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PALM CITY — Former County Commissioner Ed Ciampi is running for the District 5 seat again. “Yes, I will be filing this Friday morning,” he told Your Voice News & Views. Ciampi added, “I’m running because I feel there is more work to be done. I have a unique perspective of being a commissioner for four years and having been in the private sector for three.” Ciampi said expect to see a lot of “1MC” this campaign. The logo standing for, “One Martin County.” The county’s political divide is usually cast as a battle between “pro-growth” versus “slowgrowth” by some, and “smartgrowth” versus “no-growth” by others. Ciampi said after leaving the commission in 2012 to run for Clerk of Court, which he lost, he’s spent a lot of time analyzing the divide and realized that the gulf between political camps in Martin is much narrower than many realize. “We are spending too much time, too much energy, good people on both sides having a battle of wills,” he said.
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Mitch Kloorfain/chief photographer Hidden Oaks Middle School teacher of the year candidate Julie Anne Carreiro was escorted by Kirsten Aufort and Jeri Eckels, school principal through the gauntlet of supporters before being announced as the Middle School Teacher of the Year for Martin County. The celebration was held Friday, Nov. 13 at the Port St. Lucie Civic Center. The Education Foundation of Martin County later named, Jamie Herd-Tesson of Martin County High School, Teacher of the Year.
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MARTIN COUNTY — Many talented educators were acknowledged for their dedication to their craft on Nov. 13. One teacher was named from elementary, one from middle school and one from high
school. Overall Martin County School District’s Teacher of the Year is Jamie Herd-Tesson. Education is a family affair in the Herd-Tesson’s household. Her mother taught at Martin County High School for almost four decades and Jamie got her first teaching job at the school shortly after graduating from the Universi-
ty of Florida. Heck, her only teaching job. She’s been teaching at the high school for 12 years. In other words, the district’s Teacher of the Year for 2015 is a homegrown Tiger through-andthrough. “I love my job,” Herd-Tesson said
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MARTIN COUNTY — There’s gold in them there power bills. At least, there could be upward to about $9 million a year for Martin if the County Commission goes forward with inking an up to 30-year contract with Florida Power & Light promising to stay out of the power business. Florida Power & Light would, in turn, add anywhere from .05 to 6 percent to customers’ power bills and hand it to the county. “Certainly there are benefits to the county,” Commissioner Ed Fielding, Stuart, said at the Nov. 10 regular meeting. The commission gave a 3-2 nod to staff to move forward with crafting an ordinance creating the utility franchise with FP&L. It won’t prohibit other companies from competing with FP&L in the future, just the county. Additionally, the county will agree to give the power company access to some of its right of ways.
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The couple had family members move to Palm City, and they were starting into parenting, too. “We were familiar with the area from Thanksgivings and Christmases,” Glynn said. They decided Palm City was where they’d like to raise their children. After moving to the area, Glynn stopped by the United Way in Stuart. Vojcsik said everyone was immediately impressed by her, but there were no positions open. Glynn made her way to the Stuart Air Show. Although she had no aviation background, the air show folks thought she could help it recover after the 2013 nose dive. That year federal budget sequestration pulled military jets and teams from the air-show circuit. Many air shows cancelled. Stuart didn’t, but its paid attendance was very low, only in the 30,000s. If 2014 wasn’t a big success, there would be a question mark over 2015. Glynn had a big job with a lot of people’s hopes riding on her. The 2014 Stuart Air Show was a hit, and 2015 even better. In addition to having military back in 2014 with an F-22 Raptor and AV-8B Harrier, the air show under Glynn added more children’s activities. In 2015, the U.S. Army
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PALM CITY — John Haddox has announced a reelection bid. His reelection will largely depend on what voters make of his record, what others throw their hats into the ring. At press time, the only person who’s announced a candidacy for the District 5 Commission seat is former Commissioner Ed Ciampi. In some regards, Haddox aims to be a unifying figure who’s straddled political divides. However, in a county where compromise is rejected by some Haddox has also been a dividing character for that same reason. The freshman commissioner filled the 5th District seat when Ciampi stepped down to run for the Clerk of Court. Haddox faced off in a generally amicable race against the much younger Brandon Tucker in the 2012 universal primary for the seat. Haddox was generally counted among the “New Commission Majority,” which included fellow freshman Anne Scott, Hobe
While Haddox has been eager to strengthen the Comp Plan, he’s been unpredictable on other issues. Three issues help track Haddox’s evolution.
