Calendar of Martin holidays/occasions approved by Board of County Commissioners
Martin County's calendar of holidays/occasions coincides with the holiday schedule established by the Supreme Court of Florida ... Click here to read more
View ArticleLargest industrial development ever undertaken in Martin County now...
"Florida Commerce Park in Indiantown represents one of the largest non-residential land developments in recent South Florida history, and with up to 1.3 million buildable square feet is by far the...
View ArticleLawsuit filed by security officer who worked at Tiger’s Jupiter Island home
"A retired police officer who worked security at Tiger Woods’ Jupiter Island house just filed a lawsuit in Martin County against the struggling golfer," according to Jose Lambiet's Gossip Extra. "John...
View ArticlePalm Beach Post: AAF a ‘done deal?’ Maybe not.
The Palm Beach Post's award-winning blogger, Sally Swartz, sums up the latest on AAF: "Last week, two Treasure Coast governments pledged cash to fight All Aboard Florida, and a private group, Citizens...
View ArticleDirty dining in Martin County: See how your favorite restaurants rate
Search WPTV's interactive restaurant inspections database to check inspection and disciplinary history of any local restaurant by county or restaurant name. For Treasure Coast reports, select Central...
View Article$283,070 tax bill voided in Martin County: Surviving spouse not obligated to...
From JD Supra Legal News: "A husband purchased a residence in Martin County in 1985 and applied for and received homestead exemption... After learning about the husband's death in 2012, the property...
View ArticlePresident’s Earth Day visit to Everglades included Congressman Murphy aboard...
NBC News reports that Rep. Patrick Murphy (D-FL), elected in 2012, was aboard Air Force One during President Obama's Earth Day visit to the Everglades. [Congressman Murphy represents Florida's 18th...
View ArticleMartin County files federal lawsuit challenging All Aboard Florida funding plan
Martin County took a significant, dramatic step Monday in its opposition against All Aboard Florida (AAF) when it filed a Complaint in the U.S. District Court against the U.S. Department of...
View ArticleCompany says regardless of bond vote, All Aboard Florida will move forward
The Palm Beach Post reports that "All Aboard Florida's express passenger rail line will move forward regardless of whether it receives $1.75 billion in tax exempt bonds, according to court documents...
View ArticleMartin County’s website revamped at cost of $275K, plus cloud hosting @ $45K...
From The Palm Beach Post: "'Martin County’s website is getting a cleaner, sleeker look that is scheduled to launch on June 15,' said Kevin Kryzda, the county’s chief information officer. It also will...
View ArticleRead decision here: Court sidetracks Martin County’s challenge to Florida...
From McClatchy DC: "A federal judge has dismissed a legal challenge filed by two Florida counties against the proposed All Aboard Florida express railway project. Indian River County and Martin County...
View ArticleNew fertilizer ban in effect in suburban Martin
From The Palm Beach Post: "This summer marks the beginning of Martin County’s more stringent ban on fertilizing in the unincorporated areas of the county.The ban, the result of an ordinance passed in...
View ArticleAll Aboard Florida gets more time to sell bonds
From The Palm Beach Post: "All Aboard Florida on Friday received a six-month extension to sell $1.75 billion in tax-exempt bonds to help pay for its express-passenger rail project between Miami and...
View ArticleMartin County: Federal study of All Aboard Florida impacts flawed
The Palm Beach Post reports that "Martin County officials on Tuesday said a federal study evaluating the environmental impacts of the All Aboard Florida project is flawed, and pointed to their own...
View ArticleHurricane season through November: Where to go for up-to-date, Martin...
The Atlantic hurricane season began on June 1 and extends until the end of November. In a sixteen month period in 2004 and 2005 Martin County experienced 3 hurricanes.The Martin County Fire Rescue...
View ArticleABC: Leprosy cases are on the rise in Florida, armadillos may be to blame
"Armadillos are the only animal to carry leprosy, a bacterial disease that affects the skin and nerves, according to the Center for Disease Control. Past reported cases include one in Martin County in...
View ArticleAll Aboard Florida opponent takes aim at text messages about bond meeting
The Palm Beach Post blogs that "an attorney fighting the All Aboard Florida project is taking aim at a series of text messages between a representative of the rail company and the chairman of the state...
View ArticleFlorida counties file new challenges against train bonds
From The Bond Buyer: "In the days before the new legal cases were filed, All Aboard Florida attorney Eugene Stearns accused Indian River attorney Dylan Reingold and Martin attorney Michael Durham of...
View ArticleCounty wins Public Records Act trial
From Ginny Sherlock, renowned local attorney, civic activist, and former Associated Press editor: "Judge McManus has denied claims filed by the Lake Point rockpit owners against Martin County pursuant...
View ArticleMSN: Index names Martin County ‘Best Retirement Community in US’
"This list contains the community in every state with the best Retirement Index, for every county across the U.S. based on five factors scaled from 1-100. The states are ordered from the lowest score...
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