
What’s the real cost of Fire Rescue in the City vs. Martin County?
In order for us to have an earnest conversation about who is more efficient, we need a better breakdown from the City and the County to truly compare what is being spent by whom.
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In order for us to have an earnest conversation about who is more efficient, we need a better breakdown from the City and the County to truly compare what is being spent by whom.

It’s evident that even if revenue is generated in other ways, funding for services and amenities will inevitably have to be prioritized.

Generally speaking, permitted uses must comply with the existing zoning districts or be deemed as similar by the Development Department.

Yesterday, the newly assigned Mayor of Stuart, Christopher Collins, held a special commission meeting where he scheduled individual meetings with each commissioner to discuss their priorities and goals.

Decisions have consequences. And the decision made by the Florida Legislature to pass Senate Bill 180 will have consequences way beyond what we’re being told. Here are some of the issues created by this bad bill.

How the City or County respond to a homeowner or developer specific to the actual enforcement and requirements of the documented violations is seemingly contingent upon a number of factors including politics, but mostly it’s contingent upon how the County or City attorney feels about you. There is no better examples of this in the City of Stuart than the cases of 228 SE Ila Street and 820 14th Street.
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