By Lidia Dinkova of TCPalm December 30, 2015 Martin County and Stuart are at odds over the city's proposal to grow its redevelopment area: The county says it would lose money from the expansion but the city disagrees. Stuart wants to add 649 … [Read more...]
Chapter 10 Win: DEO says Amendment in compliance
The Department of Economic Opportunity has issued a Final Order finding the Amendment to Chapter 10 of the Martin County Comprehensive Plan to be "in compliance" with state law. Entry of the Final Order means the amendment to the Sanitary Sewer … [Read more...]
Over-stuffed agenda for BCC before Turkey Day
The Martin County Board of County Commissioners (BCC) has an over-stuffed agenda for Tuesday’s meeting that features proposed ordinances to establish an FPL franchise fee and to regulate unattended animals, requests to spend hundreds of thousands of … [Read more...]
Palm Beach Post: Threat of losing local development control is real, environmental lawyer says
October 25, 2015 Sally Swartz, columnist Palm Beach Post It’s almost unbelievable. New developments with thousands of homes in preserve areas that now provide drinking water for cities, and water for a wild and scenic river. Ten-lane and … [Read more...]
Spell-binding BCC Agenda 10/6/15
Tuesday’s Martin County Board of County Commissioners (BCC) meeting features an unusually light agenda that should give Commissioners and the public a welcome break from wrestling with weighty and controversial issues. So let’s take a moment to … [Read more...]
Will proposed upscale ‘row houses’ benefit whole Hobe Sound community?
October 4, 2015 | Palm Beach Post | Sally Swartz A newly proposed gated community of 92 upscale “row houses,” priced from the high $200,000s to the middle $300,000s, has south Martin County residents talking. The townhouses would be built between … [Read more...]
Lake Point appeals Public Records Act order
Lake Point has filed a Notice of Appeal of Judge McManus' order denying Public Records Act claims against Martin County. After a two-day trial, Judge McManus last month denied Lake Point's claims that the County failed to promptly and fully … [Read more...]
Big issues for Martin County in 2016 legislative session: water and sand
by Sally Swartz Two members of Martin County’s legislative delegation listened for hours last week while more than 30 residents buttered them up, begged for money, griped about the Florida legislature’s recent bad decisions and brought wish lists … [Read more...]
Brazen Theft of our Amendment 1 bucks: Miami Herald
If you are as outraged as I am about the Legislature's total disregard for the will of the voters with respect to Amendment One funds expenditures, please consider supporting the Earthjustice lawsuit. Read about the lawsuit at the Earthjustice … [Read more...]
What DBell doesn’t want you to know
The Florida Elections Commission has collected a significant fine from a Palm City political committee that violated Florida elections laws. Martin County Residents for Tax Fairness and its chairman, John McAuliffe, paid a $4,500 fine pursuant … [Read more...]