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3 Staff photo by Nicole Rodriguez Palm City resident Darrell Brand speaks to members of Congress about the pollution plight facing the Indian River Lagoon during a Capitol Hill Congressional briefing on Oct. 3, which drew national attention to the issue.

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U.S. House of Representatives Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. commends Treasure Coast residents for their strong showing at an Oct. 3 Capitol Hill Congressional briefing on the Indian River Lagoon. U.S. Reps. Patrick Murphy, D-Jupiter, Tom Rooney, R-Okeechobee, Alcee Hastings, D-Miramar and U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla. listen as Pelosi pledges her support of measures to fix the lagoon.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Even amid the shadow of a government shutdown, concerned citizens managed to thrust the Treasure Coast’s toxic waterways into the national spotlight during a Capitol Hill briefing on the pollution plaguing the Indian River Lagoon. More than 20 state and federal law makers attended, including Minority Leader of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.

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MARTIN COUNTY — Commissioner John Haddox, Palm City, won’t say they’re ready to kiss and make up, but he predicts the Board of County Commissioners and Business Development Board of Martin County are close to working out their relationship and getting back to the business of economic development without relationship distractions by year’s end.

“I think at the next meeting (it comes up) we’ll have a contract,” he said.

Haddox believes that by early November the two will ink a new contract. The board’s executive director, Tim Dougher, was reluctant to offer predictions about when a new contract could be done, but…

“We’re far ahead of where we were,” he said.

That seemed evident at the commission’s regular meeting

on Tuesday, Oct. 1. Dougher presented the commission an at-times overwhelming plethora of options for defining and measuring what the board, commonly called BDB, can and will do to stimulate the local economy in exchange for continued county funding. Some of the previously critical commissioners made conciliatory statements.

“I think we’re on training wheels and wanting to ride motorcycles,” Ed Fielding, Stuart, said to Dougher at the meeting.

Ann Scott, Hobe Sound, agreed.

“I do believe we need to have reasonable expectations,” she told Dougher at the meeting. “This is a good start.”

Both urged Dougher to lower promises as the contract negotiations continue.

It’s quite a change from a few months ago. In a contentious vote at its April 23 regular meeting the commission narrowly nixed the county’s July 1 contractual quarterly payment to the BDB, which still hasn’t been paid. And all fu-

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ture payments, too, which would essentially defunding the BDB out of existence. Commissioner Anne Scott, Hobe Sound, made the motion to effectively end the county’s and board’s relationship.

“This is clearly a totally dysfunctional, broken partnership, if it ever was a partnership, and we should step away from it,” she said at that meeting.

Haddox joined Doug Smith, Jensen Beach, in dissenting against the other three commissioners. As was commonly the case at the time, no one from the board was visibly on-hand at the meeting to make any comments or answer any questions the commission had.

“At the last and most important meeting, they were not there, which was not a wise decision,” Haddox said in a phone interview after that meeting.

So started a strange, eventful history that’s taken many soap-opera turns. At the time of that vote, Haddox was the county representative on the BDB’s then-

31-member board of directors.

He resigned that position in early May. Then at the commission’s July 18 regular meeting, Haddox dropped a bombshell on fellow commissioners. He wanted that seat on the BDB board back as the county and it renegotiate their 10-year, now $643,000-a-year contract approved by the commission in 2009. Since then, voters switched several commission seats.

“I resigned from the BDB,” Haddox said at that meeting. He continued, “I couldn’t negotiate on both sides and negotiate against myself, but I would like to volunteer and be re-appointed to the BDB to represent the commission.”

Commissioner Ed Fielding, Stuart, wondered aloud if it was appropriate for the commission to appoint anyone to the board while the BDB and commission are in contract renegotiations

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Editor’s note: This story was written Monday, Oct. 7. It’s possible that there have been significant developments since press time. For up-to-date information about the Department of Veterans Affairs during the federal government’s shutdown, visit va.gov, and see the “Veterans Field Guide to Government Shutdown,” or related pages.

Congressman Patrick Murphy, Democrat from Jupiter representing Florida’s 18th District, is getting that question a lot, too.

He got an email from a St. Lucie veteran that captured the uncertainty and frustration many are feeling. “(The veteran) said, ‘I’m literally about to go on food stamps,” Murphy said in a telephone interview.

