous complaint. William Waters told the Tribune last week that the code compliance officer was sent to investigate the coffee shop because of “several” anonymous complaints. E-mails obtained by the Tribune in a public records request show that William Waters was alerting staff about the church in September, well before the coffee shop opened, writing, “We need to look into the church that is growing down the street along the east side of the South J Street between Lake and 1st” and stating that “a lot of downtown people” are concerned about it. At the end of his letter, Mast asks that in light of the information he’s presented and “due to the threat of imminent punitive action by the City beginning March 2, 2015” that the city send written confirmation by close of business on Friday, Feb. 27 that Common Ground Church and other churches in Lake Worth “will not be subjected to an unlawful ‘business license’ tax scheme, but will be allowed to continue their religious use of the properties in question, free from official harassment and threats.” Mast said that Liberty Counsel will file suit against the city if it doesn’t receive assurances that the city will comply with the law. City Attorney Glen Torcivia did not return calls from the Tribune. City Manager Michael Bornstein did not return calls from the Tribune requesting comment and clarification on this issue.

“SHOCK: Hudson Holdings to Build Convention Center...” son Holdings the Gulfstream Hotel, and encouraged them to buy it. He was offered the Gulfstream Hotel job, he said, but turned it down to avoid an appearance of impropriety. City staff have said that despite Hudson Holdings announcement last December that they wanted to reopen the Gulfstream Hotel in one year, conceptual drawings of what is to be built have not been produced, and standing meetings have been canceled. Michael may not want to talk to the media, or to city staff, but he did relay information about Hudson Holdings’ plans for our city at the Wednesday meeting to which only property owners were invited. A second hotel will be built, he said, extending to the west of the historic hotel building. There will also be a three-story parking garage.

Michael said he can’t plan the second hotel until he knows what is happening with the beach property, but that the plans for the second hotel will go forward no matter what happens with the beach property. He said Hudson Holdings has $90 million to spend on the second hotel, and $30 million to spend at the beach building a convention center and beach club. McVoy warned that the city, if it is looking to make this deal with Hudson Holdings, is going down the same path it went down with Greater Bay, which was awarded the contract for our beach property. Greater Bay didn’t do the work, the city canceled the contract and got sued. “I’m livid at the rest of the commissioners,” he said. “Because they know what’s going on and they’re not being upfront.”

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EVENTS CALENDAR FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27

“Arsenic and Old Lace” at 2 p.m. at the Lake Worth Playhouse at 713 Lake Ave. For tickets go to www.lakeworthplayhouse.org or call 586-6410.

Bonfire at the Beach from 6-9 p.m. at the Lake Worth Beach. “Arsenic and Old Lace” at 8 p.m. at the Lake Worth Playhouse at 713 Lake Ave. Opening Night! For tickets go to www.lakeworthplayhouse.org or call 586-6410.

**** Up Ahead **** Tuesday, March 10 – Election Day – Local election only for commission District 2 and 4. Polls are open 7-7. Sunday, March 15 – St. Patrick’s Day Parade Benefitting Wheels for Kids at 12 noon in downtown Lake Worth. Sunday, March 15 -- Parrot Cove Home Tour from 2-6 p.m. Tour many wonderful homes and landmarks. Adults 21+. Meeting point: Believer’s Victory Church at 10th Avenue North and North Lakeside Drive. Admission is $25 in advance, $30 at the door. Limited number of tickets. Buy online at www.parrotcove.org or call (561) 533-6751.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28 Lake Worth Farmers Market from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Old Bridge Park, on the east side of the Lake Worth Bridge off Ocean Avenue. Fresh produce, baked good, crafts, farmfresh eggs, Florida honey, and music. “Arsenic and Old Lace” at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. at the Lake Worth Playhouse at 713 Lake Ave. For tickets go to www. lakeworthplayhouse.org or call 586-6410.

SUNDAY, MARCH 1 “Arsenic and Old Lace” at 2 p.m. at the Lake Worth Playhouse at 713 Lake Ave. For tickets go to www.lakeworthplayhouse.org or call 586-6410.

