Letters

Letter to the Editor: Never-ending development hurts Delray Beach

What can I say about overdevelopment that hasn’t already been said a thousand times? I have never known anyone that is at all happy with the direction that the development in Delray Beach has gone. When the iPic Theater went up, it appeared that the

Letter to the Editor: Crowds and banners on I-95 overpass are safety risk

Letter to the Editor: Australian pines are invasive, not historic

In your recent edition, The Coastal Star stated about a Gulf Stream issue of AT&T requesting more funds to preserve “the historic Australian pines” roots due to construction work.
The Australian pine is an invasive species that needs to be eradicated

Letter to the Editor: Swimmer laments halt to beach exercise regimen

https://thecoastalstar.com/profiles/blogs/letters-to-the-editor-swimmer-laments-halt-to-beach-exercise-regi

Letter to the Editor: Mayor asks Ocean Ridge residents to stay vigilant

While many of us could choose to live anywhere in the world, we chose to live in Ocean Ridge because it is a small, welcoming and tightknit community. We love the beach, we love interacting with our neighbors, we love our freedom and we love our poli

Letter to the Editor: Need to plan for rising seas gains more urgency

https://thecoastalstar.com/profiles/blogs/letter-to-the-editor-need-to-plan-for-rising-seas-gains-more-urge

Letter to the Editor: Realtor not authorized to promote Briny sale

Letter to the Editor: Hunger is a year-round problem

As Palm Beach County public schools break for the summer, it’s important to remember that not every student looks forward to days away from school. In fact, one in four children doesn’t know where they will get their next meal.
Palm Beach County is th

Letter to the Editor: Warm handoff or cold bodies?

In April, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced $26 million in additional federal funding for Florida’s State Opioid Response Project. The project aims to reduce opioid deaths, prevent opioid abuse among youth, and increase recovery services and access

Letter to the Editor: Good reporting, no malarkey

Contrary to Richard Lucibella’s angry advertisement in The Coastal Star, this paper has been the voice of the people and represents nearly all of the Ocean Ridge residents. As always, The Coastal Star got the story right, reporting that attorney Rich

Letter to the Editor: Off-color replenishment sand bad for environment and tourism

I moved to Ocean Boulevard in Delray Beach in February 2000. Back then the water was a beautiful Bahamian aqua blue, crystal clear much of the time.

I am not sure which year, but Delray Beach “replenished” its beach, starting 11/2 miles north of our

Letter to the Editor: Ocean Ridge transition needs wise leaders

As a longtime Fortune 500 senior executive and business owner, I knew the right location was critical when we moved here from New Jersey as full-time residents. My husband, Roy, and I selected Ocean Ridge after looking carefully at several small coas

Letter to the Editor: Exercise your voting rights fully

In a few days it will once again be election day here in Ocean Ridge. As I hope we all recognize, there are three candidates running for two seats on the Town Commission. Qualified voters will have two votes to cast, two chances to shape the future f

Letter to the Editor: Signs ruin town appearance

It is illegal to place any sign without a Florida Department of Transportation permit in a state right of way. A1A is a state road with a 100-foot right of way. Any nonpermitted sign placed within 50 feet east and west of A1A’s center line is illegal

Letter to the Editor: Highland commission curtailing public input

Several present commissioners in Highland Beach have used transparency and openness as a mantra when dealing with the public. However, this new commission has acted in ways to suppress residents’ having access to information and expressing their view

Letter to the Editor: Path expansion would be road to ruin

The real question is, do you want Highland Beach to become a link in the 3,000-mile, walking/bicycling/backpacking trail called the East Coast Greenway, with hundreds of migrants passing through or hunkering down in our town on a daily basis? Because

Letter to the Editor: Flooding issues need to be addressed

Much has been discussed relative to three separate and different referendums that are meant to improve safety and to preserve our paradise island community of Highland Beach.  The discourse however has shocked me to the core.

What is wrong with our c

Letter to the Editor: A1A proposal not worth massive disruption

As a resident of Highland Beach since 2002, I have a few remarks regarding the town’s proposed A1A project.

Leaving the cost consideration and funding aside (3 miles at $15 million per mile), I am concerned that the proposed A1A project will adversel

Letter to the Editor: It’s crucial that Highland Beach voters approve money for A1A upgrades

On Dec. 5 Highland Beach Library hosted 80-plus residents for the first public workshop for the Ocean Walk project. Eight teams offered approaches to address long-standing infrastructure problems, including stormwater management, improvements for the

Letter to the Editor: Longtime neighbor calls Lantana mayor honest, ethical

It upsets me to read in the news about the accusation made against Lantana’s mayor, David Stewart. 

I am a neighbor who has known Dave for over 30 years.  He has always been an honest, reliable and, above all, an ethical man.

Just like many of us, Da