Patrick McCallister On Oct. 4 he read that email on Staff writer the floor of the House of Reprepmccallister@YourVoiceWeekly.com sentatives. “‘I am currently receiving (Department of Veterans Affairs) TREASURE COAST — It might disability (compensation) for not feel like it to many, but the federal government shutdown can service-connected injuries, or at least I was before the government hit the Treasure Coast in a lot of ways. Examining just one is look- shutdown yesterday,’” Murphy read. “‘I rely on my disability ing at 37,500 veterans living in St. Lucie and Martin counties. to survive and now I don’t even “(I’m getting) lots of phone calls,” know when the next payment will arrive.’”

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Scott has been perhaps the harshest BDB critic on the commission, Smith its most ardent defender. Haddox has walked a middle road, insisting that the 2009 contract didn’t serve the county’s interests, but that the BDB is the county’s best hope for solid economic development.

He’s maintained in repeated interviews that the contract is too long with no performance measurements and puts the county on the hook for too much of the board’s budget.

The BDB was established in 1991. In addition to convincing and helping companies relocate to Martin, it’s responsible to help existing businesses stay and thrive. It’s a public-private partnership.

Haddox has repeatedly said in public meetings and interview that he wants a renegotiated contract to be no longer than three years without automatic annual payment increases that are in the current one, 3 percent a year. Additionally, he wants the county’s current annual contribution dropped from $643,000 to $460,000, and in two years to only the money raised by occupational licenses, about $250,000 to $300,000 a year. He said the BDB must wean itself from the county general-fund money.

“From my research, I believe the (BDB’s funding) ratio should be 40 percent private sector to 60 percent private sector,” he said.

Dougher said in a previous interview that the board gets private support from area chambers of commerce and trade associations. That amounts to about $100,000 a year. The private donors pay quarterly.

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6 • OCTOBER 11, 2013 • PALM CITY & TESORO • YOUR VOICE NEWS & VIEWS Mark Perry, executive director of Florida Oceanographic Institute in Stuart, sits on a panel with State Sen. Joe Negron, R-Stuart, during am Oct. 3 Capitol Hill Congressional briefing on the Indian River Lagoon. Both highlighted the devastation the lagoon has endured because of Lake Okeechobee discharges into Treasure Coast waterways. A plastic bag of sludge from the lagoon sits before Perry as he speaks.

St. Lucie County Commissioner Frannie Hutchinson testifies before members of Congress during an Oct. 3 Indian River Lagoon briefing on Capitol Hill. Martin County Commissioner Sarah Heard, who also testified, listens as Hutchinson called for swift action to fix the dying lagoon.

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LAGOON from page 1 (Congress’s) support for this, elevates this to national significance,” Pelosi said to close to 200 “River Warriors” who traveled by bus and plane to have their voices heard at the meeting.

Pelosi was able to see first-hand just how toxic the water has become by viewing a Gatorade bottle filled with the murky lagoon water U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy, D-Jupiter, carries with him.

“When Patrick Murphy presented me that bottle, I wasn’t sure what was going on,” Pelosi said. “But when he told me what that water in fact was, it was shocking. One picture is worth a 1,000 words, but that was utterly scary.”

Pelosi said she stands behind U.S. Reps. Murphy and Trey Radel, R-Fort Myers, who facilitated the briefing.

“I just want to pay my respects,

offer my support and endorse what is happening here today,” Pelosi said.

Federal Role U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., said the Senate and House must unite and put party lines aside to save the state’s water.

“We’ve got to pass a water bill, it’s called the Water Resources Development Act, we passed it in the Senate and it’s got the Everglades restoration in there,” Nelson said to a roar of applause by audience members.

Nelson, who urged residents to never tire in their battle for clean water, recalled childhood memories of the Indian River Lagoon.

“I grew up on the Indian River,” Nelson said. “When I was a kid, it was clear. It ain’t now.”

Murphy said he hopes to pass the bill on the House side soon. He also commended the community for its tremendous showing.

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“I’m thrilled to see so many active members of our community here, fighting alongside me to bring this issue to Congress,” the freshman representative said. “And it’s really because of all of you and your activism that we have this opportunity.”