MONDAY, MARCH 2

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City-Wide Candidates Forum starting at 6:45 p.m. at the Lake Worth Playhouse at 713 Lake Ave. Hosted by the Neighborhood Association Presidents Council. All are invited to attend. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. All five candidates for City Commission have been invited to attend. The format will be given to candidates on the night of the event, and announced to the audience. John Paxman, an attorney, will be the moderator.

“Arsenic and Old Lace” at 8 p.m. at the Lake Worth Playhouse at 713 Lake Ave. For tickets go to www.lakeworthplayhouse.org or call 586-6410.

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SATURDAY, MARCH 7 Lake Worth Farmers Market from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Old Bridge Park, on the east side of the Lake Worth Bridge off Ocean Avenue. Fresh produce, baked good, crafts, farmfresh eggs, Florida honey, and music. Lake Worth Art League Outdoor Art Show from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Lake Worth Beach at 10 South Ocean Boulevard. Common Ground Church ‘Pray, Not Protest’ gathering at 12 noon at City Hall. Members of the community are invited to join members of Common Ground Church and other Palm Beach County churches to pray on the steps of City Hall for the freedom to worship. “Arsenic and Old Lace” at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. at the Lake Worth Playhouse at 713 Lake Ave. For tickets go to www. lakeworthplayhouse.org or call 586-6410.

Common Ground Church ‘Pray, Not Protest’ gathering at 6 p.m. at City Hall. Members of the community are invited to join members of Common Ground Church and other Palm Beach County churches to pray on the steps of City Hall for the freedom to worship.

THURSDAY, MARCH 5 BINGO at 6:30 p.m. at the American Legion Hall at 2315 North Dixie Hwy. in Lake Worth. The public is invited to attend. Food available. For questions call 582-4616. “Arsenic and Old Lace” at 8 p.m. at the Lake Worth Playhouse at 713 Lake Ave. For tickets go to www.lakeworthplayhouse.org or call 586-6410.

FRIDAY, MARCH 6 Evening on the Avenue from 6-10 p.m. at the Cultural Plaza in downtown Lake Worth, featuring music by Nervous Romance, a pop duo, with an intermission spotlight on Cassidy Diana. Food trucks, vendors and a beer tent.

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Know Your City Commission Candidates The election for City Commission will be held March 10. Two of the four commissioners are up for re-election this year, Szerdi and McCoy, and both have challengers. If no candidate gets more than 50 percent of the vote on March 10, a run-off election will be held on March 24.

Ryan Maier

John Szerdi

Craig Frost

Serge Jerome

Christopher McVoy

District 4–South from Lake Avenue, East of Dixie Hwy.

Ryan Maier Ryan Maier is a first-time candidate challenging Commissioner John Szerdi, who was first elected in 2012 and has served one term. Maier is a hairdresser, by occupation, and the owner, as of last summer, of Stella’s Beauty Salon, at 919 North Federal Hwy. Maier owns two historic homes on the 600 block of Second Avenue South – one is his residence and he rents the other one. Ryan Maier first came to Palm Beach County with his family when he was in high school. He left to attend college, earning a degree in theater performance. He came back to Palm Beach County, settling in Lake Worth. Maier served on the city’s Sister City Board and worked with the Homeless Coalition through AmeriCorps Vista, a federal program. He is a dancer, a certified Master Gardener and a beekeeper. ■ Quote: “I believe that transparency has deteriorated in our city government in the past two to three years. There is less public input than there used to be, and therefore, less public knowledge going into decisions that affect all of us. And, when public input is allowed, it is often disregarded. This is one of the reasons that the bond issue failed last year.” � Parrot Cove Neighborhood Association Candidates Forum ►Issues: LW 2020 Bond � Opposed Heights Amendment � Supported Keep Contract with PBSO? � Yes Keep Contract with Palm Beach County Fire Rescue? � Yes Nuisance abatement: Code compliance must operate on

District 4–South from Lake Avenue, East of Dixie Hwy. a “worst-first” basis. It’s not doing that now, as the case of the investigation of Common Ground Church seems to show.