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John Haddox Sound. Scott and Haddox were generally seen as a 2012 voter revolution favoring a return to a more stringent Martin County Comprehensive Growth Management Plan, generally called the Comp Plan. The pair joined the commission’s so-called slowgrowth bloc, Sarah Heard, Port Salerno, and Ed Fielding, Stuart. Both recently opposed his election as the commission’s vice chairman.
Shortly after being seated as a commissioner, Haddox joined the New Commission Majority in voting to disband the Community Redevelopment Agency that administered the county’s seven community redevelopment areas. That legally shifted the commission into the role of the agency. Additionally, he voted to disband the existing Neighborhood Advisory Committees that made project recommendations to the agency, which presented them to the commission for approval. The advisory committees and agency worked with a portion of property taxes paid in the
redevelopment areas to fund various projects in them with the commission’s blessing. Palm City’s area runs along Mapp Road between Martin Downs and All American boulevards, with a western extension on Martin Highway to Berry Avenue. Its primary goal was creation of the Mapp Road Town Center Design, a New Urbanism plan to transform Mapp between Martin Downs and Martin Highway into a downtown-like, pedestrian-friendly area. Haddox has become one of the Community Redevelopment Agency’s strong supporters. He told Your Voice News & Views that he should have slowed down before voting to disband the Community Redevelopment Agency in 2012. By early 2013, Haddox was leading a charge on the commission to revive the advisory committees. The new Old Palm City Neighborhood Advisory Committee started meeting in November that year. Critics of the commission’s New Majority have long said the aim
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Will Costco seek another site? Dear Editor: Is Palm City responsible for Martin County’s $258,000,000 deficit? Here is the quick answer, no!
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overall Martin County deficit and an increase in local jobs. When I met John Haddox not long ago as a regular citizen, as are we all, he appeared on the fence about the building of Costco. He did mention the great economic boom it would be to our county. That lead me to believe that he wanted to be a Palm City Costco shopper. He might even lead the way with the ribbon cutting ceremony. At the Nov. 4 town hall meeting with John Haddox, I spoke in front of the crowd just before the meeting started, and stated how the overwhelming majority does not mind having Costco in Palm City, but it CAN NOT go on the proposed site at High Meadows and CR 714. The crowd is in favor of the giant warehouse retailer and its 18 gas pumps out west of 95 on CR 714 (Martin Highway). If this is what the people of Palm City want why is there only one site available. I spoke with Heidi, who is a Costco community representative, and she stated to me, “If the residents of Palm City do not want Costco, we will find another site.” She went on to say, “Costco is in the business of working with local communities.” With that
said here is the direct email from Haddox’s office on 11/16: “Thank you for attending the Town Hall Meeting on Nov. 4, 2015. I appreciate your input. At the meeting it was requested that I meet with Costco to ask that they consider different locations. I have met with senior Costco representatives and discussed alternate sites. Although it was a cordial meeting, they remain committed to their currently selected site. I informed the Costco representatives that I would hold their feet to the fire regarding each and every requirement of our Comprehensive Plan and Land Development Regulations. I look forward to future discussions on this matter. If you have any additional issues, please bring them to my attention. John Haddox, Commissioner, District 5.” Is this how Costco works with local communities by telling our county commissioner, “My way or the highway!” The next statement from our local representative should be, “hit the highway!” Is there some closed door activities