Because of the government shutdown, representatives from the Army Corps of Engineers were unable to attend. Jo-Ellen Darcy, the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works), was also absent due to the shutdown. Murphy assured the crowd a transcript of the briefing will be entered into the Congressional record to be delivered to every member of the House and Senate. A copy will also be delivered to the Army Corps of Engineers and other federal officials, he said.

“There is no denying that an environmental crisis is taking place up and down the Indian River Lagoon,” Murphy said. “Record rainfall, out-of-date engineering and agricultural runoff are all contributing to the serious crisis in our waters.”

The only way to fix the problem is by cooperation among local, state and federal entities, Murphy said.

Vital projects that need funding include the Indian River Lagoon South Project, improvements to the Herbert Hoover Dike, the purchase of agricultural land south of Lake Okeechobee, conserving land north of the lake, reduction of runoff and the promotion of water storage initiatives with local farmers, he said.

Radel, agreeing, said the environment and economy have an impact on each other.

“I’m a firm believer that we in Florida clearly understand that a healthy environment means a healthy economy,” Radel said as he described how areas in Sanibel and Cape Coral are being destroyed by releases from Lake Okeechobee. “It is something that we see and live by every, single day.”

Among the steady flow of lawmakers was U.S. Rep. Tom Rooney, R-Okeechobee. Rooney is a former Treasure Coast representative,

whose previous district included the lagoon. Murphy and Rooney joined forces this year in drafting a letter urging the Obama administration to support funding for Everglades Headwaters National Refuge and Conservation.

“Nothing would give me more pleasure than to someday look back and say we’ve solved this problem,” Rooney said. “With Trey and Patrick taking the lead on this, our chances are better than ever.”

State Role Throughout his testimony, State Sen. Joe Negron, R-Stuart, who called the Army Corps “the judge, the jury and the executioner,” said the Corps’ supreme power over Lake Okeechobee must be revoked.

“I believe that the Army Corps’ stewardship of Lake Okeechobee, the St. Lucie Estuary and Caloosahatchee Estuary has been and continues to be a complete dismal, abject failure,” Negron said.

He asked members of Congress to revoke the Army Corps jurisdiction over Lake Okeechobee and turn the operation over to the state.

“We have a 1 percent chance of a breech. We have a 100 percent certainty where I live on the Treasure Coast that our estuary and our water body will be destroyed,” Negron said.

The Army Corps should not be exempt from the Clean Water Act either, Negron said. A goal to achieve is to have President Obama back to Palm City and St. Lucie County to tour the waterways and direct the Army Corps to abide by the law.

Palm City resident Darrell Brand, who lives on the C-23 canal, echoed Negron’s same sentiment during the public’s chance to address members of Congress.

“If I were to dump those toxins into those bodies of water, I would be fined and possibly arrested by numerous officials,” Brand said.

Secretary Herschel Vinyard of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, said since

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From the politicians

“I fished the Kissimmee River before it was changed. My position is it would probably been better had we left it as it was and I find it fascinating that the Army Corps of Engineers is trying to put it back to how God had put it in the first place.” – U.S. Rep. Alcee Hastings, D-Miramar “I want to thank Patrick Murphy because he’s a brand new member of Congress and has been effective from the start and comes with this youth and this knowledge of the environment and comes with this bipartisan spirit.” – House Minority Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.

“You hear about a lot of acrimony and a lot of partisanship in Washington, but there are certain issues where there is no partisanship at all and I’m proud to say this is one of them.” – U.S. Rep. Bill Posey, R-Rockledge “The pollution and its continuation is absolutely unacceptable.

LAGOON from page 6 Negron’s August hearing in Stuart, the Department of Environmental Protection and the South Florida Water Management District have partnered to divert 10 million gallons of water away from the Caloosahatchee and St. Lucie rivers.

Gov. Rick Scott’s $40 million pledge to speed up C-44 canal improvements in Martin County is a step in the right direction, but the

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“This is a crucially important issue not only for Florida, but for the whole nation.” – U.S. Rep Steny Hoyer, D-Md.

