Palmcity 10 03 2014

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Love shouldn’t hurt

One woman’s story of domestic abuse

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All Aboard Florida

Draft of impact statement released

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Decorated delicates

Bras-turned-art to raise money

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PALM CITY/TESORO

YourVoiceWeekly.com VOL. 2/ISSUE 48

YOUR INDEPENDENT LOCAL COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER

Palm City hears reasons to vote against medical marijuana Patrick McCallister STAFF WRITER

pmccallister@YourVoiceWeekly.com

PALM CITY — County Commission candidate Ron Rose stopped by the last Palm City Chamber of Commerce Town Hall meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 24. “(Property taxes) have gone up 28 percent in the last three years,” he told the audience. Rose wasn’t a scheduled speaker. Moderator Nikki Norton, chamber president, gave anyone running for office or advocating for or against ballot referendums a chance to speak. In a telephone interview after the meeting, Rose was unclear about his tax claim — if he was talking about overall property taxes in Martin County have risen 28 percent over the last few years when all taxing bod-

ies are counted together, or if he was talking about just the county’s portion on tax bills. Additionally, he was unclear about whether he meant total collections of dollars are up, or if he meant the tax rate was by almost 30 percent. Martin, like other counties, experienced a great drop in its taxable value from 2008 to 2012, and started recovering it in 2013. Rose told the audience that the main reason he’s running is because local politics have become intolerably divisive. “I want to change the conversation in Martin County,” he said. The Jensen Beach Chamber of Commerce executive director is aiming to unseat the District 2 County Commission incum-

See TOWN HALL page 2

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2014

Puddle run

Mitch Kloorfain/chief photographer South Fork High School student athlete Tyler Fairtrace of Palm City trudged through one of the muddiest courses ever to finish the Fleet Feet Invitational Cross Country Meet at 21:14.50 hosted at South Fork High School Saturday, Sept. 27.

Opinions differ on Amendment 1 STAFF WRITER

pmccallister@YourVoiceWeekly.com

TREASURE COAST — Amendment 1 is going to be a boon or a boondoggle for the Indian River Lagoon. At least that’s the impression supporters and opponents of the statewide conserPRSRT STD US POSTAGE PAID FORT PIERCE, FL PERMIT NO. 248 ECRWSS

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vation-land ballot initiative give. They don’t give much possibility for a middle ground. “It has extremely wonderful possibilities for getting some of the lands we need for the Indian River Lagoon restoration,” Guardians of Martin County advisory board member Donna Melzer, Palm City, said. “Historically we

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(the Treasure Coast) have benefited greatly from the predecessors of this, these kinds of state programs.” Newton Cook, Tequesta, is the executive director of United Waterfowlers of Florida. “Amendment 1, the way it’s written, is wide open to abuse,” he said. “There’s nothing in the

amendment to require that the money be spent on conservation lands. The money can be spent on a number of projects that have nothing to do with conservation.” Which he predicts in practice is likely to become large landowners getting the state to pay them

See AMENDMENT 1 page 4

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