“I never vote for Democrats, but it is time to tell District 4 County Commissioner Steve Abrams, along with the rest of the county commissioners up for re-election, to hit the road. The commissioners held a special vote in June, when the snowbirds were gone, to curtail the protests over development of Mizner Trail golf course in Boca Raton. It is just another tactic by greedy developers and the commissioners to use up every inch of space in Boca until it is nothing but asphalt and condos. This project will devalue every home in Boca Del Mar, along with bringing massive traffic congestion to an area that can’t handle it.

While Abrams was the one dissenting vote, it was obviously just a ploy to curry favor with Boca voters, knowing full well that the rest of the commissioners were going to go along with this ecological disaster. Considering our previous commissioner, Mary McCarty, was sent to federal prison for corruption, it is within bounds — even prudent — to ask what else the commissioners have been up to “on the side.”

Tell Palm Beach County you want change. Dump all the county commissioners, and if you live in District 4, vote for Andy O’Brien. I know I am.

— CHRIS HARMON, BOCA RATON”

Original letter at http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/news/opinion/letters/nhpHd/

[UnitedPBC ed. note: There were 2 dissenting votes. Jesse Santamaria was the other]