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Sierra Club speaker urges stronger beach protections, curbside recycling for multifamily units and EV fleet conversion
Summary
Linda Smith of the Sierra Club followed public comment rules to urge council action on turtle-season beach ordinances, expanded recycling access for multifamily and commercial properties, opposition to the county incinerator project, and replacing town fleet vehicles with EVs; she concluded by saying she would vote no on Amendment 3.
A member of the Sierra Club's Loxahatchee group used the public-comment period to press the council on environmental and waste-management issues.
Linda Smith asked the council to move forward on ordinances restricting disruptive activity on beaches during turtle season, increase recycling access for multifamily and commercial properties to reduce waste sent to a Palm Beach County incinerator project, and consider converting the town's vehicle fleet to electric vehicles to reduce fuel and maintenance costs. Smith told the council that the county's incinerator proposal remains large and costly and described recycling as preferable to burning.
Smith closed by making a political statement on a statewide referendum: "I want to vote no on Amendment 3." The council did not take action during the meeting; the comment was recorded for the public record.
