By Joshua Solomon, Treasure Coast Newspapers
Indian River County lost its primary, long-standing legal battle with Virgin Trains on December 20, 2019. The U.S. Court of 
Appeals for the District of Columbia firmly struck down the case, which once included Martin County and Citizens Against Rail Expansion in Florida.
By the end, though, Indian River County, $3.5 million into the fight, failed to convince the courts that the higher-speed passenger rail company formerly known as Brightline was improperly financed by tax-exempt private activity bonds.
“The county is disappointed with the D.C. Circuit’s decision,” County Administrator Jason Brown said Friday.
The possibility of an appeal to the Supreme Court was not immediately ruled out, Brown said, “but we have to evaluate all of our options.”
Read the Court Ruling here: D.C. Circuit Decision