John Szerdi John Szerdi has served one term as commissioner. He was unopposed when he ran in 2012, and was automatically “elected” in August of that year, before the election, when no other candidates filed to run. The seat had been previously held by Suzanne Mulvehill, who had declined to run again. Szerdi is an architect, and the president of LDG Florida Architects. He is the architect and project manager for the Sundy House development in Delray Beach, working for Hudson Holdings, the owner of the Gulfstream Hotel in Lake Worth. He is a former professor of architecture, and past chairman of the Green Building Council. He designed the Eco Centre in Lake Worth, a four-story “green” building on Lake Avenue, just east of the railroad tracks. Szerdi lives on the 200 block of South Palmway. He and his wife, Jamie, have three grown children. ■ Quote: “Myself and most of the Commission, we have a common vision here, That’s to improve the city for everybody…we’re trying to attract business, and attract new residents here…We have $90 million in new investment in our city, all over, from the Park of Commerce…to our downtown…The vision is

to increase our tax base…” – Parrot Cove Neighborhood Association Candidates Forum ►Issues: LW 2020 Bond � Supported Heights Amendment � Opposed Keep Contract with PBSO? � Yes Keep Contract with Palm Beach County Fire Rescue? � Yes Nuisance abatement: The city has made real progress. The Commission passed stricter ordinances last year and has given Code Compliance “more teeth.” The city is now set to demolish several abandoned properties.

Craig Frost Craig Frost is a lifelong resident of Lake Worth, and a graduate of Lake Worth High School. He owns a car audio shop on South H Street called Art of Noise. He lives with his wife, Ashley, and their two children on South L Street. Frost says he was inspired to run last year when he was trying to get help cleaning up a property on his block that had become a trash dump. He called both Commissioner John Szerdi and Mayor Pam Triolo and says neither returned his calls. He ended up calling Channel 5 news, and was able to enlist the help of Caroline Tire, and ultimately the city of Lake Worth, which sent trucks down to haul away the trash. Frost attended the first neighborhood candidates forum, sponsored by the Genesis Neighborhood Association, but has not appeared at

any of the other three neighborhood forums, despite being invited. He told the Tribune recently that he is not dropping out, but hasn’t been able to attend the forums because of a family situation – the illness and recent passing of his father-in-law. ■ Quote: “If we’re going to borrow money for a specific project, it should just go to that specific project,” he said of the money in the $62.5 million bond, billed as ‘Fix Our Streets,’ that was going to go to the Park of Commerce. — interview with The Lake Worth Tribune in January ►Issues: LW 2020 Bond � Opposed Heights Amendment � Supported Keep Contract with PBSO? � Yes Keep Contract with Palm Beach County Fire Rescue? � Yes Nuisance abatement: There’s still too much blight, and the city is not acting fast enough to take care of it. District 2–North from Lake Avenue, West of Dixie Hwy.

Serge Jerome Serge Jerome came to Lake Worth as a child with his family, moving from Connecticut. His father, a preacher, formed a church here, and Jerome remembers going door-to-door with him in the Haitian neighborhoods of Lake Worth.

District 2–North from Lake Avenue, West of Dixie Hwy. Jerome is a graduate of Oral Roberts University and got a law degree from Florida A&M University. He works as a commercial real estate consultant for the Keyes Company and is a part-time preacher at his father’s church, Salem Community Church of God. He volunteered on Commissioner Christopher McVoy’s campaign in 2012, and is now a first-time candidate, running to unseat him. He rents an apartment on Lake Avenue, near A Street. ■ Quote: “We’re trying to take the city in a new direction. We’re trying to do something good for Lake Worth. But I feel like, not everybody in the city is on the same page. There’s not a sense of teamwork going on.” – South Palm Park Neighborhood Association candidates forum ►Issues: LW 2020 Bond � Supported Heights Amendment � Opposed Keep Contract with PBSO? � Yes Keep Contract with Palm Beach County Fire Rescue? � Yes Nuisance abatement: Lake Worth needs to look at what other municipalities are doing.

