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Welcome to the City of Lake Worth
Welcome to the City of Lake Worth's website. Lake Worth is located in central Palm Beach County on the eastern coast of Florida.
Lake Worth's website is a continuous work in progress. Our home page lists new programs, or items of interest to the general community on a rotating basis. We welcome you to surf our various pages by visiting the main menu bar located in blue on the left-hand section of the site. Do note - by moving the computer's mouse over an area of interest in the main menu bar, other links will appear whereby users have the option of scrolling their mouse over these additional sections. From there, simply click on a page of interest.
Having trouble finding what you are looking for? The search engine has been moved to the top right-hand corner of the website for ease of use.
Visitors to this site are encouraged to visit the Meetings and Events Calendar for more comprehensive information on specific items of interest. The Topics in the Tropics Information Line (561-586-1791) provides the public with a weekly update of activities in Lake Worth.
HIGHLIGHTING . . . Lake Worth Historical Museum Needs VolunteersDo you have a love of history? Is preserving Lake Worth history and culture of great importance to you? Then you are one of the people we are seeking to work with us. Please join others who share these concerns at 10:00 on Saturday, September 19th at City Hall Annex at 414 Lake Avenue (home of the Museum).
Read more... Homestead Exemption OutreachImportant Security Alarm Information for City of Lake Worth Residents.
Read more... Lake Worth to Offer After School Tennis for KidsFor general preparedness, every household should create and practice a Family Disaster Plan and assemble and maintain a Disaster Supplies Kit that will keep each person self-sufficient for a minimum of five (5) days.
Households should take hurricane-specific precautions and plan for and practice what to do in a hurricane situation.
Automated Monthly Payment Incentive Plan - To learn how you can receive a $25.00 credit please click here. English
Programa de Incentivo para Pago Mensual Automatizado. Para aprender como puedes recibir un crédito de $25.00 dólares pulse aquí. Espanol
Plan encourageant automatisé de paiement mensuel - pour apprendre comment vous pouvez recevoir un crédit $25.00 svp cliquez ici. Creole
Read more... Once Weekly Water RestrictionsMandatory water restrictions until further notice.
Read more... Have You Signed Up for Tropic-mail Yet?
Tropic-mail is new a service provided by the City of Lake Worth to inform interested individuals about the services, programs, and events offered by the City to its residents, visitors, and the community. Read more...
The Greater Lake Worth Chamber of Commerce is a not-for-profit membership-driven business organization, focused on the development and retention of businesses, taking an active role in business issues, providing meaningful member services, and improving the quality of life for all residents in our community. Our service areas include Lake Worth, Greenacres, Atlantis, Palm Springs, Lake Clarke Shores and areas of unincorporated Palm Beach County. Four full-time employees assist members, businesses, tourists and residents by responding to thousands of inquiries through the mail, e-mail, phone and in person regarding relocation, referrals, businesses, restaurants, accommodations, excursions, travel, goods and services. Furthermore, most of Lake Worth's signature special events are organized by the Chamber of Commerce.
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When the new chamber building opened in 2006, it was with the purpose of also serving as a visitors and welcome center for Lake Worth. Located in the middle of the downtown area, we get many visitors stopping by looking for information. At the Welcome Center, you will find brochures and information on local attractions, downtown Lake Worth and upcoming events and happenings. Every year we assist more than 1,000 visitors, tourists and locals by giving recommendations, answering questions, giving directions, providing relocation packages and much more. Also at the Welcome Center is the The Palm Beach Post Community Board Room, which is used by local groups and associations for meeting space. The Welcome Center is open 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday - Friday. Come by and see us!
The Village of Palm Springs
The village of Palm Springs spans across a 2.0 square miles area and is home to 12,351 inhabitants. Palm Springs was founded in 1957. The Christ Community Church can be visited for Sunday service. Two elementary schools, Palm Springs Elementary and Clifford O. Taylor Kirklane Elementary; and two private schools, Palm Springs Christian School and St. Luke's Catholic School, are located in the area of Palm Springs. For its youth Palm Springs offers a winter, a spring, and a summer Youth Vacation Camp. Music, dancing, oil painting, and sports classes are available for preschool kids, youth, teenagers, and adults. For recreation purposes Sago Park, Village Center Play Area and the Athletic Complex are open and ready to enjoy.
Since the early 1960s the village of Palm Springs has supported a public library. The library is dedicated to providing Palm Springs residents the best possible library service. It strives to provide cultural, educational, economic, and recreational benefits through its collection and services.
