LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Posted on 12 March 2015 by LeslieM

RE: Preserving citizens’ quality of life

Dear Editor:

In response to the [Feb. 19] Letter to the Editor entitled “Preserving citizens’ quality of life,” what the writer of that letter fails to take responsibility for is that the Original Save Our Beach (O.S.O.B.) group is also responsible for enact[ment] of a referendum that does not leave owners the option to sell to developers due to height restrictions that are unreasonable and do not allow for more than 55 ft. of height or four floors.

Nobody is asking Deerfield Beach to be like Ft. Lauderdale. However, restricting the building height to only 55 ft. limits the value of the property and therefore dissuades potential developers from investing!

This, in turn, gives the existing owners no option but to sell to drug rehabs, which now become the properties’ “highest and best use.”

A clear example is 460 S. Ocean, which, because of these restrictions, the owners had no choice but to sell to an owner who has turned the entire building into a drug rehab facility.

Originally, this building was slated to become a condo called “Soleil 460.” However, due to the lack of foresight by the O.S.O.B. group, the plans were denied because of these new restrictions and the property was no longer able to get financing and subsequently sold and converted into a drug rehab!

Because of these restrictions, all the motels on the beach will have no choice but to follow suit.

As a citizen, this is not what I consider “preserving citizens’ quality of life.” Thank you!

Patrick Jolivet

Deerfield Beach

Gratitude for all

Dear Editor:

I just wanted to praise all the hard work Judi Stanich did [on Founders’ Days]. She is amazing.

Also, all the volunteers … how much fun and laughs … We are all so blessed with the hard work from EVERYONE.

I can’t thank everyone enough. I love Deerfield Beach.

Let’s not forget musicians too … oh and yes, West Virginia volunteers and songs.

Hope you could put this in the Observer (which I LOVE)… Just a gratitude for all.

Julie Hamilton

Lighthouse Point

2nd Annual Walk a Mile for a Cure Beach Walk

Dear Editor:

Thank you to all those who participated in the recent 2nd Annual Walk a Mile for a Cure Beach Walk. Thanks to you, it was a huge success! We had 148 registered walkers and raised $2,000 for the American Cancer Society.

It was a beautiful day to be at the beach and I think everyone had a great time. I hope you all realized that without your participation in fund raisers like this, the American Cancer Society would not be able to fund cancer research and their many programs for cancer patients.

Please check out www.relayforlife.org to find more ways you can help and more about their programs.

Also, come and enjoy the festivities at the Relay for Life of Deerfield Beach, Lighthouse Point and Hillsboro Beach that will be held at Quiet Waters Park starting at 5 p.m. on April 18, 2015.

A big “thank you” to the Kiwanis Club of Deerfield Beach for allowing us to be part of the Founders’ Days Festival and funding the breakfast along with Winston Park Publix and Big Bite Bagel & Deli in Coconut Creek.

We also would like to thank our top T-shirt sponsor and water provider, Muddy Waters; our Gold Level T-shirt sponsor, TM Windows and Doors; and our Silver Level T-shirt sponsors, Pop’s Seafood Market and O’Dwyer Technical Services.

Thanks to American Logowear and Dex Imaging for discount shirts and banners.

Christy McVay

Coconut Creek

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