General Discussion
In reply to the discussion: Nestle Group -"Access to Water Is Not Your Right" [View all]Sekhmets Daughter
(7,515 posts)The 80s and 90s saw growth like you wouldn't believe. Portable classrooms were part of every school, widening streets and roads for decades, new streets cut.... There is no state income tax here and no real inheritance tax, which is why seniors find it so attractive. We moved here with our young family in 1987...following my in-laws. The kids loved it, bicycling, rollerblading, swimming, sailing etc all year long. Until Jeb Bush, FL had never elected a Republican governor to a second term, he was the first and now we've had 3. I blame the Democratic party here...it seems anemic, certainly at the state level.
My town has its own water utility and uses a fairly new reverse osmosis system, the water is delicious. But most of the towns in Palm Beach County get their water from one of several 'water companies' The reason for the over chlorination is the heat I believe. They must chlorinate the water after a rainfall to keep it safe. I can remember when Palm Beach Gardens water, from the tap, tested higher in chlorine than swimming pool water! A middle schooler did it for the science fair one year. He sampled water from several different towns in the county...awful.