Opinion: An apology is due to more than just me

Monday 04/11/2022 will be the next City Commission meeting. (Click for this week’s agenda.) Members of the public are allowed three minutes before the agenda begins to speak and give public comment. However, based on this week’s ruling by the Administrative Law Judge to preserve the integrity of the comprehensive plan, three minutes is not… Read More Opinion: An apology is due to more than just me

Public-Private Partnerships should benefit more of the public and less of the private

After clearing the first hurdle creating Rural Lifestyle as an addition to the comp plan, the Martin County Board of County Commissioners presented on Facebook a very poorly timed announcement about the new trauma helicopter. This helicopter is a private/public partnership with LifeStar, meaning tax dollars paid by us to are used to partner with… Read More Public-Private Partnerships should benefit more of the public and less of the private

When a conflict of interest is truly a conflict and not in your best interest

In our efforts to learn how the LPA views a project, how their votes affect a City Commission hearing, and what had been done to date specific to the Kanner CPUD where the Costco is proposed to go, we collectively used our resources to ask as many questions as we could to learn how the… Read More When a conflict of interest is truly a conflict and not in your best interest