Congressional members in attendance Florida Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla. Corrine Brown, D-Jacksonville Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Miami Ted Deutch, D-Boca Raton Lois Frankel, D-West Palm Beach Joe Garcia, D-Miami Alcee Hastings, D-Miramar John Mica, R-Winter Park Patrick Murphy, D-Jupiter Bill Posey, R-Rockledge Trey Radel, R-Fort Myers Tom Rooney, R-Okeechobee Debbie Wasserman-Schultz, D-Weston Dan Webster, R-Winter Garden Ted Yoho, R-Gainesville Out-of-state Tim Bishop, D-New York Cheri Bustos, D-Illinois Peter DeFazio, D-Oregon Steny Hoyer, D-Md. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.

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“It’s not just the lake water that’s causing all of the damage.

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No family should be expected to tolerate ongoing pollution. To me, it’s one of the essential functions and responsibilities of the government to make sure people have clean water.” – U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman-Shultz, D-Weston

federal government isn’t following through because funding has dried up, Vinyard said.

“The federal government, the Corps of Engineers, don’t have the funding for their remaining piece ...

If you all can find the funds for the Corps, that will pay big dividends for the people behind me,” Vinyard said.

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Affairs — which isn’t associated What’s not at any risk for shutwith the federal veterans departting down until next October is ment — reports that St. Lucie the Veterans Health Adminisand Martin counties have nearly 37,600 veterans among them col- tration, VHA, said Joe Violante, legislative director of the Disabled lectively receiving about $115.8 American Veterans. million a year in pensions and “If we are in a long-term governbenefits. That doesn’t include the ment shutdown, the only thing federal dollars that flow into the that won’t be affected for veterans area through VA programs such as medical facilities. For example, will be their healthcare,” he said there’s a Communitiy-Based Out- in a telephone interview. patient Clinic in Fort Pierce. That’s because the VA healthcare system receives advance Murphy recently joined with appropriations from Congress. other Florida representatives in approving legislation that’d large- Ray Kelley, national legislative director of the Veterans of Foreign ly insulate the VA from cutbacks Wars, said the VHA’s advance during the shutdown and likely upcoming debt-ceiling showdown. appropriations — which were enacted by Congress in 2009 to Treasury Secretary Jack Lew shield veterans health care from has warned that if the Congress federal budget battles, such as doesn’t raise the federal borrowing limit by around Oct. 17, some the current shutdown — is more than a big IOU. of the government’s bills will go unpaid and programs unfunded. “VA has money in the bank,” “They put their lives at risk, they Kelly said in a phone interview.

“That advance appropriation served our country, and I’m embarrassed by the way our govern- carved off some money and put it in the bank.” ment is behaving now,” Murphy But, to get VA healthcare, vetsaid.

erans must apply for it. Their claims go to the Veterans Benefits Administration, VBA, which doesn’t receive advanced funding.

Nick Ciotti, veterans service officer for Martin County, said that by press time, he’d noticed no differences at VBA. “They said at the (VA St. Petersburg Regional Office), it’s not open to outside people, but personnel are still there,” he said in a phone interview. “Business as usual for them, as I understand it.”

For now.

Murphy said that even a short federal shutdown can have disastrous consequences on the VA’s infamous claims backlog.

“I don’t think the pensions and benefits will stop flowing,” he said in the phone interview. “I do fear new claims not getting processed and that backlog growing again.

They’ve worked so hard to get that down.”

That’s a concern for Teegardin as well, no matter how smooth things seem to be running for now. “(The regional office is) answering the phone,” he said. “They’re estimating that if this goes on, this is impacting the claims backlog. It’s slowing them down on the backlog and that, of course, slows new claims.”

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VA has cut its expenses.

It’s closed during the shutdown, “We are not working overtime,” but Honor Flight veterans have she said. “Due to the shutdown, the Veterans Benefits Administra- famously defied the closure to visit the monument. tion will not be able to continue Two area Honor Flight hubs plan overtime for claims processors.” to take World War II veterans to Violante said that’s how the Washington, D.C., in October. shutdown is going to pain vetThe Southeast Florida Honor erans even if it’s short. In May, Flight, which covers the Treasure the VA mandated overtime for its Coast, has a flight planned for claims adjusters to reduce the Oct. 19. It didn’t respond to interclaims backlog. view requests by press time.