Christopher McVoy Christopher McVoy has served two terms as commissioner representing District 2. He first became involved in the politics of the city when there was a move underway to redo the zoning at

the beach to allow for more commercial development. He opposed this change. McVoy grew up in Wisconsin. He’s an environmental scientist who has spent his career working on Everglades restoration. He worked for the South Florida Water Management District for 15 years, and now is employed as a consultant with a private firm. He speaks fluent Spanish, French, Dutch, and also knows some Haitian Creole. He lives on the 1500 block of 15th Avenue North. ■ Quote: “I think Lake Worth is very unusual in South Florida. It’s very different from its neighbors. And I think our best model of economic growth in Lake Worth is to capitalize on those differences. The more that we yield to development pressure and simply wind up looking like all of the rest of South Florida, the more we’re trying to compete with folks who are ahead of us at that.” ►Issues: LW 2020 Bond � Opposed Heights Amendment � Supported Keep Contract with PBSO? � Yes Keep Contract with Palm Beach County Fire Rescue? � Yes Nuisance abatement: “We have the staff in place, we have the ordinances. I’m not seeing the results.” Says the commission has talked a lot about a “worst-first” policy for code compliance. “It sounds great, but that’s not what we’re doing.”

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OPINION House Editorial

This Community Newspaper Needs Your Help I have an awful lot to say about the news this week. But I have to take a break to ask for your help. I need help if I am to continue to put out this newspaper every week. I need someone to type up the Events Calendar each week. You could do it from home. It should take a couple of hours to gather the information, type it up and send it in. I need someone who is very detail-oriented, and can type reasonably well. I also need someone to retrieve the crime report from the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesdays. The PBSO will not send it down to Lake Worth. It has to be picked up at Central Records at PBSO headquarters on Gun Club Road each week, and they charge for it – usually about $15. If you’re willing to either pick it up on Wednesdays around noon, or pay for it, or both, give me a call. If there’s someone pretty sharp out there – maybe a retired attorney or journalist – I would really appreciate your help in going through this crime report and rewriting it in English. From talking to readers, I’ve learned that this is one of the most popular sections of the newspaper, so I want to keep it in. But it’s really hard to find time to do it. And you have to know something about criminal justice and media law to reword it while keeping the paper out of hot water. There are other things,

too. If you have not done so already, please subscribe to the newspaper. Just do it. Send your check in, and we will bring a paper around to you. Free delivery to College Park and all other homes east of Federal is a promotional thing, and it’s going to end very soon. Maybe with this issue. Also, if you have extra money that you aren’t quite sure what to do with, and you love having a community newspaper that goes to extraordinary efforts to tell you the most important news happening in the city every week, consider making a contribution to the Lake Worth Tribune, Inc. The newspaper business is tough, and more money has been going out than coming in over these last three months as I worked to set up an office and start the paper. Oh, and if you have news about the Gulfstream Hotel, or see Steve Michaels of Hudson Holdings milling around Lake Worth, tell him to stay put and call me on my cell phone immediately at (561) 801-NEWS. Thanks for your help. I want to keep this paper going. But it’s a terrible lot of work. I have a great graphic designer, as you can all see, and some wonderful friends who’ve pitched in and helped me get set up and deliver the paper on Fridays. But I need more help. I don’t mind admitting it. — Margaret Menge, Editor and Publisher

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Letters to the Editor To the Editor: OK, OK, I promised to ask the questions for all of the candidates, commissioners, and mayor. I'm fairly good on follow up; 1. What are the most pressing infrastructure needs in order of priority in Lake Worth? Please name the roads, what’s under the

roads, sewage, sidewalks, and utility repairs by name. 2. What is the cost of the above said preferred repairs? Who will do the repairs and who will pay for them? Name the real price. 3. I may be wrong, but the Gulfstream Hotel appears to be in trouble again. Does anyone know what the true plans are for the adjacent lot

on South Lakeside Drive? If so, what are the options? 4. Do any of the candidates or elected officials have a vested interest in the outcome of infrastructure repair or the Gulfstream rehabilitation? 5. If you could wave a magic wand over Lake Worth, cast a spell, and make this little Bohemian

village a better place to live over the long term, what would you do? I'm not voting for anyone or anything until I have the facts on the ground. I mean, what the heck is going on? The balls are in your courts, not mine. Dan Vasone South Lakeside Drive

