…not of the world (that I know of), but of the fiscal year. Budget workshop has come and gone, and the first of two approval meetings has completed. More that 3 dozen people spoke at the first budget hearing, and close to one hundred people attended. The message was clear: don’t raise our taxes. The […]
I write this, this evening, in utter disbelief of the logical inconsistencies of our current county commission. On July 17th, at the annual budget workshop, our commissioners devolved beyond a heated debate and into something I can only call unprofessional. Comments from several commissioners to their colleagues that were clearly intended to shame them into […]
It’s that time of year again, budget release. The 2024 tentative budget for Martin County has been released, and it’s a doozy to say the least. $643 Million, an increase of almost 15% has been proposed for the next fiscal year- excluding school taxes. Funding the $84 million year over year increase comes (mostly) from […]
I highly advise anyone with a few minutes to burn, to watch the 6/6 BoCC meeting regarding the Sailfish Sands golf club and hitting bay. Words can’t describe how clear it became that this government has NO BUSINESS running private enterprise! Some on the board, and their thoughts that the county was perfect in their […]
At the 6/20 Martin County BoCC meeting there will be a vote regarding county ordinance creation for weeds, undergrowth and general cleanliness of your yard. Meanwhile, still no resolution for flooding of a school district employees house by failed rainwater collection along the rapidly developed street. Imagine the audacity: you can be fined for your […]
Few people know that the State of Florida’s Department of State has published over a dozen “Heritage Trails” books over the last many years. Some of these books celebrate Cuban American heritage, British Heritage locations from the colonial years as well as French and Spanish from their colonization days. Martin County even finds it self […]
Over the course of the last few months, Martin County has spent considerable time addressing issues of state and national importance. Affordable housing, questionable books in schools, and just today an article about the local NAACP joining the state organization in requesting a travel ban to Florida- all to protest the states opposition to the […]
The rainy season has not yet ended. As I write this, I look out my office window and watch as the rains fall. For nearly 12 hours the rain has been falling in an inconsistent pattern- stopping and starting again for a total accumulation of well over 1 inch. For my family’s property, that equates […]
Michael Syrkus & KC Ingram talk all things Martin County
In the never-ending story of Martin County Pet shops, It looks as if the fight is just heating up. Yesterdays Animal Care and Control Oversight Board meeting focused near exclusively on what recommendations the ACCOB will make to the Board of County Commissioners in regards to the highly contested Ordinance 1181- Retail pet sale ban. […]
Talk About Martin 