“Right now VA has some essenMurphy said it was important to tial personnel able to process get the government and memorial claims,” Violante said. “They’ve reopened. cut out overtime. That was one “To think that because of our of the vehicles they were using to petty arguments, because we attack this backlog.” can’t get along, that (veterans) A couple years ago, the VBA can’t experience this,” he said in had about a million claims that a personal interview. “I forgot the had awaited decisions for more exact number, but there are hunthan six months at any given time. Aggressive efforts, including dreds if not thousands of (World War II) vets dying a day. The the mandated overtime, greatly reduced that number to less than longer this goes on, these petty fights, the more folks that aren’t half by the end of the federal going to see these memorials.” government’s 2012-2013 fiscal Some representatives have paryear, Sept. 30. In an email, Vioticipated in civil disobedience at lante said that last fiscal year the VBA processed almost 1.2 million the memorial. For example, Congressman Bill Posey, a Republiclaims, or about 12 percent more can whose district is just north of than it had the two previous fiscal years. In September alone, the Murphy’s, has posted pictures of himself on Facebook moving barVBA processed 129,488 claims. ricades from the National World Some claims are initially denied, War II Memorial. Kelley said the for various reasons, but veterans VFW appreciates the sentiments have options for appealing those decisions. That’s stopped for now. of representatives who’ve made such public protests and appear“During the shutdown, no deciances with veterans at the memosions on claims appeals will be rial, but would prefer they stay at issued by the Board of Veterans’ the Capitol and work out an end Appeals,” Burgess said. to the shutdown.

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Critics aren’t waiting. At the last regular Martin County Commission meeting, Oct. 8, numerous folks used the public comment time to demand that Martin County withdraw from the partnership and Seven50 plan process.

Nevertheless, the draft is coming and people can choose to be a part of planning for South Florida’s future, or not, supporters say.

“It will be available online at (seven50.org),” Michael Busha, executive director of the Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council, said in a phone interview. “People can download it to their phones, to their home computers.”

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“When we release the draft, we’ll collect information and update information and revise it, revise it, revise it,” Busha said.

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Violante said during the shutdown, the DAV leadership is generally steering clear of public appearances with members of Congress.

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“As a biologist, it breaks my heart to see what happens to these estuaries,” Barnett said.

Dr. Tom Van Lent, a senior scientist for the Everglades Foundation, said the lagoon faces two major problems.

“One’s a water quantity problem and one’s a water quality problem,” he said. “And it’s kind of important to separate the two, because when we come to Congress, we’re going to be focusing on that water quantity problem. That is the federal jurisdiction.”

Unfortunately, the system is functioning the way it was made to, Van Lent said.

“They’ve re-engineerd and replumbed the whole system so that now it primarily goes out the St. Lucie Estuary. It was designed to work this way. That’s the sad fact,” Van Lent said.

Mark Perry, executive director of Florida Oceanographic Institute in Stuart, highlighted the devastation the Treasure Coast has endured because of the current system.

Perry showed slides of algae blooms and informed members of Congress that a record number of marine life has been sickened and killed in the polluted waters. Oysters, which purify water, have had a 99 percent mortality rate this year, Perry said.

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“You’re just trying to squeeze a few extra drops out of this lemon,” Van Lent said of short-term fixes.

Long-term fixes include more land to treat and send the flow south, local storage basins, projects to improve C-44 and C-43 and the completion of Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan, which was launched in 2000.

Talks about the SFWMD taking control of the Herbert Hoover Dike from the Army Corps was a recurring theme throughout the fourhour meeting, held at the Rayburn House office building.

“I wouldn’t buy that as is,” Vinyard said. “There is a significant amount of repairs that are needed and perhaps this would be a better discussion once some of the work has been done on the dike, because Floridians are at risk because of the condition of that dike.”

Local Role The only mention of Big Sugar came from St. Lucie County Commissioner Chris Dzadovsky, who testified during the public comment portion. He suggested nutrient reduction programs be enacted and reverse pumping of water from sugar land take place.

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During her testimony, Martin County Commissioner Sarah Heard said the county has given $75 million to projects to implement Everglades restoration and restore the Lagoon. Her plea was to state and federal lawmakers to follow through on their end.

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St. Lucie County Commissioner Frannie Hutchinson said action must be swift.

“We must act now,” Hutchinson said. “The health of our coastal estuaries and the future of Everglades restoration is at stake.”