Palm Springs Town Hall, 101 Davis Rd., Lake Worth, FL 33461
Phone: (561) 641-1273
For information call (561)-965-4010 or visit the homepage at www.villageofpalmsprings.org .
Lake Clarke Shores
Founded in the late 1940's, Lake Clarke Shores was incorporated in 1957. Pineapples promised big business in South Florida. John Clarke, son of a Palm Beach pioneer, had the money to buy five acres of land just south of the present Hillcrest Cemetery on Parker Avenue. There he planted pineapples and built a packinghouse to prepare the fruit for shipping to northern cities. An agricultural blight and Henry Flagler's railroad destroyed South Florida's pineapple farms. When the railroad extended to Key West, Cuban "pinas" could be loaded and shipped to northern markets more economically.
Today 3,600 inhabitants are living on one square mile in Lake Clarke Shores. The Emmanuel Baptist Church, the New Life Alliance Church, and the Church of Jesus Christ and Latter Day Saints are offering their services. For information on schools call Palm Beach County School district at (561) 434-8100. For leisure time activities Lake Clarke Shores offers the Town Hall Park and Playground, the Heart Trail and exercise stations, the Pine Tree Park, a boat ramp, tennis courts, a garden club and a town pavilion, which can be rented for multiple occasions.
As a full-service municipality, the Town of Lake Clarke Shores provides police service, garbage and trash collection. The majority of the town's industry is made up of educational, health and social services with 24 %, followed by professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services with 16 %. 13 % of the industry belongs to the category finance, insurance, real estate; and another 13 % belong to rental and leasing. The retail sector is represented by 9 %.
For information call the Town Hall at (561) 964-1515 or visit the homepage at www.townoflakeclarkeshores.com .
The City of Atlantis
The City of Atlantis is located in Palm Beach County Florida. This 834-acre development was formerly known as Mulberry Farms and owned by former State Senator Philip D. Lewis, who formed the Mission Company to raise Brahman cattle. Having been granted its charter June 19, 1959, the first Council for the City was appointed. Early development in 1960 and 1961 included the Atlantis Inn and Golf Clubhouse, along with the first 18-hole golf course. Today Atlantis is home to the Atlantis Country Club and the Atlantis Golf Club. The permanent population of Atlantis is 2,005. A residents survey investigated factors that were most important to respondents in their decision to live in Atlantis. The top three reasons for choosing Atlantis were appearance (72.8 %), security (69.8%) and location (68.9%)*. This is why 43 % of the total land area is devoted to recreation and permanent open space. The police department has a very straightforward mission statement: to affirmatively promote, preserve and deliver a feeling of security, safety and quality service to the members of our community.
The primary commercial industry in Atlantis is the JFK Medical Center and the surrounding doctor's offices. JFK Medical Center was named again as one of the nation's 100 Top Hospitals.
Starlight Cove Community Elementary School, Tradewinds Middle School, and Santaluces High School are the three schools in Atlantis.
The City of Atlantis Utilities provides customers with the convenience of autopay for their utility bills. By providing the bank information, the city will automatically deduct the utilities payment from the bank account.
More information and various forms are available on the city's homepage at www.atlantisfla.org .
The City of Greenacres
The City of Greenacres was incorporated in 1926 and reincorporated in 1947. In Greenacres 29,883 inhabitants are living on 5.2 square miles. Residents take great pride in its sense of community, its improved neighborhood parks, impressive landscaped medians and landscaping programs. Parks to visit are Bowman, Burrowing Owl Park, Empire Park, Gladiator Park, Community Park, Heather Estate, Ira Van Bullock Park, Ramblewood Park, Rambo Park, Veteran's Memorial Park and Freedom Park. For the eleventh year, the City was named a Tree City USA and Growth Award recipient.
Many innovative programs continue to make the City stand out as "A Good Place to Live, Work and Play".
Sports, Computer, Finance and Spanish classes are available for adults and youth. There are five elementary schools, one middle and one high school within the city limits. So nobody feels left out, Senior Services are also offered. To entertain the kids a Kool Kids and LASER Camp take place every year. A child care program runs year round to assist with homework, and to interest the children in a drama or photo club, baseball, kickball or reading.
Greenacres cares a lot about its teenagers, giving them a perspective by providing supervised fun on Friday and Saturday evenings, including X-Box video games, billiards, table tennis, foosball, cooking, dancing, and homework assistance.