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PALM CITY – On Thanksgiving Day morning, close to 600 runners will gather at Palm City Presbyterian Church to kick off the holiday with a 5K run to raise money for House of Hope, a tradition the church began five years ago. “When you think of Thanksgiving,
it’s a day we in the United States set aside to give thanks to our creator. One way to give thanks is to help other people that are in need,” said Turkey Trot race manager and Palm City Presbyterian member Robert Johnson. “That’s exactly what House of Hope does.” House of Hope is a non-profit organization that helps provide basic needs like food, clothing, furniture, household items, and in some
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See TROT page 10 GLYNN from page 5 the community. That’s something of Glynn’s specialty. She has a vivacious personality and thrives on relationships. Vojcsik said when the United Way offered Glynn the job, she was clear on something — she was going to see the Stuart Air Show 2015 through. “When we made the decision to give (the job) to her, we told her we’d hold it open for her until November,” he said. Glynn is a member and frequent volunteer at the Palm City Cham-
Photo courtesy of House of Hope House of Hope board member Barrett Jones along with communications director Diane Tomasik and volunteer Polly Forestier show off race day non-perishable food donations. ber of Commerce, an ambassador at the Stuart/Martin County Chamber of Commerce, a member of the Young Professionals of Martin County, along with being a member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, among others. She was surprised at Your Voice News & Views requesting a profile interview. “I’m just a regular person,” Glynn said. “I’m not a celebrity. I’m not a politician. I’m not going to change the world. I’m just a regular person trying to make my community better.”
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Customs facility Talk about creating a U.S. Customs and Boarder Enforcement facility at Witham Field, Martin County Airport had been around for years. Generally, folks who count themselves as “slow growth” opposed it, including the most vocal backers of the Commission Majority. When the talk was becoming commission agenda items Haddox expressed concerns about the county’s general fund having to cover operational shortfalls if they happened. Haddox worked with Martin County Marine and Aviation Alliance for about a year to get it to pony up dollars to assure the county that it would help pay for any shortfalls. The alli-
ance promised the county up to $50,000 a year for the first three years of operation if there were shortfalls. The commission accepted the deal in a 3-2 vote. But then in another 3-2 vote, it nixed accepting bids to construct the proposed facility. After the customs facility crashed, Haddox told Your Voice News & Views, “That was a real bummer.”
Business Development Board of Martin County During the election, Tucker proposed that the Business Development Board of Martin County, BDB, be weaned from the county’s general fund toward private funding. After the election, the Commission Majority was poised to kill it outright. Haddox, became a pivotal architect of essentially the deal his opponent proposed. A 2009 contract started the BDB at $625,000 a year. By 2013 it was up $643,000. But in early 2013, in a 3-2 vote, the commission suspended contractual payments to the board, and started a prickly renegotiation. Haddox opposed the payment suspensions. By December that year the county and board inked a new contract worth $430,000 the first year. That was to drop to $340,000 in the second and $260,000 in the third years.