Minutes after the meeting, Port St. Lucie resident Nyla Pipes said she believes the decades-long issue may finally begin to be resolved.

“We had their attention. The fact that we had leader Pelosi in there and so many other fantastic congressmen and senators stopping by, especially considering that the government is currently shut down, is amazing to me,” Pipes said. “I really do think we have their attention, which tells me all our hard work is going to pay off.”

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Like Hutchinson, Gomes said funding for solutions must be secured quickly before it’s too late.

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Ed Fielding, Martin County Commissioner, Stuart, and member of the partnership’s executive committee, said such characterizations of the Seven50 Plan are simply wrong. “(Seven50) is a voluntary planning effort that is a cooperative effort by the seven counties of Southeast Florida,” Fielding said in a phone interview. “In that region, there’s about 6.5 million people. During the next 50 years, that’s expected to increase about 50 percent.”

Fielding is a Republican, as is Haddox.

The Seven50 Plan should be done sometime in February.

Busha and Fielding said area city and county commissions and councils can choose to adopt the plan or parts of it. They can also it reject it altogether, he said.

Critics, such as Phyllis Frey, co-founder of the American Coalition 4 Property Rights, say that the Seven50 Plan will become an enforceable document giving the partnership widespread power to veto local government’s develop-

ment decisions.

“No matter what Seven50 tells you now, they will hold all the planning control,” she told attendees at the recent meeting in Martin County.

Fielding said that critics’ charges that the partnership will become a megalithic overseer enforcing the Seven50 Plan is baseless.

“That’s just a fantasy,” he said, “Not even a favorable fantasy. It’s a fear.”

Busha said that after the HUD grant funding for it runs out next year, the partnership will disappear. What’ll be left, he said, is a document that can help local governments make planning choices for decades. Along with better relationships among the agencies responsible for planning.

“The grant is over,” Busha said.

“The partnership, there are members of that partnership that may choose to stay together.”

Boland, however, remains a skeptic that Seven50 will be anything other than a loss of local control.

“It’s not an innocuous thing where you sit and talk,” she said.

“They plan to implement these things.”

At press time it’s unclear when the Martin commission might review the Seven50 draft.

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No, seriously, the couple and others have been pulling out exotic and invasive plant species, along with other weeds, from the organization’s two acres at 770 Southwest 34th St., Palm City.

They plan to invite neighbors to plant a community garden behind the organization’s clubhouse by January. They hope the organization will grow with the garden, too.

“Right now, we have 21, or 22 (members),” Kathie said.

Odias is the president of the organization. Kathie the secretary.

The organization is tucked away between Mapp Road and the St. Lucie River, an area called “Old Palm City.” The Smiths say it used to be a fishing and hunting village with lots of part-time residents.

Staff photo by Patrick McCallister Odias and Kathie Smith are president and secretary, respectively, of the Palm City Civic Organization. The group has been around since at least 1949. It’s had a membership decline in recent years. The couple is working to rebuild it with projects, such as a community garden.

“You see some of the smaller homes around here — they used to be fish camps,” Kathie said.

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“They got together and organized themselves into a social club,” Kathie said.

With a bit of donated land, they built the organization’s clubhouse. It had some later additions. The Smiths say records show the clubhouse was a hopping place with dinners, shows and other events. The civic organization also raised money for various causes, and for giving scholarships.

“This went downhill since the early 2000s,” Odias said.

As membership was dwindling, the county hit upon a plan to use some of the organization’s property for storm water drainage. The organization sued. Things ended up getting more or less amicably settled out of court, but not before legal expenses stressed the small group’s budget. Then the Smiths were elected to their posts in 2012.

“We didn’t know when we started if we were going to survive,” Odias said.

But, the organization spruced up its signs and advertised the meeting hall for temporary rentals. It’s $15 an hour.

“Right now, we’re getting a lot of events people can’t do in their

homes,” Kathie said.

Events such as baby showers and wedding receptions. There’s also a church that regularly meets at the organization’s building.

The Smiths say the rentals have helped pay down the organization’s debts, and it’ll be back in the scholarship business.

“We’re well positioned to do three ($500) scholarships this year,” Kathie said.

Additionally, the hall’s coming back to life with social events.

