the leading candidate for global maxipoint has now been traced virtually all the way back to its conceptual source
a microfilm search of local newspapers last week in the west palm beach library confirmed that an intense political struggle in the early 1960s was at cause
the quintipoint was born 29 may 1963 when democratic governor farris bryant said he was seriously considering vetoing it because it was without unanimous consent but then sheepishly allowed it to become law without his signature
it was basically the result of a shameless land grab by democratic counties at the expense of then republican palm beach county the year after the democratic florida supreme court ruled the state legislature could change county lines
it seems that in order to create the appearance of equitability & logic & even of generosity toward the victim the land borders of palmn beach county were first fully extended to their conjunction near the geographical center of the lake & then the 3 remaining county borders were also extended tpo that point leaving palm beach county still the major player but actually much reduced in area
county lake area sq mi before after net
glades 157 220 +64
hendry 3 30 +27
martin 0 106 +106
okeechobee 0 127 +127
palm beach 570 246 -324
total 730 730
the lake area itself was not so much the prizew as were state road construction funds which were supposed to be prorated & allocated to the counties according to their comnbined land & water area among other factors
it appears palm beach co took a bath on the municipal bond mkt in ny as a result
a palm beach co legislator actually pleaded with his colleagues in tallahassee that passage of the land transfer would destroy his political career
the ma &or pa & exact moment of the conception of the quintipoint however still remain shrouded in mystery
m
key west public library
southernmost island internet connection in the continental usa was entirely booked for the day before opening so this is posted from marathon
Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at
http://explorer.msn.com