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Letter to the Editor: Ocean Ridge candidate grateful for polite campaign
I want to thank the residents of Ocean Ridge for all the kindnesses shared with me during my campaign as your town commissioner. I learned so much from the experience.
The campaign was a positive, constructive event and I appreciated all of th
Letter to the Editor: Delray donors’ wishes disregarded
For many years, until approximately two years ago, the city had encouraged donations to establish benches with commemorative plaques that would help upgrade the appearance of the beach walk. Frankly, with more encouragement from the city, all of
Read more…Letter to the Editor: Gulf Stream confident it’s on the right track
In 2014 and early 2015, the town of Gulf Stream found itself under assault from Martin O’Boyle and Christopher O’Hare, two residents who overwhelmed the town with thousands of public records requests and dozens of lawsuits. Town Hall became virtual
Read more…Letter to the Editor: Keep bringing your children to the library
Lynda Hunter, then the Children’s Services librarian, plays guitar and performs singalong tunes
at the Delray Beach Public Library in June 2015. Hunter is moving from the city.
File photo
Forty-one years ago, I fell in love with Delray Beach. Ten y
Read more…Letter to the Editor: Urban trail will bring ruination to east Delray Beach
Our “Village by the Sea” is being placed at risk by Delray Resolution 71-015, unanimously adopted by the City Commission in December. The resolution commits the city to a 3,000-mile “urban Appalachian Trail” that connects 15 states along the East
Read more…Letter to the Editor: Is a kibbutz an option for the homeless?
The good people of Boca Raton are in position to build the first homeless kibbutz in the USA. The United States’ shelter system for homeless people is a failed system. It makes nothing better, it only makes the situation worse.
It is time to re
Letter to the Editor: Better traffic planning needed in downtown Boca
As an architect and urban planner, I would like to amplify my comments on Mizner 200, published in The Coastal Star last June. This is the proposed replacement for Mizner on the Green in Boca Raton.
To its credit, the developer/owner, ELAD Nation
Letter to the Editor: Boynton Riverwalk needs grocery
Congratulations to Jane Smith on her comprehensive reporting on the plans for redevelopment of Boynton Beach’s Riverwalk Plaza.
As an original owner for 10 years at Marina Village, I found it wonderful when the new Publix opened at Sunshine Sq
Letter to the Editor: 'Coastal Star' a shining light
I have been a resident of Palm Beach County since 1973, from West Palm Beach to Boca Raton, and in that time I have seen dozens of smaller newspapers come and go.
I would like to give you a compliment: You and your team are doing a great job with
Letter to the Editor: An open plea to the Delray commission
This is a pivotal time in Delray Beach history, so I want to make a few comments on the Atlantic Crossing project, which the city sent back to the Site Plan Review and Appearance Board on March 1.
I want to thank Commissioners Shelly Petrolia and
Local Voices: Public records law changes were misguided
This legislative session demonstrated a political will to reform the Florida’s Public Records Act. However, that will was misguided in both SB 1220 and HB 1021.
Those bills targeted the attorney’s fees provision of Chapter 119 and attempted to
Local Voices: Careful public records safeguards needed
Two days after the Florida Legislature completed the 2016 session, a Sun Sentinel editorial headlined “Open government under attack,” indirectly referred to a failed bill that attempted to address abuse of the Public Records Act by a cottage indust
Read more…Letter to the Editor: Greenway belongs in unpopulated area
Is Delray Beach sure it wants an “Urban Appalachian Trail”?
If you have ever been on the actual Appalachian Trail, you would find that the users are hardy, backpacking, great folks who live in tents/sleeping bags, dig holes for latrines, eat prepa
Letter to the Editor: Addiction treatment facilities should welcome reasonable regulations
Thank you for the article published in January describing the dilemma of regulating addiction treatment services in our state. We applaud the efforts of all concerned.
As our company enters into the arena of addiction treatment for alcohol and o
Letter to the Editor: Gulf Stream wastes tax dollars fighting O’Hare and O’Boyle
Picture an ink-drawn political cartoon where a pleading-eyed man rapaciously shovels piles of “taxpayer dollars” into a blazing furnace. The furnace has a fresh sign labeled “Taxpayer Mandate,” which lies above an older sign, scratched away and barel
Read more…Save our Beaches!
Save our Beaches was developed in 2015 after the City Council Members of Boca Raton, FL approved a oceanfront residential build at 2500 N. Ocean Blvd. An area once known for a no street light policy to protect our turtles, has plans of building a 11,
Read more…Letter to the Editor: Ban would hurt collectors, not help animals
In your last issue, I read a letter submitted by Ed Harris of the National Humane Society. In it he suggests that the collection of ivory is a barbaric, horrendous and shameful hobby that should be ended.
It is well-known that his group is atte
