LWB election

Bryant Park.

Amoroso, 59, served as a Lake Worth Beach commissioner and vice mayor between 2011-20. He has been a resident of the city for about 45 years.

A graduate of Lake Worth High School, Amoroso has a bachelor’s degree in travel and tourism from Palm Beach State College. He has owned and operated several businesses in the city, and now owns the Tacky Tourist novelty shop on Lake Avenue.

Reducing crime is a top issue with voters, Amoroso said. Homelessness, prostitution and drugs are all part of the crime problem and the city needs “wraparound services” to combat them, he stressed. Another priority is improving the efficiency of City Hall, especially the code enforcement division. Amoroso wants to work more with the city’s 200 neighborhood associations to promote business and social interaction.

The City Commission includes five members who serve staggered threeyear terms and are elected on a nonpartisan basis.

The mayor is elected by a city-wide vote to serve a three-year term as the presiding officer at meetings and as the official head of the City of Lake Worth Beach for legislative and ceremonial purposes.

District 1: Incumbent Sarah Malega wins a second term

Sarah Malega, 48, a Lake Worth Beach resident for 12 years, received 57% of the vote ahead of challenger

Incumbent Mayor Betty Resch received 48% percent of the vote while Andy Amoroso received 31%, but winning by less than 50% of the vote automatically triggers a runoff.

Melvin Pinkney.

Malega has said she wants to encourage investment throughout the city along with more infrastructure investment and affordable housing. She said she wants to formalize a strategic plan to protect city-owned properties and would encourage more “quality of life” programs with the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s office, such as the PALS program. She wants a solution to the future of the city’s beachfront pool.

District 3: Mimi May unseats incumbent

In District 3, Mimi May, 49, received 55% of the vote, defeating Kim Stokes, 42, who was seeking her second threeyear term. Stokes received 45% of the vote.

May is a longtime public school teacher who has been active in her neighborhood associations. She has been a Lake Worth Beach resident for about seven years.

May has said she wants a “streamlined” code compliance permitting process that eliminates frustration for homeowners and contractors. To improve public safety, she wants more city engagement with the Palm Beach County Sheriff ’s Office. The city should hire a park ranger to maintain city parks.

Multi-language education materials should be provided to help residents navigate the homeownership process.