News Cast for June 19th:
Okeechobee County Commissioners may consider a tougher noise ordinance in the future.
Commissioner Mike Sumner said he’s received several complaints from residents who live in the back of Four Seasons. He also heard the noise.
He said they heard loud noise and perhaps street racing in the neighborhood late at night.
“It was loud, loud music, loud horns, essentially a Mexican Rodeo and a drag race party.”
He said the music was very loud at 3 am. He lives 1 and a half miles away from the location, inside his home with closed windows.
“If I could speak Spanish, I could have heard every word they said through the bull horn.”
The Lake Coalition was asked to support a request for the Florida Department of Transportation to finish paving the Lake Okeechobee Scenic Trail in Glades County.
Brendon Berry puts on a 118 mile foot race marathon on the dike each February.
He said there is a 15 mile segment of the trail between Buckhead Ridge and Lakeport that remains unpaved.
He also requested two more pedestrian bridges along the trail at Indian Prairie Canal and Taylor Creek. He said it is dangerous
for pedestrians to leave the trail and cross the bridges on 441 and 78 respectively.
The Glades County School Board, Glades County Board of County Commission, and Moore Haven City Council held a joint meeting to discuss projects they are working on.
Issues addressed included the need for more affordable and workforce housing, growth in the community, a joint cost share of sports field maintenance and improvement, a possible land swap in Washington Park, another land swap for a new school in western Glades County, a new fast food restaurant in Moore Haven, and an expansion of the fire departments.
The Pahokee City Commission honored 17 students who earned perfect scores on various state assessment tests this year.
They honored several students, parents and school staff.
Vice Mayor Sanquetta Cowan Williams shows there is a quality education being offered in the Glades.
Commissioner Derrick Boldin praised the effort made by students, parents and school staff.
The commission also rejected a bid to hold a July 4th or July 5th fireworks show this year.
The city got a price of $37,000 to put on the fireworks show on July 4. They asked the manager to get three more quotes from vendors to compare.
The three bids were more than the original bid, with the lowest at $39,000. That price was for a fireworks show on July 5th.
The city budgeted $25,000 for fireworks in the current fiscal year budget.
Commissioner Everette McPherson said he felt the city should not spend the money on fireworks when they have so many things to do to improve the city like street paving.