Earlier this year, the Palm City Civic Organization hosted a Memorial Day event.

“Well probably do a Christmas Dinner this year,” Kathie said.

The Garden Club of Stuart is slated to have a gardening expo at the clubhouse March 22 and 23 next year.

The organization is also looking at other ideas to get more interest and members. Movies, potluck dinners, neighborhood parties. It doesn’t have a website or Facebook page. Kathie, who’s the social media director of the Florida Federation of Garden Clubs, said she’ll likely soon put the Palm City organization on Facebook and perhaps Twitter.

To find out more, call the Smiths at (772) 219-8656.

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Martin County 2013 Awards Ceremony & Luncheon will be held Oct. 24 from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Willoughby Golf Club, 3001 S.E. Doubleton Drive, Stuart, with opening remarks by Stacy Ranieri, chief illuminator, president and founder of The Firefly Group; Master of Ceremonies will be Hamp Elliot of 93.7 The Breeze.

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Participation at the 2013 Martin County’s Best Places to Work Awards Ceremony and Luncheon is only $30 and must be paid in advance. Space is limited and historically, the event fills up fast.

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The Tech Forum will be at the Peter & Julie Cummings Library’s idea lab from 2 to 4 p.m. The forum will be on iPhoto. The library is at 2551 Matheson Ave., Palm City. Reserve a spot by calling (772) 288-2551.

“County’s Got Talent” presented by the Martin County High School Fine Arts Department’s Drama Department at the Wanda H. Yarboro Performing Arts Center, 2801 S. Kanner Highway, Stuart. Enjoy an evening of entertainment featuring a wide sampling of Martin County High’s student’s talents. Proceeds benefit the school’s drama department. The event will start at 7 p.m. Admission is $5. For information, call (772) 219-1800, ext. 282.

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Tuesday, Oct. 15 The Palm City Orators will meet at the Palm City Presbyterian Church, 2700 Martin Highway. The local Toastmasters Club is open to any seeking to improve their public speaking skills.

Regular meetings are on the first and third Tuesday of every month from noon to 1 p.m. For information, visit pcorators.toastmasterclubs.org, or call (772) 324-9020.

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Goodwill Works. Learn about how Gulfstream Goodwill uses donations to run programs and services from 7:30 to 9 a.m. at Treasure Coast Rehab, 1101 NW 21st St., Stuart. A tour of Goodwill’s facilities will follow a complimentary breakfast. Make reservations with Christine Bell at (772) 323-4265, or email ckbell@ gulfstreamgoodwill.com.

Everything Android will be at the idea lab at the Peter & Julie Cummings Library. The class will cover apps, storage, taking pictures and video, and using other smart phone features.

Participants are urged to take their own phones and tablets. It starts at 11 a.m. The library is at 2551 Matheson Ave., Palm City.

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Homework Helpers will be on hand at the Peter & Julie Cummings Library from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. The Martin County Library System volunteers help children grade to high school find and use library resources needed to do homework assignments ranging from math pages to science-fair experiments and term papers.

Homework Helpers have even helped some fill out college applications. The library is at 2551 Matheson Ave., Palm City. The phone is (772) 221-1403.

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The Senior Wii Bowling League will meet from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. at the Peter & Julie Cummings Library, 2551 S.W. Matheson Ave, Palm City. Cummings’ number is (772) 288-2551.

Apple Mobile at the idea lab at the Peter & Julie Cummings Library. Find out how to use the Apple iPad, iPhone and iPod for emailing, browsing the ‘Net, and taking pictures and video. Additionally, find out about installing apps and more. The class starts at 4 p.m. The library is at 2551 Matheson Ave., Palm City. Reserve a spot by calling (772) 2882551.

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FAMILY from page 26 This movement was started in 2001 as a grass roots campaign by a substance abuse center to inform parents about the benefits of frequent family dinners. It has since grown into a national event that promotes simple acts of parental engagement as key ways to help prevent risky substance use in children and teens.

Every day activities, like eating dinner together, driving to sports practices, and helping kids with their homework offers parents an opportunity to communicate with their kids and to really listen to what’s on their

mind. Research shows that children with hands-on parents are far less likely to smoke, drink or use other drugs.

