SPEAKER UPDATE – FPL

Thank You to FPL for taking the time to find ways to participate in our town hall on Hyperscale dATACENTERS. It was a pleasant conversation and the details follow in the audio below. this is where the leather meets the dirt If you submit your questions concerning power usage, pollution, environmental impacts, health concerns, infrastructure […]

Don’t make our mistake!

Salerno, Jensen Beach, Hobe Sound. Please- learn from Palm City’s ridiculous blunder and don’t make our mistake. Today, the Martin County Commission voted 3 to 2, to acquire 6 acres of land within the CRA at a whopping $4 million PRE INTEREST. The likely final bill will fall closer to $5- $5.5 Million, depending on […]

THEY THINK WE’RE STUPID!

There you go, I said it. OUR county commissioners must think we are stupid. Today, on the October 10th draft agenda, it is confirmed. Our commission thinks their constituents are idiots- or they simply don’t think about us at all. The very first item to be taken up – after one of the most contentious […]

Budget is set!

Unlike the federal government, Martin County has officially set their budget for FY 2024. Last evenings marathon meeting was hard to stomach. The massive $635 million budget may have been jarring, but the level of us vs. them infighting was the nauseating part. It is disappointing how quickly we devolved into that muck. Going back […]

Home rule and its balance with preemption.

Home rule has long been a contentious fight between the state legislature, and local governing bodies. Where local control by the county or city is largely supported by local residents in almost all jurisdictions, we continue to see great support for state pre-emption of laws within the local community. It is no secret that community […]