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In Balance, Spring 2018

Stay up-to-date with news stories, events and programs in Martin County with our newsletter, "In Balance". In our in first issue, we provide updates on a proposed development named "Harmony ...
Brightline Train Station

Brightline will pay for some crossing maintenance — but not on the Treasure Coast

from tcpalm.com's Lisa Broadt Brightline says it will pay for railroad crossing maintenance for some communities but not the ones that have protested against the high-speed passenger rail. This includes Martin ...
Brightline Train Front

Brightline trains look empty? PB Post counts how many were on board

How busy are Brightline trains? The company says its ridership is better than expected.  From the Palm Beach Post: A week-day train was empty except for a handful of passengers ...
Pineland Prairie Town Center

Pineland Prairie Development Takes A Step Forward

from tcpalm.com's Lisa Broadt MARTIN COUNTY — County Commissioners on Tuesday voted 4-1 (Commissioner Sarah Heard dissenting) to move forward on the next step of Proposed Pineland Prairie Town Center Pineland ...
Brightline Train North Miami

Brightline’s CEO Grilled On Train’s Financing & Safety

From tcpalm.com's Lisa Broadt Congressmen on Thursday blasted Brightline for possibly circumventing federal law to obtain $1.75 billion of tax-free financing. Moreover, they suggested in a Capitol Hill hearing, financing ...

Harmony Ranch Proposal Unanimously Rejected

Martin County Commissioners voted 5-0 today (April 24) against the Harmony Ranch proposal.  The development was to be built west of Hobe Sound. Harmony Ranch wanted to build more than ...
Brightline Train in WPB Station

Mounting Questions Over Brightline Financing

Exclusive: Sen. Rubio challenges legitimacy of Brightline financing From tcpalm.com 's Lisa Broadt Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, joins with Congressman Mast and Congressman Posey questioning the legitimacy of the FDOT ...
Brightline Train North Miami

With 76 train deaths in 3 years, Florida East Coast railroad is more dangerous than reported

from tcpalm.com's Lisa Broadt The Federal Railroad Administration in a 2015 report described trespassing on the Florida East Coast tracks in South Florida as an "epidemic," and since then trespassing ...
EAA Reservoir

Army Corps of Engineers Wants Public Comment on Reservoir

from tcpalm.com's Tyler Treadway The Army Corps of Engineers wants to know what you think about the plans for the reservoir being designed to help cut Lake Okeechobee discharges. The ...