To educate the residents and business owners of Greenacres about the structure and activities of the Department of Public Safety the City established a Citizen Education Program. Every year the City of Greenacres has a variety of community events and programs that bring people together, e.g. the Great American Cleanup.
John I. Leonard, 4701 10th Ave., N., Greenacres, FL 33463, Phone: (561) 641-1200
Greenacres, 405 Jackson Ave., Greenacres, FL 33463, Phone: (561) 641-1287
More information and various forms are available on the city's homepage at www.ci.greenacres.fl.us
After Henry Flagler extended his rail line south from West Palm Beach to Miami in 1896, a land development scheme was created to plant a townsite between the railroad and the lake. Purchasers of lots within the townsite would also receive a larger plot of land west of town for agricultural use. The initial name proposed for the new town was Lucerne, however the U.S. Post Office refused to accept the name because there was already a “Lake Lucerne” in Dade County. The city fathers decided on the name Lake Worth, for the lake on which the fledgling town was located, and one of the main streets was named Lucerne Avenue. The city was officially incorporated in 1912. Many of the first residents were farmers from other parts of the American south and mid-west, looking to benefit from the growing winter vegetable market of the time. The city benefited with the rest of South Florida during the Florida land boom of the 1920's. A wooden automobile traffic bridge over Lake Worth was completed in 1919. The first casino and municipal beach complex was completed shortly thereafter. The 1920's also saw the completion of the Gulf Stream Hotel, which is presently be renovated and is on the National List of Historic Places.
The city was severely damaged in the 1928 hurricane, toppling the bell tower on the elementary school (today the City Hall Annex) and destroying the beachfront casino and automobile bridge over Lake Worth. This led to a severe economic decline within the community during the Great Depression. Things were so dire in the city in the 1930's, that President Franklin D. Roosevelt's Works Progress Administration built a striking, moorish-styled "City Gymnasium" on the corner of Lake Avenue and Dixie Highway. The building today serves as City Hall.
Development started again after World War II with many modest pensioners, especially from Quebec, Finland and eventually Germany, moving to the city and building 1,000-square-foot cottages. These new immigrants brought their industrious nature with them as well as their native customs, restaurants, shops, and churches and for decades the town flourished. To this day, one can find an abundance of beer halls, chocolatiers, Bavarian delicatessens and Lutheran churches, which stand out in the semitropical urban sprawl of south Florida.
After a short period of neglect and decline in the 1980's and 1990's, the downtown area has seen a huge resurgence in interest and development. The city's main street, Lake Avenue, contains some of the oldest commercial structures in South Florida, including the Lake Worth Playhouse. The rediscovery of this unique charm has spurred new interest in the city.
In 2004 the city's fishing pier was severely damaged by Hurricanes Frances and Jeanne. With funding from FEMA, the pier was finally reopened May 9, 2009. The decaying Casino Building, built in 1922, has been a source of debate for many years, and its future is still uncertain.
Mayor and Commission
The Lake Worth City Commission is comprised of five members who serve overlapping two-year terms and are elected on a nonpartisan basis by residents of the city. The Mayor is elected at-large to serve a two-year term as the presiding officer at city commission meetings, and as the official head of the City of Lake Worth for legislative and ceremonial purposes. The other four commissioners are elected by district. Elections are held in November for those alternating terms that have expired.
The City Commission is responsible for passing Ordinances and other policy directives necessary for the operations of the City. According to the provisions set forth in the City Charter, Lake Worth operates a Commission-Manager form of government. Authority is vested in an elected City Commission, which in turn, hires a City Manager.
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The Heartbeat of Lake Worth ... The Downtown District
Families and vacationers love the lifestyle of Lake Worth because of the mix of places and things to see, do and explore. Downtown thrives as a Mecca of cultural inspiration and entertainment. Along the main arteries of Lake and Lucerne avenues you can shop antique and vintage collections, enjoy casual or fine dining at sidewalk cafes, relax in cozy coffeehouses and be entertained in live music venues.
The downtown also has many cultural offerings. Art Galleries, from 19th Century to Contemporary art, are speckled throughout downtown. The Lake Worth Playhouse offers comedy, drama and musical productions year round. Lake Worth's Museum of the City, located in the City Hall annex building, features a collection of artifacts and photographs depicting life in the early days of Lake Worth.
Downtown is also where the community celebrates. The Cultural Plaza welcomes visitors and residents to gather under the Florida stars for live music, art shows and other special events throughout the year.