The original Lake Worth Casino building, in an undated photo. Note that A1A originally ran in front of the Casino, between the building and the beach, instead of in back of it, as now. The barrier island was much more narrow, with fill added later to make more available land for development. (photo courtesy State Archives of Florida)

Getting Ready to Buy? Existing Homes vs. New Construction Guest Column by Charles Byron Andrews of ReMax Prestige Realty

Imagine your perfect home that you would love to live in. Chances are it bears a passing resemblance to the one you grew up in. A traditional “Brady Bunch” colonial or a brownstone you may have visited in Chi Town (aka Chicago) when you were a kid. Then again, maybe that is not what you are looking for. Maybe you would prefer something newer, something with a Key West or contemporary style, the latest amenities and a lot less maintenance. Or maybe you’re not ready for the standard three-bedroom, two-bath cookie cutter thing at all, and a condominium or a townhouse fits the bill. “Owning a home is a keystone of wealth…both financial affluence and emotional security,” said investment expert Suze Orman. When it comes to making your acquisition, one size does not fit all. But it does pay to understand the pros and cons when it comes to options between existing homes and new construction. Let me lay out all the facts. When Buying an Existing Home the Pros are: ►You may get more quality workmanship for your dol-

lar in a house that was built when labor and materials were less expensive. ►Appliances and window treatments are often included. ►If the house has been renovated, updated kitchens and bathrooms may feature valuable extras. ►Most existing homes have mature trees and established landscaping. ►Many have unique architectural elements. ►Usually in established neighborhoods. ►There is typically a direct relationship between the price of homes and the quality of the neighborhood. The Cons of buying an existing home are: ►Generally less energy-efficient, so more expensive A/C bill. ►Past renovations may not meet today’s building codes. ►Building materials may be harder to match or replace. ►May need expensive repairs and renovations. The Pros of New Construction are: ►Generally less maintenance than an older home - Customized options and upgrades. ►Builder can offer incentives to help with closing costs. ►More efficient and innovative use of space inside and out.

►Modern amenities. ►More energy-efficient design and materials, better lumber, improved insulation. ►May be wired for today’s technology and security. ►You can have input into structural and interior decorating decisions. ►New subdivisions may have more recreational facilities, including swimming pools, clubhouses, jogging trails, open space areas, and playgrounds. ►New building materials are often safer, as they don’t include things like lead or asbestos. ►Construction and appliance warranties often still apply, but be savvy, as they often are not as good as one thinks. ►Often there are restrictions as to exterior siding colors and materials, parking, landscaping, and limitations as to satellite dishes. The Cons of New Construction are: ►Construction delays are common and may necessitate an interim move. We do have a rainy season here in Florida. ►New homes can cost more than existing homes due to escalating land values, material and labor costs. ►Resale may be difficult before construction is completed in the entire subdivision --most buyers in a new development prefer to choose a new home and all

the options. ►Dirt, mud and construction noise may be a problem until the entire neighborhood is completed. ►Landscaping over and above the contractor’s basic package can be costly. ►Unwanted developments or business may continue to be built on neighboring land. So you are the one who has to decide: Is it cheaper to build or buy an existing house? There are pros and cons that everyone faces during the home-buying process and there’s no one-size-fits-all answer. The choice between new construction vs. an existing home can be tough and greatly depends on what options you have available. To help you make the best decision, make a list of the features that are most important to you, and then compare costs. Know what you are willing to give up and what you must have in your next home. Then; you can look for homes in your price range that meet the criteria that you desire. Your home is one of your biggest investments, so it’s perfectly acceptable to be picky. Take the time you need to find the perfect home. Charles Andrews is a local Remax agent to contact him he can be reached at CharlesByronAndrews@ gmail.com.

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