This is an on going story of significant proportion. Do not accept the face value of meetings as the only vehicle for developments. What is happening now in legal firms, Board rooms and messaging apps is chaos ! Indiantown – you are about to be Vindicated ! Check Back for updates – developing I want […]
Let’s Look at That FPL Tax Base — A Long-Read Explainer Public-records explainer · Village of Indiantown / Martin County Let’s Look at That FPL Tax Base Taxable value, taxes paid, and money the Village actually keeps are not the same thing. The gap between those three numbers is where a multi-billion-dollar utility extracts leverage […]
Routine annual maintenance is almost always cheaper for artificial (synthetic) turf. Natural grass requires ongoing mowing, irrigation, fertilizer, weed/pest control, aeration, overseeding, and repairs. Artificial turf mainly needs occasional brushing, rinsing, debris removal, and periodic infill top-up. Total cost over 10–20 years (installation + maintenance + replacement) is closer and often favors natural grass for […]
The Greater Indiantown Community Alliance, Inc. is a not for profit, nonpartisan civic organization dedicated to supporting and protecting the health, welfare, sustainability, character, and future of the Greater Indiantown region through community education, informed civic participation, environmental stewardship, rural preservation, agricultural heritage protection, responsible development, and constructive public advocacy. We believe strong communities are […]
What you’re about to find below is something the political parties are sorely lacking at: actually preparing candidates for what happens after they win. There’s a lot to consider and even more to know. A newly elected official — especially someone stepping into their first public office — walks into a thick fog of questions, […]
Finding Common Ground In a world fractured by ideology, identity, and competing visions of the good life, unity rarely emerges from forced agreement. It grows, instead, from the quieter, more difficult work of locating shared ground amid difference. Two neighbors stand on opposite sides of a heated local dispute. One sees industrial expansion as economic […]
“We sent e-mails to every County Commissioner, School Board member and Village of Indiantown Council member. The e-mails asked three questions. They are all data center related. We also e-mailed every candidate for Commission, School Board and Village Council and asked for their responses as well. We received 12 replies. If you do not see […]
For decades, the land that is now the Village of Indiantown was simply unincorporated Martin County. Its zoning, development standards, and land-use rules were governed by the same Martin County Land Development Regulations that still apply outside the Village boundaries. When Indiantown incorporated at the end of 2017, it continued under those County rules as […]
The “bread” offered to Indiantown is the promise of jobs, tax base expansion, infrastructure investment, and—most visibly—recreational amenities that families can see and touch. Officials and applicants repeatedly invoke the same set of material benefits. Rome’s citizens did not wake up one morning and decide to abandon the Republic. The transfer of power was gradual, […]