“At the Y, we want families to eat together, play together and hopefully share a few laughs,” said Y Program Director Christina Wood. “Dinner and a movie at the pool gave everyone a chance to unwind after a long week and have some fun as a family. Plus, you don’t have to make dinner!”

Before dinner started, everyone had an opportunity to vote for their favorite pasta sauce. The first place winner was awarded a $250 gift card to Publix. Mitchel Little, a 10-year-old, won the contest with a rich cheese sauce. His mother also entered the

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Over 150 adults and children attended the evening of fun, food and film. The Y partnered with many area businesses in order to ensure that they were able to feed everyone that attended. The night wouldn’t have been possible without the help of the Y’s volunteers and sponsors.

The Y would like to thank Indiantown Marina, Coca Cola, Michelina’s Restaurant and Catering, Dee-Stefano’s Restaurant and Catering, Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza, Carson’s Tavern, South Florida Janitorial and Pool Supply, Papa John’s Pizza, and Big Slice Pizza and Wings for their generous donation and participation in the event.

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STUART – Jazz musician Randy Corinthian says that he didn’t find the saxophone, the saxophone found him.

In middle school, the students had electives that lasted nine weeks. His first elective was band.

“The first nine weeks was band and I never left,” he said. “From the moment I started, I said ‘That’s the one.

I had never heard or seen (a saxophone) played. I got good at it relatively quickly and asked to be allowed to stay in the band.”

Corinthian continued his music studies in high school, where he was

introduced to the history of music.

“I really started to study my instrument,” he said. “The music director exposed me to the greats.”

Corinthian earned a scholarship to Florida A & M, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in music education.

He went on to get his master’s from Florida State in jazz studies and commercial music.

Today, Corinthian is CEO of the RC Music Group and an adjunct professor of music at Broward College. In 2012, he was named one of Legacy magazine’s 40 Under 40 Black Leaders of Today and Tomorrow in south Florida.

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Photo courtesy of Randy Corinthian Saxophonist Randy Corinthian brings his jazz stylings to the Lyric Theatre on Oct. 27 for a fundraiser for Who Got Game, an organization that helps teach kids about healthier lifestyle choices. The David Anderson Middle School Drumline will also perform.

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MUSICIAN from page 28 He brings his jazz stylings to the Lyric Theatre on Oct. 27 for a fundraiser for the nonprofit group, Who Got Game, an organization seeking to help young people make healthier lifestyle choices. It’s a subject close to his heart.

“I recently had committed myself to a healthier lifestyle,” he said.

“I lost 60 pounds. I was a chubby kid and I was chubby throughout my adult life.”

Through social media, Corinthian connected with Kraig Hardy of Who Got Game and he agreed to do a concert. The opening act will be the David Anderson Middle School Drumline. Healthy snacks will be provided by the East Stuart Youth Initiative Culinary Kids.

Corinthian said that he has learned that planning is a big part of making healthy choices.

“You need to take charge of what fuel you’re putting in your body,” he said. “We want to eat in the best restaurants and stay in the best hotel, but we’re not as picky about the foods we put in our body. We won’t be able to enjoy anything if we don’t have our health.”

The musician noted that sometimes people who know they should eat better can’t afford to feed their families the fruits and vegetables that are so beneficial.

Often, people need to commit to changing their habits.

“If we’re eating poorly from conception to adulthood, it takes willpower and education and support to follow through and make that change,” he said. “I definitely support the initiative.”

Corinthian will play traditional swing jazz, contemporary pieces and his own work. He recently released his debut album, “Bittersweet,” featuring many of his compositions. He is trying to introduce a new generation to jazz, which, ironically, is considered old and not cool by young people.

“The music industry is feeding youth a lot of bad music,” he said. “Studying music has academic benefits. Some of the kids have never seen an instrument.

They see jazz as old. The key is to see jazz as cool and that it’s cool to be a musician.”

Randy Corinthian and the David Anderson Middle School Band Drumline present “A Sunday Afternoon of Jazz” at the Lyric Theatre, 59 S.W. Flagler Ave., Stuart, on Oct. 27 at 4 p.m. The program is a fundraiser for the nonprofit group, Who Got Game, an organization that helps raise awareness of the importance of healthy eating and exercise to combat obesity.

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