Taxing recognition
SLW volunteer hits the big 2-0
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Wandering Jews no more Eitz Chayim finds a new home
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Steak on Bayshore
Jan’s Steakhouse rocks their menu
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ST. LUCIE WEST • TRADITION
YourVoiceWeekly.com VOL. 4/ISSUE 13
YOUR INDEPENDENT LOCAL COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER
FRIDAY, JANUARY 29, 2016
PSL SLW Teacher in the top 3 brings on the food trucks Patrick McCallister STAFF WRITER
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PORT ST. LUCIE — Bring on the food trucks — at least for the next couple months. At its last regular meeting, the Port St. Lucie City Council chewed over a plan to experiment with an outdoor food court at the City Center. The program has the working name “PSL Eats.” “This concept staff is proposing as a pilot program,” Daniel Holbrook, the assistant city manager, told the council. “If it works, great. If it doesn’t, we can come back to you and say, ‘This is what we found.’” He added, “We’re proposing a two-month program, starting in February and through March, seven days a week for lunch and dinner.” During the pilot, vendors would get to park their trucks for free along Walkers Crossing near the Port St. Lucie Civic Center and St. Lucie County’s South County Annex. However, the vendors would have to agree to show up and remain there during voluntary times. Vendors won’t have to be at the City Center daily to participate, and Holbrook said a rotating inventory would be good for consumers and operators alike. Council members agreed the
See FOOD TRUCK page A11
Mitch Kloorfain/chief photographer St. Lucie West Centennial High School teacher Sandra Oliveira was greeted by Wayne Gent, school district superintendent along with sponsors, volunteers and board members to announce that she was chosen as one of the three top finalists as Teacher of the Year. Oliveira is an instructor in the Law Academy at Centennial High School where she teaches her students to advance their learning in the areas of law, criminal justice, reading and writing. Teacher of the Year will be decided during the annual Night of the Stars Saturday, Feb. 20. See story on page A26.
Proposed pipeline to criss-cross SLC Bruno Moore
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ST. LUCIE COUNTY — The Southeast Market Pipeline Project (SMP), a proposed underground pipeline pumping millions of tons of natural gas from Central Florida to FPL’s Martin Clean Energy Center in Martin County, is set to begin construction later this year. First proposed in 2012, the pipeline, FPL says, is a pivotal
tool in meeting the demand for natural gas in Florida. In a project overview submitted in March 2014, FPL stated the need for this new pipeline is based on evidence that shows that Florida’s existing pipelines are at or near capacity. In the proposal, the company says Florida’s economic rebound will create a demand for electricity and the low cost of natural gas makes it a shoe in for affordable energy in the near future. “Natural gas prices are historically low, encouraging increased
use of the clean, affordable, American produced fuel,” the proposal stated. FPL said its fuel consumption has shifted, and natural gas is overcoming oil as the predominantly used energy fuel. “FPL has a system-wide need for more natural gas, and has replaced old, oil-burning plants with cleaner, efficient energy centers that generate more power with less fuel,” the company stated.
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