Did the City of Stuart improperly allow an employee to reside in a City-owned building at our expense?
Generally speaking, permitted uses must comply with the existing zoning districts or be deemed as similar by the Development Department.
Recap: SPECIAL COMMISSION MEETING – CITY OF STUART 2026 MAYOR GOALS
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.
Senate Bill 180 will have consenquences… and they aren’t good.
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.
Permits, Code Enforcement, and when fines apply… if ever.
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.
Matt Brown Outstanding Civil Cases Update
At the time we originally started covering this story last year, there were 6 cases filed on the Martin County Clerk of Court site. Four of the cases were not active but two were. Here is the update.
City of Stuart is about to take center stage in defamation lawsuit in Hillsborough County
The story became Kristen Hentschel. And her defamation lawsuit taking place in Hillsborough County could cause a legal quagmire for the City of Stuart.
1895 Church of Stuart – update including most recent inspection
Regardless of who pays for work that clearly needs to be done, all of these funds are provided by taxpayers, whether they are disbursed at a state level or from local ad valorum taxes.
We will pay for it.
Hentschel v. Jeffrey Pitts, McNicholas & Associates, NPR, and Floodlight – texts showing apparent conspiracy, case against McNicholas & Associates dismissed, and more.
“Even though it is 1,000% entirely, completely false, it sticks,” Overdorf says. “It is oil that unfortunately doesn’t leave you.”
I wonder if Ms. Hentschel feels the same way.
Matt Brown sentencing details released by the Court
Matt Brown was sentenced on 4/24/2025 for 2 counts of tax fraud, to which he pled guilty on January 9, 2025. The Court has released the official judgement specific to his sentencing.
What’s the noise really all about for the City of Stuart’s Noise Ordinance review 4/14?
Outdoor concert venues are not allowed anywhere else on the Treasure Coast. By special permit? Yes. But in perpetuity as a business designation? No.