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...]
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...]
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...]
It was a bad week for bullies…
Palm Beach Post: Big wins give hope to keeping Lake Point developers in check By Sally Swartz, Columnist, Palm Beach Post Victories in the ongoing battles between Martin County residents and governments and Lake Point — plus an unrelated … [Read more...]
Remainder of Lake Point litigation headed to trial in fall 2016, according to Circuit Court order
By Lidia Dinkova, TCPalm 6:27 PM, Sep 8, 2015 MARTIN COUNTY — A Circuit Court’s recent ruling — that the county broke no public records law — resolved a piece of the much broader Lake Point litigation. Any remaining parts of the litigation are … [Read more...]
Martin County didn’t break public records law
From TCPALM.COM: MARTIN COUNTY — A Circuit Court judge Thursday denied Lake Point developers' claims that Martin County broke state public-records law. Lake Point has made several allegations against the county, including that it altered, … [Read more...]
Court dismisses Lake Point rockpit’s Public Records Act claims against Martin County
Littman, Sherlock & Heims, P.A., represents Maggy Hurchalla in a SLAPP (strategic lawsuit against public participation) count in the Lake Point lawsuit based on her opposition to the rockpit project expressed in e-mails which were the subject of the … [Read more...]
Which side are you on when it comes to saving our waterways?
Which side are you on when it comes to saving our waterways? Maggy Hurchalla 3:02 AM, May 14, 2015 TCPalm.com “Which side are you on, boys?” “Which side are you on?” That’s an old coal miners’ song from Kentucky. We need to ask the … [Read more...]
EYE ON MIAMI: Sunshine State News, PR Flak for right wing extremists, takes it on the chin, again …
Martin County environmental lawyer Virginia Sherlock's reply to a nasty attack. Yellow Journalist Green with Envy By Virginia Sherlock Poor Nancy Smith. The editor of a web-based news outlet operated by political hacks in Tallahassee has worked … [Read more...]