Lake Worth council appoints committee members, outfits new fire station

LAKE WORTH — In a Dec. 17 meeting, the Lake Worth City Council approved new members of multiple city boards and committees and approved purchases for the city’s new fire station.

A number of items were approved as part of the consent agenda, including:

• Felicia Hernandez was re-appointed to Place 2 on the animal shelter advisory committee. Her term will expire Dec. 31, 2026.
• Yvonne “Bonnie” Amick was appointed to Place 2 on the board of adjustment. The board of adjustment is a judicial body responsible for reviewing and deciding on requests for variances or special exceptions to the city's zoning ordinances.
• Richard Walker in Place 2 and Patty Biggers in Place 4 were each re-appointed to serve another term on the city’s planning and zoning commission.
• The council also approved the purchase of fitness and exercise equipment as well as furniture for the new Lake Worth Fire Station.

The fitness and exercise equipment will be purchased from Comm-Fit Holdings at a cost not to exceed $58,000. Most of the cost is to update individual weights and other outdated equipment; the fire department’s existing cardio equipment will be relocated to the new station since most of those items were purchased in 2020 and continue to function as expected.

The council also authorized spending up to $104,000 for the purchase of furnishings for all areas of the new station, including offices, living room, conference room, training room, workrooms and bathrooms. The furnishings will be purchased from GL Seaman & Company and is expected to be delivered in June 2025.

For more information on Lake Worth city council meetings, go to the city of Lake Worth’s official website.