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CIAMPI from page 1 Ciampi analogized it to something familiar to Palm City, home of the Treasure Coast Rowing Club. Crew. “If some of us on the commission row in one direction and others another, we do residents a disservice,” he said. The former commissioner said that sharply split commissions hamstring county staff by giving them mixed policy to navigate. That wastes resources, he said. “They need to have a unified clear direction of what they’re doing,” Ciampi said. He said that, if elected, he’ll seek to first promote projects on which commissioners are most unified. Ciampi said he recognizes that showing a willingness to listen will have to start with him if elected. “I’m not running to be controversial,” he said. “If I’m going to be a big believer in the 1MC initiative, I have to lead by example. I’m not looking to reinvent the (Martin County Comprehensive Growth Management Plan) or be controversial. I want to work on quality-of-life issues that are not controversial.” Ciampi said divides go beyond the County Commission, which is a frequent scene of 3-2 votes. He said the county has frequent-
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LETTERS from page 6 we the people do not know about and will find out later? This is the way it works with politicians and money. Are we fed up yet? It happens around our country and we throw our hands up and say, “well that is the way it is” or “that is politics as usual.” — I say “no more!” As I run for the United States Senate as a No Party Affiliation Candidate, I can tell you I am done with politics as usual. I am not a politician! I am a medical practitioner who works with the people! As Palm City resident for over 15
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PALM CITY - Holiday deals and steals seem to begin a little earlier each year. Weeks before Thanksgiving, Christmas trees can be spotted standing in store windows and commercials are already encouraging consumers to deck the halls. Even though big box stores like Walmart and Target have already launched holiday sales campaigns, they are still gearing up for what has become the largest shopping day of the year in the U.S., Black Friday. Black Friday is known for attracting large crowds to take advantage of “door buster” deals the day after Thanksgiving. This year, the shopping holiday falls on Nov. 27. Not to be outdone by their corporate competitors, local business owners are planning their own seasonal specials to tempt holi-
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STUART — When I called to speak with Franco Corso, he had just returned from a trip to his native Italy. The singer comes from San Remo and his big break came more than 15 years ago, in Italy, when he had the opportunity to open for one of his idols, Andrea Bocelli. The experience convinced Corso to come to the United States and bring the music of his homeland to Americans. Corso will perform “My Italian Christmas” at the Lyric Theatre Dec. 5 for two shows. The Lyric favorite, who began singing in his church choir as a boy, has performed at the Eissey Theatre at Palm Beach State College, at the Maltz Jupiter Theatre and on tours to New York and the West Coast. Corso spoke recently about his upcoming concert. “It will be a collection of the classic Italian-American Christmas songs with a twist,” he said. “There will be new arrangements and different versions of the classic songs, like ‘O, Holy Night,’
‘Silent Night,’ and ‘Jingle Bells.’ They will be performed half in Italian and half in English.” Corso, who will appear with his three-piece band, loves the sounds of Christmas. “Christmas is my favorite holiday,” he said. “It reminds me of when I was a little kid, back in Italy. We celebrated Christmas Eve with family and friends and had dinner after Midnight Mass. I remember sitting all together at the table for an Italian Christmas, eating specialties, cakes and homemade food.” Santa or Pappo Natale, came down the chimney in Italy as he does in the United States. “I stayed up all night on the 24th, trying to catch him,” Corso said. “In the end, I always fell asleep. My mother was good enough to put the presents out when I fell asleep at 4 or 5 a.m. They were there when I woke up.” The upcoming concert is about more than the songs. “It’s a tribute to the best holiday of the year,” he said. “It’s storytelling about Christmas in Italy, sharing traditions and the lifestyle during Christmas. The Lyric will set up Christmas settings
Photo courtesy of the Lyric Theatre Singer Franco Corso, a Lyric Theatre favorite, returns with “My Italian Christmas” for two shows Dec. 5. and there will be a light show of some of the Christmas pictures of Italy.” This is the first of two Lyric appearances for Corso this season. On Feb. 18, he will perform a Valentine’s concert called, “That’s Amore.” “It will have the most romantic and passionate of love songs,” he said. “There will be songs from Dean Marin and Mario Lanza,
songs like ‘Unchained Melody’ and ‘Can’t Help Falling in Love.’ We’re going to bring passionate love to the Lyric one more time.” Franco Corso presents “My Italian Christmas” at the Lyric Theatre, 59 S.W. Flagler Ave., Stuart, Dec. 5 at 4 and 7 p.m. Tickets are $45. Call the box office at (772) 286-7827 or order online at www. lyrictheatre.com.
