January 31, 2016 | Palm Beach Post | Sally Swartz Candidates who want to keep Martin County different from the rest of crowded South Florida have lost county commission races when two who favor careful growth run against one development-friendly … [Read more...]
Swartz: Martin commissioner’s handling of moving fairgrounds anything but fair
Sally Swartz | January 24, 2016 | Palm Beach Post Martin County Commissioner John Haddox knows how to push a plan that has little public interest or support. First, schedule a meeting which doesn’t include any representatives of the general … [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...]
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...]
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...]
Hobe Grove case may help decide who controls local growth management
By Sally Swartz, Palm Beach Post The nondescript room in Martin County’s Building Department has tables up front with rows of folding chairs, separated by a narrow aisle. Administrative Law Judge Suzanne van Wyk, wearing a long black robe, sits at … [Read more...]