RE: What’s in a buoy?

Dear Editor:

A buoy marks a specific site in or near the water. The four buoys in The Cove Shopping Center can certainly be representative of their nautical surroundings.

The “Cove” area is part of the Hillsboro River system that eventually empties into the ocean through Hillsboro Inlet.

The inlet is a well-marked part of our landscape accentuated by the black-and-white lighthouse at its entry.

It would be nice to connect our “nautical” signatures with a unifying color, bringing all elements together.

I suggest repainting the buoys to help complete this task. The buoy in the roundabout is not an obstacle that interferes with vision, but can enhance the character of the community.

The soon-to-be-started Sullivan Park improvements, and the plans for Deerfield Island will be an addition to our community and will certainly make it a “Nautical Destination.”

Ira Wechterman

Resident and member Deerfield Beach Marine Advisory Board

Preserving citizens’ quality of life

Dear Editor:

The Original Save Our Beach, Inc. (O.S.O.B.) is a not-for-profit organization of residents of Deerfield Beach that cares about preserving our citizens’ quality of life.

O.S.O.B. members have served on county boards, the city commission, other city boards, and as officers and volunteers for charitable organizations. They are owners of businesses, and are residents like you.

They have spent countless volunteer hours for over 10 years, promoting smart development projects in all parts of our city.

This group’s foresight and dedicated efforts preserved the only open space (the Main Beach Parking Lot) suitable enough to hold a carnival and music grandstand at the beach.

If you enjoyed the 2015 68th Founders’ Day parade and celebration Kiwanis organized for your pleasure, for the benefit of so many charities, and to support local businesses, you also need to give kudos to the O.S.O.B. for its continuing effort in making Deerfield Beach a wonderful place to live and visit.

Marti McGeary

Co-President www.originalsaveourbeach.org, Deerfield Beach.