July 16, 2008:

From Tom Warnke - Surfrider Secretary - Palm Beach:

At the Lake Worth city commission meeting last night, the Town of Palm Beach appealed to Lake Worth not to oppos their 18 million dollar dredge and fill project that would surround the municipal beach at Lake Worth.  The City of Lake Worth voted 5-0 to join Surfrider Foundation,the Snook Foundation, ESA and three individuals in the legal challenge of the project! The Town of Palm Beach announced that they are setting aside 2 million dollars to fight us!  The meeting was packed with surfers, fishermen, divers and residents who want to protect their beach.  Only one person spoke in favor of the dredge project.  That guy hates the nearshore reef because he hurt his foot on it. The whole crowd laughed at him.

The actual court hearing is in late August, and we just finished our depositions this week.  No group has ever stopped a project like this, so wish us luck, and send money!

Here's the link to this morning's Palm Beach Post article:

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/localnews/content/local_news/epaper/2008/07/15/c1b_surfrider_0716.html

Our SF Chapter meeting is tomorrow night, and we will have a notary on hand to verify all our member questionnaires that are required for the case.  If you are not a member, you can join on Thursday and have a direct impact on the case.  Please attend and help us win this fight!   The meeting is at 7:30 Thursday night at Ground Swell Surf Shop on Donald Ross Road in Juno Beach.  The shop is on the north side of Donald Ross Rd, next to Dunkin Donuts, just west of U.S. 1.

See you there, and thanks to everyone helping us make history.

Tom