No to hate crimes — The recent rise of antisemitic acts on American soil following the eruption of violence in the Middle East prompted the Town Commission to reaffirm that all people should live free of discrimination, intimidation, threats and fear.
The March 4 resolution passed unanimously without comment, but resident Peter Wolf rose to thank the commission for its stand.
“The issue in the resolution is something that I thought in this day and age would never have to be discussed and yet it is something that must be discussed in my opinion,” Wolf said.
Beach trash piling up — The sight of trash spilling out of garbage receptacles at the beach has some town commissioners wanting to get rid of the contractor hired to take care of it.
Vice Mayor Steven Coz recounted at the March 4 meeting seeing a tarp, a broken board and a chair at one receptacle near his house one recent Saturday. “So there’s a mountain of trash,” he said. “I go down on Monday night and figure the guy will have come on Monday. No, he didn’t. (That means) he didn’t pick up on Saturday, he doesn’t pick up on Sunday and he didn’t pick up on Monday.”
Town Manager Lynne Ladner said Ocean Ridge contracts with Cayco Landscaping of Oakland Park for the service. Commissioners said they would leave it up to her to see that the trash collection from the public receptacles improves.
Turtle Beach condo sign drama — The results of a Jan. 9 magistrate hearing regarding beach “No Trespassing” signs erected by the Turtle Beach of Ocean Ridge Condominium Association have been delayed as town officials plan to inspect the current setup and consider the association’s application for a sign permit.
Water pipe replacement contract approved — The first 3,000 linear feet of water piping are set to be replaced in the north end of town as the Town Commission at its April 1 meeting awarded a $2.5 million contract to Foster Marine to do the work. It’s the first chunk of 71,000 linear feet of pipe that the town plans on replacing.
— Anne Geggis
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