The legislative session is over and local control was not dinged as much as it looked like it would be at the beginning of the session.
For our legislative delegation however, it must be hard to represent Martin County and then do so for people in either St. Lucie and/or Palm Beach Counties. There is a great difference in what Martin County professes to want and what the other two counties do. That is especially true when it comes to the difference in our approach to growth.
At times it may seem that our state delegation proposes or vote for things that are not what we in Martin may want but their constituents in St. Lucie and Palm Beach do. I am sure that when they champion a Martin initiative the same feelings occur to the north and south of us.
In this edition we report on the Innovation Hub and what it can mean to the county. The official announcement that Brightline is coming to Stuart is contained here and why there is still work to be done between the parties. There is also a push to bring affordable housing to Stuart in its very early stages.
Sheriff Snyder will not be running for re-election and there is an article relating to that. Also, Pal Mar is still ungovernable and dangerous. Commissioner Heard seems to finally be fed up with it. I hope she will be able to bring some rational sanity to the place.
Dr. Libman in her column graphically writes about the return of measles. Unless you are now a senior you may not remember what it was like to have that disease or Rubella, mumps, or chicken pox. Having been a child that had each I can tell you that it wasn’t a walk in the park. I was in bed for over a month with the mumps.
Remember we are still looking for columnists, so if interested let me know. This publication would not be what it is if we didn’t have numerous community writers.
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