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MARTIN COUNTY — On Nov. 24th, MISS Inc. of the Treasure Coast gets into the holiday spirit. This will be the 16th year they’ve hosted their Communal Thanksgiving Event at the Martin County Fairgrounds. Since 2010, MISS has operated Butterfly Gardens, a residential center for low income single women and children in Port Salerno. The free public event is envisioned as a communal feast where low income families and working class poor can enjoy Thanksgiving alongside the more than 70 volunteers who work the event, sponsors, disabled veterans, and local community members, in an egalitarian atmosphere free of judgment or expectation. “This is the one time of the year when we reach further into the community,” says Schonna Green, Executive Director of MISS. “This is the only place you can sit and have a meal with your family, give back at the same time, and interact with your neighbors. In our case, our neighbors are homeless, low
income, and working class poor.” The meal will begin at 4 p.m. with a benediction from Pastor Sylvia Taylor and extend into the night with festivities. In previous years, the meal was prepared by MISS Board Treasurer Delroy Henry and longtime volunteer Phillip Orenstein. This year Creative Catering will pick up the torch, with the assistance of Faith’s Cupcakes and Importico’s Bakery Cafe who has donated all the desserts for 10 years. Attendees can expect hours of live music and dancing, entertainment from the Boys and Girls Club, face painting and a bounce house for the children, and several raffled prizes. Last year’s raffle was such a popular success, with personal injury attorney Lauri J. Goldstein presiding, that the event’s planners have decided to bring it back. Stuart City Commisioner Eula Clarke is also expected to attend this year and offer a few poignant remarks. The Thanksgiving event, as well as a Christmas event held every year at Seacoast Bank in Stuart, are the two biggest public outings for the organization. During
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Pinot & Picasso: 2016 Art for Living Calendar event, 6-9 p.m., to benefit Helping People Succeed, at an exclusive club in Palm City. $200 Per person. 772320-0770; www.hpsfl.org Treasure Coast Food Bank’s Annual Turkey Drop, seeking donations of turkeys for familiesin need. For drop-off locations, call (772) 489-3034 or visit www. stophunger.org. Green/Farmers Market at the Immanuel Lutheran Church, 2655 SW Immanuel Drive, Palm City, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Commercial venders are $25 per booth. Notfor-profit venders free. For more, call Arthur at (772) 345-3797, or email communitygreenmarket@ gmail.com. National Adoption Day Celebration at Langford Park, 2325 N.E. Dixie Highway, Jensen Beach, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. This free event sponsored by the Children’s Home Society of Florida, will have games and contests, arts and crafts, live entertainment, giveaways and
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day shoppers. Leslie Levy, owner of Style Encore in Stuart and Plato’s Closet locations in Stuart and Port St. Lucie, is gearing up for another year of one-of-a-kind Black Friday specials her customers have been known to line up for. “Starting November 1st, on our Instagram and Facebook pages, we started putting sneak peaks up of our amazing inventory that will be on the floor that morning,” Levy said. As of Nov. 16, Levy said she had 40 bins worth of name brand merchandise, much of it brand new with the tags still on, ready to make their debut on her resale-store floors. At Style Encore, recently awarded the No. 1 Style Encore location in the country, customers will find Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Fendi, and a slew of other high-end designer merchandise. Plato’s closet is geared toward a teen audience and will carry names like Kate Spade, Uggs, and Michael Kors. “Friday morning there is usually a very long line out the door,” Levy said. “It’s busy, but we have enough staff that we handle it beautifully. To get customers even more in the holiday spirit, Levy’s stores will run giveaways, play Christmas music in the background, and have holiday treats available for hungry shoppers. Terry Rieger of Diamonds by Terry in Stuart is giving her entire staff the week of Thanksgiving off, but that is not stopping her from running her own holiday specials when her doors open back up. “We give out a lot of cards around the holidays that are worth $21,” Rieger said. The discount card gets customers a free verbal appraisal and lunch at the adjoined Diamond Tea Room and Bistro. Rieger is also extending store hours to open on Saturdays and Mondays in December leading up to Christmas. “Any client who mentions Christ-
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service, stated Ruth “Ski” Pietruszewski. “This has been one of my goals to make life easier for the busy on-the-go residents. People have limited time and parents of young children and the elderly don’t want to get out of the car. We’re bringing customer service to a higher level.” The tax collector window is located at 3001 SW Martin Downs Blvd., Palm City.
TREASURE COAST — The pumpkins are turning into Christmas trees and it feels like November in South Florida. A big change compared to last year when this month started with 20 knot northeast winds and temps in the 40s. Mother Nature always keeps us guessing so your tactics have to be ever changing to be successful in this sport. The beach has yielded a great variety of catch for anglers focusing on fishing the high tide, the one in particular that gets everyone excited is the pompano. Beaches to the north around the power plant like Normandy, Herman’s Bay, and Walton Rocks have been very productive. Whiting, croaker, bluefish, snapper, and pompano have all been on the list. Fish bites have been killer as always — for those unfamiliar with it I suggest you give it a try. Bait anglers are using clams and sand fleas for the pompano and shrimp for the whiting and croaker. For those of you who like to walk the beach, a silver spoon will work great for some of the 20-pound jacks cruisin’ the outer edges of the bait schools. Simply cast, retrieve and hold on. Look for these upcoming cool fronts to increase the population of pompano, bluefish and mackerel as well. The night time is the right time for snook at the bridges — with the extending warm weather these fish are still very actively eating. Top water plugs have been most productive worked slowly across the shadow lines on the incoming tide. When the water temperatures decline the fish will move deeper in the water column and that’s when the jigs, diving plugs and large swim baits start to do damage. Always throw your baits up into the tide and work them back through the shadow line. There has still
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Slammin’ Jammin’ Saturdays, Live Music at Vine & Barley Palm City, 2951 S.W. High Meadows Ave. 8 to 11 p.m. Beer and wine specials after 8 p.m. Two-for-one specials on select drafts. For more, call (772) 781-1717, or visit www. vineandbarleypalmcity.com.
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Palm City’s Got Talent concert featuring Pedals Pipes and Spooky Things, 3 p.m., to benefit church outreach programs. Palm City Presbyterian Church, 2700 SW Martin Hwy., Palm City. For more,
call (772) 286-9958. Stuart Seafood Festival, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Memorial Park, 100 E. Ocean Blvd. In addition to fresh seafood, there’ll be live music, free rides, nautical vendors and more. Musical acts include Greg Hansen, Jennell Eve & Random Play, The String Assassins, Casey Raines Band, Tom Jackson Band, Moska Project and Fresh Catch. Numerous restaurants will serve seafood, including Fresh Catch Seafood Grill. Admission is $5 in advance, $7 at the gate. Children to age 12 are free. Proceeds benefit the Rivers Coalition. For more, call (561) 847-2090, or visit www.stuartseafoodfestival. com. Drumming Circle will be 6 to 8 p.m. at Shepard Park, 600 S.W. Ocean Blvd, Stuart. This is a city-sponsored event held each week at Shepard Park. It is a small gathering of drummers. No amplified drums. For more, call Charles Eckhardt at (772) 2885389.
MONDAY, NOV. 23 Widow’s Friendship Club at the Charles and Rae Kane Center, 900 S.E. Salerno Road, Stuart, will be 10 to 11 a.m. The center’s phone number is (772) 223-7800. Painting Class at the Charles & Rae Kane Center, 1:15 to 4 p.m. The cost is $20 a class for members, and $25 for non-members. The center is at 900 S.E. Salerno Road, Stuart. For more, including information about what supplies to take, call the instructor at (772) 221-7640. Non-Fiction Book Club featuring “The Island of the Center of the World” by Russell Shorto, will be at the Blake Library, 6:30 to 8 p.m. The library is at 2351 S.E. Monterey Road, Stuart. For more call Katie McCabe at (772) 2885400.
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